Romans 3:23-24

Paul has shown that both Jews and non-Jews are under sin (1:18-3:20). There is no difference between them in this: all have sinned. The next verse speaks of the remedy.

• πάντες (pantes): all
  Greek · Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · Strong's G3956 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

  All.

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• ἥμαρτον (hēmarton): to sin
  Greek · Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · Strong's G0264 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

  Have sinned.

  Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 3:23, word 3

• ὑστεροῦνται (husterountai): to lack
  Greek · Verb, present, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · Strong's G5302 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

  Fall short, lack.

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• δόξης (doxēs): glory
  Greek · Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · Strong's G1391 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

  Glory.

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• Romans 3:10 · Surrounding passage

  There is no one righteous, not even one.

• Romans 3:24 · Surrounding passage

  Justified freely by His grace.

• Ecclesiastes 7:20 · Background

  There is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

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Right after saying all have sinned (3:23), Paul says how people can be put right with God: as a free gift. Redemption means being bought back or set free at a price, here through Christ's death (3:25).

• δικαιούμενοι (dikaioumenoi): to justify
  Greek · Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · Strong's G1344 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

  Justified: declared righteous, put right with God, as in a court verdict.

  Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 3:24, word 1

• δωρεὰν (dōrean): freely
  Greek · Adverb · Strong's G1432 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

  Freely, as a gift.

  Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 3:24, word 2

• χάριτι (chariti): grace
  Greek · Noun, dative, singular, feminine · Strong's G5485 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

  Grace: undeserved favour.

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• ἀπολυτρώσεως (apolutrōseōs): redemption
  Greek · Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · Strong's G0629 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

  Redemption: release by payment of a price.

  Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 3:24, word 8

• Χριστῷ (Christō): Christ
  Greek · Noun, dative, singular, masculine · Strong's G5547 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

  Christ.

  Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 3:24, word 11

• Romans 3:25 · Surrounding passage

  God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice.

• Ephesians 1:7 · Same theme

  In Him we have redemption through His blood.

• Titus 3:7 · Same theme

  Justified by His grace.

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