Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
For the shewing (prov thn endeicin). Repeats point of eiv endeicin of Romans 3:25 with prov instead of eiv.
At this present season (en tw nun kairw). "In the now crisis," in contrast with "done aforetime."
That he might himself be (eiv to einai auton). Purpose with eiv to and the infinitive einai and the accusative of general reference.
Just and the justifier of (dikaion kai dikaiounta). "This is the key phrase which establishes the connexion between the dikaiosunh qeou and the dikaiosunh ek pistewv" (Sanday and Headlam). Nowhere has Paul put the problem of God more acutely or profoundly. To pronounce the unrighteous righteous is unjust by itself (Romans 4:5). God's mercy would not allow him to leave man to his fate. God's justice demanded some punishment for sin. The only possible way to save some was the propitiatory offering of Christ and the call for faith on man's part.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Romans 3:26:
Mark 11:22
Romans 1:17
Romans 3:21
Romans 8:4
Romans 8:33
2 Corinthians 5:18
Galatians 3:7
Philippians 1:10
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