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God gave him as a sacrifice to pay for sins. So he forgives the sins of those who have faith in his blood. God did all of that to prove that he is fair. Because of his mercy he did not punish people for the sins they had committed before Jesus died for them.
Reference
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: καθά (kathá)
according to which things, i.e. just as
Hebrew: tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: θυσία (thysía)
sacrifice (the act or the victim, literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: dᵉbach
a sacrifice
Hebrew: meker
merchandise; also value
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ἐλπίς (elpís)
expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: αἷμα (haîma)
blood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of Christ); by implication, bloodshed, also kindred
Hebrew: Nêtsach
juice of the grape (as blood red)
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ἀστεῖος (asteîos)
urbane, i.e. (by implication) handsome
Hebrew: ṭûwb
good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare
Hebrew: gâlâl
a circumstance (as rolled around); only used adverbially, on account of
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: οἰκτιρμός (oiktirmós)
pity
Hebrew: rᵉchêm
(plural) pity
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: κολάζω (kolázō)
properly, to curtail, i.e. (figuratively) to chastise (or reserve for infliction)
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πρῶτον (prōton)
firstly (in time, place, order, or importance)
Hebrew: ṭᵉrôwm
not yet
Greek: Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Faith
Hebrews 11:7
Romans 5:1
Parallel theme
Revelation 13:8
References God
Acts 17:30
Righteousness
Romans 5:9
Psalm 22:31
Sin
1 John 4:10
1 John 2:2
Hebrews 10:4
Leviticus 16:15
Verse Explanation
Paul explains that God presented Jesus as a sacrifice of atonement through faith in His blood, demonstrating God's righteousness while dealing with human sin.
History
1st century AD: Paul's language connects Jesus' death with the sacrificial system and ideas of forgiveness found in Jewish Scripture.