Romans 3:25 (DBY)

Passage

whom God has set forth a mercy-seat, through faith in his blood, for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness, in respect of the passing by the sins that had taken place before, through the forbearance of God;

Nearby Context

Romans 3:23 for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Romans 3:24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption which [is] in Christ Jesus;

Romans 3:25 whom God has set forth a mercy-seat, through faith in his blood, for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness, in respect of the passing by the sins that had taken place before, through the forbearance of God;

Romans 3:26 for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just, and justify him that is of [the] faith of Jesus.

Romans 3:27 Where then [is] boasting? It has been excluded. By what law? of works? Nay, but by law of faith;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "mercy", "forth", "mercy-seat", "through", "blood", "shewing", and "righteousness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "mercy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "being justified freely by his grace through..." into verse 26's "for the shewing forth of his righteousness...", so "faith" and "mercy" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "mercy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.