Romans 3:26 (GNV)

Passage

Through the patience of God, to shewe at this time his righteousnesse, that hee might be iust, and a iustifier of him which is of the faith of Iesus.

Nearby Context

Romans 3:24 And are iustified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Iesus,

Romans 3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a reconciliation through faith in his blood to declare his righteousnes, by the forgiuenesse of the sinnes that are passed,

Romans 3:26 Through the patience of God, to shewe at this time his righteousnesse, that hee might be iust, and a iustifier of him which is of the faith of Iesus.

Romans 3:27 Where is then the reioycing? It is excluded. By what Lawe? of woorkes? Nay: but by the Lawe of faith.

Romans 3:28 Therefore we conclude, that a man is iustified by faith, without the workes of the Lawe.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "through", "patience", "shewe", "time", "righteousnesse", "might", and "iust". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "through", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Whom God hath set forth to be..." into verse 27's "Where is then the reioycing It is...", so "faith" and "through" 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 "through" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.