TEACHING THE WORD

E. required a great sacrifice â?? Romans 3:25 â?º Parallel Verses New International Version God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood--to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished-- New Living Translation For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, English Standard Version whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show Godâ??s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.