Romans 4:24–25
He was handed over for our faults and raised to declare us righteous
Study it word by word24but also for the sake of us, to whom it will be counted, who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,
25who was handed over for our trespasses and was raised for our declaration of righteousness.
In its context
22That is why it was counted to him as righteousness.
23But it was not written for the sake of him alone that it was counted to him,
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Its words in the original
- μέλλειmellei· be about to
Be about to, be going to do something.
- λογίζεσθαιlogizesthai· reckon, consider
Count, reckon, consider.
- πιστεύουσινpisteuousin· believe
Believe, trust.
- ἐγείρανταegeiranta· raise
Raise, wake up; get up; raise from the dead.
- ἸησοῦνIēsoun· Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
- κύριονkyrion· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.
- νεκρῶνnekrōn· dead
Dead.
- παρεδόθηparedothē· hand over
Hand over: put into someone else's hands; also betray, or pass on a teaching.
- παραπτώματαparaptōmata· offense, wrongdoing
Offense, false step, transgression.
- δικαίωσινdikaiōsin· justification
Justification: the act of declaring someone righteous, acquittal.