νυνὶ = ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ, Romans 3:26, as things now are, under the Gospel dispensation.

χωρὶς νόμου, apart from law. The idea is that man no longer has to look to law as GOD’s revelation of Himself, but to the Person and character of Jesus Christ, not against or inconsistent with law but fulfilling it; cf. Hort, Jud. Chr. p. 19; 2 Corinthians 3:12-18.

δικαιοσύνη θεοῦ. GOD’s righteousness as characteristic of Him, and therefore the norm for human character; cf. Matthew 5:48.

πεφανέρωται, has been made manifest, and stands there for all to see; of. Romans 16:26; 2 Timothy 1:10; Titus 1:3; esp. 1 Peter 1:20; cf. John 1:11; John 1:14; 1 John 1:2.

μαρτυρουμένη κ.τ.λ., so Romans 16:26 marks the continuity of GOD’s self-revelation: pres. part., because the law and the prophets still speak in the scriptures. The phrase sums up the O.T. revelation, the positive law and the comments of the prophets; cf. Matthew 5:17; Matthew 11:13; John 1:45; Acts 28:23.

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