Romans 1:17

Therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith; in the original the words "from faith" are the same that are often elsewhere rendered "of faith," chap Romans 4:16; Romans 10:6; Galatians 3:7; Galatians 3:9; Galatians 3:12; and they may be so rendered here. This will give the following meaning: In it is revealed the righteousness of God; a righteousness which is of faith, and which is given to faith. The righteousness of God is here, as often elsewhere in Paul's writings, not God's personal righteousness, but the righteousness which he gives to sinners through their faith in Christ; in other words, it is his justifying grace, by which he freely pardons their sins, and accepts and treats them as righteous for Christ's sake. This righteousness is said to be "of faith," in contrast with that which is "of the law," chap Romans 10:5, such as the holy angels have, and such as the Jews vainly sought to obtain by observing the precepts of the Mosaic law. Chap Romans 10:3; Philippians 3:9. The apostle adds that this ighteousness which is "of faith" is also "to faith," since it must be received and appropriated by each one's personal faith.

Shall live by faith; Habakkuk 2:4. What the prophet says of faith, in the general sense of confidence in God and his word, the apostle rightly applies to faith in Christ; since all true faith is, in its essence, the same.