“But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;”
But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. The pivot—but now—introduces the gospel's revelation. The righteousness of God (dikaiosynē theou) has been revealed independently of law (choris nomou), yet testified to by Scripture itself. This righteousness does not contradict the law but fulfills what the law testified to throughout history.
Church Fathers on Romans 3:21
“But now the righteousness of God without the Law is manifested.” Here he utters a great thing, and such as needed much proof. For if they that lived in the Law not only did not escape punishment, but were even the more weighed down thereby, how without the Law is it possible not only to escape vengeance, but even to be justified? For he has here set down two high points, the being justified, and the obtaining these blessings, without the Law. And this is why he does not say…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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