“Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:”
This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile. Faith (pistis) in Jesus Christ becomes the vehicle through which God's righteousness reaches humanity. The phrase through faith in Jesus Christ emphasizes that belief in Christ is both the condition and the means. The elimination of distinction between Jew and Gentile is complete.
Church Fathers on Romans 3:22
“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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