“Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.”
He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. Christ's death and resurrection together accomplish justification. Death addresses sin; resurrection accomplishes justification. The passive voice emphasizes God's agency. Christ's resurrection is not merely personal vindication but the ground of our justification.
Church Fathers on Romans 4:25
“Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification.” See how after mentioning the cause of His death, he makes the same cause likewise a demonstration of the resurrection. For why, he means, was He crucified? Not for any sin of His own. And this is plain from the Resurrection. For if He were a sinner, how should He have risen? But if He rose, it is quite plain that He was not a sinner. But if He was not a sinner, how came He to be crucified?— For…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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