Rom 1:17 | KJV | STEP | For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith : as it is written , The just shall live by faith .

Rom 1: 17

(KJV)

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

(NASB2020)

For in it ^athe righteousness of God is revealed ^{▼▼Or by}from faith to faith; as it is written: “ ^{▼▼Or But the one who is righteous by faith shall live} ^dBut the righteous one will live by faith.”

(NET2full)

For the righteousness ^{▼▼tn The nature of the “righteousness” described here and the force of the genitive θεοῦ (“of God”) which follows have been much debated. (1) Some (e.g. C. E. B. Cranfield, Romans [ICC], 1:98) understand “righteousness” to refer to the righteous status given to believers as a result of God’s justifying activity, and see the genitive “of God” as a genitive of source (= “from God”). (2) Others see the “righteousness” as God’s act or declaration that makes righteous (i.e., justifies) those who turn to him in faith, taking the genitive “of God” as a subjective genitive (see E. Käsemann, Romans, 25-30). (3) Still others see the “righteousness of God” mentioned here as the attribute of God himself, understanding the genitive “of God” as a possessive genitive (“God’s righteousness”).} of God is revealed in the gospel ^{▼▼tn Grk “in it”; the referent (the gospel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} from faith to faith, ^{▼▼tn Or “by faith for faith,” or “by faith to faith.” There are many interpretations of the phrase ἐκ πίστεως εἰς πίστιν (ek pisteōs eis pistin). It may have the idea that this righteousness is obtained by faith (ἐκ πίστεως) because it was designed for faith (εἰς πίστιν). For a summary see J. Murray, Romans (NICNT), 1:363-74.} just as it is written, “The righteous by faith will live.” ^{▼▼sn A quotation from Hab 2:4.}