Rom 3:25-26, 5:8 | ESV | STEP | whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood , to be received by faith . This was to show God’s righteousness , because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins .

Romans 3:25-26

25 whom God ^aput forward as ^ba propitiation ^cby his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in ^dhis divine forbearance he had passed over ^eformer sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

Romans 5:8

8 but ^fGod shows his love for us in that ^gwhile we were still sinners, Christ died for us.