⁶ So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.^[a]

¹² God’s purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God.

¹³ For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son,

¹⁷ And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”

²² We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.

²³ For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. ²⁴ Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. ²⁵ For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, ²⁶ for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.