² God promised this Good News long ago through his prophets in the holy Scriptures.

² This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began.

Christ Took Our Punishment

²¹ But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses^[a] and the prophets long ago.

²⁶ But now as the prophets^[a] foretold and as the eternal God has commanded, this message is made known to all Gentiles everywhere, so that they too might believe and obey him.

² Yes, there are great benefits! First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the whole revelation of God.^[a]

⁴³ He is the one all the prophets testified about, saying that everyone who believes in him will have their sins forgiven through his name.”

⁶ Now I am on trial because of my hope in the fulfillment of God’s promise made to our ancestors.

²⁶ Wasn’t it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?” ²⁷ Then Jesus took them through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.