²⁵ God ·sent [or appointed; or presented] him ·to die in our place to take away our sins [as a sacrifice of atonement; or as the mercy seat; ^Tas a propitiation; ^Cthe Greek term could mean the place where sacrificial blood was dripped (the mercy seat) or the sacrifice itself; it implies an atoning sacrifice that turns away divine wrath]. We receive forgiveness through faith in ·the blood of Jesus’ death [^Lhis blood]. This showed ·that God always does what is right and fair [^Lhis righteousness], as in the past when he was patient and ·did not punish people for their sins [^Lpassed over/delayed punishment for previously committed sins].