The word in Scripture
Justification in the Bible
The word justification appears 3 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Justification is God's verdict declaring the guilty sinner righteous on the basis of Christ. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.
What justification means in the Bible
Justification is God's verdict declaring the guilty sinner righteous on the basis of Christ.
Where the word justification appears
Here is every passage where the word justification appears, in the words of the King James Bible:
“Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.”Romans 4:25
“And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.”Romans 5:16
“Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.”Romans 5:18
Justification and the Lord Jesus
Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus, we have peace with God.
Questions people ask
How many times does the word justification appear in the Bible?
The word justification appears 3 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.
What does justification mean in the Bible?
Justification is God's verdict declaring the guilty sinner righteous on the basis of Christ.
How does justification point to Jesus?
Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus, we have peace with God.