Romans 4:25 (NKJV) who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification. Romans 4:25 (NASB) He who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification. Romans 4:25 (NIV) He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. Romans 4:25 (ESV) who was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. Romans 4:25 (AMPC) Who was betrayed and put to death because of our misdeeds and was raised to secure our justification (our acquittal), [making our account balance and absolving us from all guilt before God]. INTRODUCTION When we trust in Jesus Christ as Savior, an exchange takes place. We give Christ our sins, and he gives us his righteousness and forgiveness (see 2 Corinthians 5: 21). There is nothing we can do to earn this. Only through Christ can we be made right in God's eyes. What an incredible bargain this is for us! But sadly, many still choose to pass up this gift and continue to live their own way, apart from God. [Life Application SB 2019] COMMENTARY PEARL Who Raised Jesus From The Dead? When we consider the scope of New Testament data about Christ's resurrection, we run into inseparable operations without trying to. If you were to ask who raised Jesus from the dead and then search the Scriptures for an answer, you'd find passages like these: o Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days." They replied, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?" But the temple he had spoken of was his body. John 2:19-21 o No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father. John 10:18 o And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, then he who raised Christ from the dead will also bring your mortal bodies to life through his Spirit who lives in you. Rom 8:11 o Paul, an apostle - not from men or by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead. Gal 1:1 o Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. 1 Pet 1:21 o He was put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit. 1 Pet 3:8b Like many passages, rarely is a divine action said about all three persons in the same verse. Nonetheless, a responsible reading within particular books and within the larger canon bring together a more unified picture. In this case, we see that the answer to our question - who raised Jesus from the dead? is answered by naming all three persons. Did the Father raise Jesus from the dead? Yes. Did the Son raise himself from the dead? Yes. Did the Holy Spirit raise Jesus from the dead? Yes. Though there is one resurrection of the Son, nonetheless it is an action of all three persons of the Godhead. (This is also true of what happened at creation.) by Brandon D. Smith LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT https://abible.com/links/