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Grammatically, there are differences between the two expressions:εἴπερ εἷς ὁ Θεός, ὃς δικαιώσει περιτομὴν ἐκ πίστεως καὶ ἀκροβυστίαν διὰ τῆς πίστεως.
- ἐκ points to the source, while διὰ indicates the channel from the source
- without the article, it is the quality of faith, while with τῆς, faith is more concrete.
NIV Hebrews 11:
English Standard Version:4a By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By [G1223 διὰ] faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
Now, Berean Literal Bible, Rom 3:By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.
The preposition "from" is not in the Greek. The phrase "faith from Jesus" is expressed by genitive apposition to identify faith with Jesus. My paraphrase:21 But now apart from Law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, being borne witness to by the Law and the Prophets. 22 And the righteousness of God is through faith from Jesus Christ toward all those believing.
Jesus is the source and the channel of faith.the righteousness of God through faith (i.e., Jesus Christ) toward all those believing
It does not matter whether you are a Jew or a Gentile.For there is no distinction,
Jesus' blood is the channel of faith.23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth as a propitiation through faith in His blood,
God will justify the Jews and Gentiles by faith (i.e., Jesus, the object and source of faith) through his blood (the channel of faith).30 since indeed God is the One who will justify the circumcision by faith and the uncircumcision through the same faith.
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