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# Much more, then, now that we are justified by his blood, we will be saved
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Paul is saying that because we are justified by Christ's blood, we can be much more certain that Christ will save us. Alternate translation: "Now that we are justified by his blood, we will more certainly be saved"
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# now that we are justified by his blood
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Here "justified" means that God puts us in a right relationship with himself. You can translate this in an active form. Alternate translation: "now that God has made us right with himself because of Christ's death" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# blood
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This is a metonym for the sacrificial death of Jesus on the cross. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# saved
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God forgives us and rescues us from being punished in hell for our sin.
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# the wrath of God
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Here "wrath" is a metonym that refers to God's punishment of those who have sinned against him. Alternate translation: "God's punishment" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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