See in Reader
655 B
655 B
General Information:
The word "he" refers to God, the word "us" refers to the speaker and the hearers, and the word "them" refers to the Gentiles. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive)
made no distinction
God did not treat Jewish believers differently from Gentile believers.
having made their hearts pure by faith
God's forgiving the Gentile believers' sins is spoken of as though he cleaned their hearts. Here "heart" stands for the person's inner being. Alternate translation: "forgiving their sins because they believe in Jesus" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)