We can be deemed righteous by faith (v. 21-23) and justified by grace (v. 24) by the blood of Jesus. (v. 25-26) "In ancient pagan religions, as in many religions today, the idea of man’s appeasing a deity by various gifts or sacrifices was common. But in the New Testament propitiation always refers to the work of God, not of man. Man is utterly incapable of satisfying God’s justice except by spending eternity in hell." John MacArthur