Romans 3

1 What then is the advantage of the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision?

Then what more belongs to the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?

2 Much every way. First, because they were indeed entrusted with the oracles of God.

Much every way. For indeed, in the first place, the oracles of God were committed unto them.

3 For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the assurance of God ineffective?

For what if some did not believe? whether will their unbelief destroy the faith of God?

4 May it not happen! But let it come to pass God is true, but every man a liar, as it is written, That thou may ever be justified in thy words, and may prevail when thou are criticized.

it could not be so: but let God be true, and every man a liar; as indeed it has been written, In order that you may be justified in your words, and shall prevail, in your judgment.

5 But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous inflicting wrath? (I speak according to a man.)

But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust administering wrath? I speak according to a man.

6 May it not happen! Otherwise how will God judge the world?

It could not be so: then how will God judge the world?

7 For if by my lie, the truth of God abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as sinful,

And if the truth of God through my falsehood abounded unto His glory, why am I still judged as a sinner?

8 and not (as we are slandered, and as some affirm us to say) that we may do evil so that good things may come (whose condemnation is just)?

are we not indeed thus traduced, and as some say we speak, that, Let us do evil in order that good may come? whose condemnation is just.

9 What then? Are we better? Not at all. For we already charged both Jews and Greeks to all be under sin,

Then what? are we the better? By no means: for we have proven already that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin;

10 as it is written, There is no righteous man, not even one.

as has been written, There is no one good, not one:

11 There is no man who understands. There is no man who seeks God.

there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks out God;

12 All turned away. Together they became useless. There is not a man who does goodness; there is not as much as one.

all have gone away, they have all together become unprofitable; there is no one who is doing good, there is not one.

13 Their throat is an open grave. With their tongues they deceive. The poison of asps is under their lips,

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips.

14 whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

15 Their feet are swift to shed blood.

Whose feet are swift to shed blood:

16 Destruction and misery are in their ways,

destruction and misery are in their ways:

17 and the way of peace they have not known.

and they have not known the way of peace.

18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

The fear of God is not before their eyes.

19 Now we know that as many things as the law says, it says to those in the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become accountable to God.

But we know that so many things as the law speaks, it says to those under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may become guilty before God.

20 Because from works of law no flesh will be made right before him, for through law is knowledge of sin.

Therefore no flesh shall be justified by works of law: for through law there is a perfect knowledge of sin.

21 But now a righteousness of God has been manifested independent of law, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.

And now the righteousness of God without law has been made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

22 And the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ is for all and upon all those who believe, for there is no distinction.

but the righteousness of God through faith of Jesus Christ is unto all who believe: for there is no difference,

23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,

for all sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

24 being made righteous freely by his grace, through the redemption in Christ Jesus,

being freely justified by his grace, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus:

25 whom God set forth an expiatory sacrifice through faith in his blood, for proof of his justice, because of the passing over of the sins that have formerly occurred

whom God sent forth an expiation through faith in his blood, unto the manifestation of His righteousness through the remission of the sins which are passed,

26 (in the forbearance of God), for proof of his justice at the present time, for him to be righteous, and who makes the man from Jesus' faith righteous.

in the forbearance of God; unto the manifestation of his righteousness at the present time, so that he is just, and justifying him who is of the faith of Jesus.

27 Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what law, of works? No, but by a law of faith.

Then where is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? of works? No; but by the law of faith.

28 We therefore consider a man to be made righteous by faith independent of works of law.

For we conclude that a man is justified by faith without works of law.

29 Or is God of Jews only and not also of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles also,

Whether is he the God of the Jews only? is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yea, also of the Gentiles:

30 since God is one, who will make the man of circumcision righteous from faith, and the man of uncircumcision through faith.

truly there is one God, who will justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.

31 Do we then make law void through faith? May it not happen! Instead, we establish law.

Then do we make void the law through faith? It could not be so: but we establish the law.