Romans 3
1 What then is the advantage of the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision?
What then is the superiority of the Jew? Or what is the advantage of circumcision?
2 Much every way. First, because they were indeed entrusted with the oracles of God.
Much, every way. And first, because to them were intrusted the oracles of God.
3 For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the assurance of God ineffective?
For if some of them have not believed, have they, by their not believing, made the faith of God inefficient?
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.
Far be it: for God is veracious, and every man false: as it is written: That thou mightest be upright, in thy declarations; and be found pure, when they judge thee.
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 iniquity establish the rectitude of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous, when he inflicteth wrath? (I speak as a man.)
6 May it not happen! Otherwise how will God judge the world?
Far from it. Otherwise 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,
But if the truth of God hath been furthered by my falsehood, to his glory; why am I then condemned 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)?
Or shall we say as some have slanderously reported us to say: We will do evil things, that good results may come? The condemnation of such is reserved for justice.
9 What then? Are we better? Not at all. For we already charged both Jews and Greeks to all be under sin,
What then, have WE the superiority, when we have before decided as to both Jews and Gentiles, that all of them are under sin?
10 as it is written, There is no righteous man, not even one.
As it is written: There is none righteous; no, no one:
11 There is no man who understands. There is no man who seeks God.
and none that understandeth; nor that seeketh after God.
12 All turned away. Together they became useless. There is not a man who does goodness; there is not as much as one.
They have all turned aside, together; and become reprobates. There is none that doeth good; no, not one.
13 Their throat is an open grave. With their tongues they deceive. The poison of asps is under their lips,
Their throats are open sepulchres, and their tongues treacherous; and the venom of the asp is under their lips.
14 whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness;
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood.
and their feet are swift to shed blood.
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways,
Destruction and anguish are in their paths:
17 and the way of peace they have not known.
and the path of peacefulness they have not known:
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
and 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.
Now we know, that whatever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be guilty before God.
20 Because from works of law no flesh will be made right before him, for through law is knowledge of sin.
Wherefore, by the deeds of the law, no flesh is justified before him: for, by the law, sin is known.
21 But now a righteousness of God has been manifested independent of law, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.
But now, the righteousness of God without the law, is manifested; and the law and the prophets testify of it:
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.
even the righteousness of God, which is by faith in Jesus Messiah, for every one, and on every one, that believeth in him: for there is no distinction;
23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,
for they have all sinned, and failed of the glory of God.
24 being made righteous freely by his grace, through the redemption in Christ Jesus,
And they are justified gratuitously, by grace, and by the redemption which is in Jesus Messiah;
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 hath preconstituted a propitiation, by faith in his blood, because of our sins, which we before committed,
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 space which God in his long suffering gave to us, for the manifestation of his righteousness at the present time; that he might be righteous, and might with righteousness justify him who is in the faith of our Lord Jesus Messiah.
27 Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what law, of works? No, but by a law of faith.
Where then is glorying? It is annihilated. By what law? by that of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
28 We therefore consider a man to be made righteous by faith independent of works of law.
We therefore conclude, that it is by faith a man is justified, and not by the works of the law.
29 Or is God of Jews only and not also of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles also,
For, is he the God of the Jews only, and not of the Gentiles? Nay: of the Gentiles also.
30 since God is one, who will make the man of circumcision righteous from faith, and the man of uncircumcision through faith.
Because there is, one God, who justifieth the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision by the same faith.
31 Do we then make law void through faith? May it not happen! Instead, we establish law.
Do, we then nullify the law by faith? Far be it. On the contrary, we establish the law.
