Romans 3
1 Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?
Then what more belongs to the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?
2 Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.
Much every way. For indeed, in the first place, the oracles of God were committed unto them.
3 For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?
For what if some did not believe? whether will their unbelief destroy the faith of God?
4 May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “that you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”
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 who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.
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 never be! For then how will God judge the world?
It could not be so: then how will God judge the world?
7 For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
And if the truth of God through my falsehood abounded unto His glory, why am I still judged as a sinner?
8 Why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), “Let’s do evil, that good may come?” Those who say so are justly condemned.
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 than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks that they are all 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 one righteous; no, not one.
as has been written, There is no one good, not one:
11 There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.
there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks out God;
12 They have all turned away. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, no, not so 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 tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers 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 “Their 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 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 whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of 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 by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the 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 apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified 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 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on 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 fall short of the glory of God;
for all sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
being freely justified by his grace, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus:
25 whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;
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 to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, that he might himself be just and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.
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 kind of 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 maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
For we conclude that a man is justified by faith without works of law.
29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is not he the God of Gentiles also? 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 indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
truly there is one God, who will justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.
31 Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.
Then do we make void the law through faith? It could not be so: but we establish the law.
