Romans 3

1 Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?

What then is the superiority of the Jew? Or what is the advantage of circumcision?

2 Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.

Much, every way. And first, because to them were intrusted the oracles of God.

3 For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?

For if some of them have not believed, have they, by their not believing, made the faith of God inefficient?

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.”

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 who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.

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 never be! For then how will God judge the world?

Far from it. Otherwise 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?

But if the truth of God hath been furthered by my falsehood, to his glory; why am I then condemned 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.

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 than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks that they are all 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 one righteous; no, not one.

As it is written: There is none righteous; no, no one:

11 There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.

and none that understandeth; nor that seeketh after 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.”

They have all turned aside, together; and become reprobates. There is none that doeth good; no, 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 throats are open sepulchres, and their tongues treacherous; and the venom of the asp is under their lips.

14 “Their 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 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 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.

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 by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the 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 apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified 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 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on 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 fall short of the glory of God;

for they have all sinned, and failed of the glory of God.

24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

And they are justified gratuitously, by grace, and by the redemption which is in Jesus Messiah;

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 hath preconstituted a propitiation, by faith in his blood, because of our sins, which we before committed,

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 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 kind of 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 maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the 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 the God of Jews only? Is not he the God of Gentiles also? 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 indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

Because there is, one God, who justifieth the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision by the same faith.

31 Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.

Do, we then nullify the law by faith? Far be it. On the contrary, we establish the law.