Romans 3

1 So what advantage does the Jew have, or what is the profit of circumcision?

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

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

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

3 So, what if some did not believe? Their unbelief will not nullify God's faithfulness, will it?

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

4 Of course not! Rather, let God be found true, but every man a liar; just as it is written: “That you may be justified in your words, and may overcome when you are judged.”

Absolutely not. Let God be found true, but every human being a liar. As it is written, "That you may be justified in your words, and prevail when you judge."

5 Now if our unrighteousness highlights God's righteousness, what shall we say? God is not unrighteous for inflicting His wrath, is He? (I speak as a man.)

But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? (I am speaking in human terms).

6 Of course not! Otherwise, how will God judge the world?

Absolutely not. For then how will God judge the world?

7 Still, if the truth of God abounded to His glory by my falsehood, just why am I still judged as a sinner?

For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

8 However, we must not say, “Let us do evil so that good may come” (as some people slanderously claim that we do)—their condemnation is well deserved!

And why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), "Let us do evil, that good may come?" Their condemnation is just.

9 What then? Are we any better? Not at all! For we have already charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.

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.

10 Just as it is written: “No one is righteous, not even one;

As it is written, "There is no one righteous; no, not one."

11 there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.

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

12 All have turned aside, together they have been made useless; there is no one who shows kindness, no, not so much as one.”

They have all turned aside. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, there is not even one."

13 “Their throat is an opened grave; they habitually deceive with their tongues.” “Viper's venom is under their lips”;

"Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit." "Viper's poison 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;

"Their feet are swift to shed blood.

16 ruin and wretchedness are in their paths,

Destruction and calamity are in their paths.

17 and the way of peace they have not known.”

The way of peace, they have not known."

18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

"There is no fear of God before their eyes."

19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world become accountable to God.

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.

20 It follows that no flesh will be justified in His sight by the works of the law, because through the law comes the real knowledge of sin.

Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

21 But now, apart from law, a righteousness from God has been revealed, being attested by the Law and the Prophets,

But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the Law and the Prophets;

22 namely, a righteousness from God through faith in Jesus Christ, into all and upon all those who believe. There is no difference:

even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus (the) Messiah to all who believe. For there is no distinction,

23 all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;

being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Messiah Jesus;

25 whom God has openly made available as a propitiation through the faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness because of the passing over, in God's forbearance, of the previously committed sins;

whom God displayed publicly as a mercy seat, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness, because in God's forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed;

26 to demonstrate His righteousness at this present time, so as to be just, Himself, and the justifier of him who is of the Faith of Jesus.

to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, so that he would be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

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

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

28 Therefore we conclude that a person is justified by faith apart from works of law.

For we maintain that one is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

29 Or is God for Jews only? Is He not also for Gentiles? Yes, also for Gentiles,

Or is God for Jews only? Is he not the God of the non-Jews also? Yes, of the non-Jews also,

30 since indeed there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through the Faith.

since indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith, and the uncircumcised through faith.

31 Do we then nullify law through the Faith? Of course not! Rather, we uphold law.

Do we then nullify the law through faith? Absolutely not. No, we establish the law.