< Romans 3 >
1 What advantage then has the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
What then [is] the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of circumcision?
2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
Much every way: and first, indeed, that to them were entrusted the oracles of God.
3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
For what? if some have not believed, shall their unbelief make the faith of God of none effect?
4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That you might be justified in your sayings, (logos) and might overcome when you are judged.
Far be the thought: but let God be true, and every man false; according as it is written, So that thou shouldest be justified in thy words, and shouldest overcome when thou art in judgment.
5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who takes vengeance? (I speak as a man)
But if our unrighteousness commend God's righteousness, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak according to man.
6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
Far be the thought: since how shall God judge the world?
7 For if the truth of God has more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
For if the truth of God, in my lie, has more abounded to his glory, why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say, ) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
and not, according as we are injuriously charged, and according as some affirm that we say, Let us practise evil things, that good ones may come? whose judgment is just.
9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
What then? are we better? No, in no wise: for we have before charged both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin:
10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
according as it is written, There is not a righteous [man], not even one;
11 There is none that understands, there is none that seeks after God.
there is not the [man] that understands, there is not one that seeks after God.
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become useless; there is none that does good, no, not one.
All have gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable; there is not one that practises goodness, there is not so much as one:
13 Their throat is an open tomb; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps' 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:
swift their feet to shed blood;
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
ruin and misery [are] in their ways,
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
and 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 what things whatsoever the law says, it says to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Now we know that whatever the things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God.
20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Wherefore by works of law no flesh shall be justified before him; for by law [is] knowledge of sin.
21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
But now without law righteousness of God is manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets;
22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
righteousness of God by faith of Jesus Christ towards all, and upon all those who believe: for there is no difference;
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
for all have 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 justified freely by his grace through the redemption which [is] in Christ Jesus;
25 Whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
whom God has set forth a mercy-seat, through faith in his blood, for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness, in respect of the passing by the sins that had taken place before, through the forbearance of God;
26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believes in Jesus.
for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just, and justify him that is of [the] faith of Jesus.
27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
Where then [is] boasting? It has been excluded. By what law? of works? Nay, but by law of faith;
28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
for we reckon that a man is justified by faith, without works of law.
29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
Is [God] the God of Jews only? is he not of [the] nations also? Yea, of nations also:
30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
since indeed [it is] one God who shall justify [the] circumcision on the principle of faith, and uncircumcision by faith.
31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Do we then make void law by faith? Far be the thought: [no, ] but we establish law.