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 is the advantage of circumcision?
2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed 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? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
For if some of them have not believed, have they, by their not believing, made the faith of God inefficient?
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 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 commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who takes vengeance? (I speak as 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 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
Far from it. Otherwise how will 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?
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 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.
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 wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, 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 none righteous, no, not one:
As it is written: There is none righteous; no, no one:
11 There is none that understands, there is none that seeks after God.
and none that understandeth; nor that seeketh 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.
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 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 have they 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 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 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 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 the deeds of the law, no flesh is justified before him: for, by the law, sin is known.
21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, 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 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:
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 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 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 hath preconstituted a propitiation, by faith in his blood, because of our sins, which we before committed,
26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believes 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 is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the 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 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
We therefore conclude, that it is by faith a man is justified, and not by the works of the law.
29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
For, is he the God of the Jews only, and not of the Gentiles? Nay: of the Gentiles also.
30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and 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 void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Do, we then nullify the law by faith? Far be it. On the contrary, we establish the law.
