Romans 3

1 What, then, [is] the superiority of the Jew? Or what the profit of the circumcision?

What, then, is the preeminence of the Jew? Or what, the profit of his circumcision?

2 Much in every way; for first, indeed, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God;

Much, every way: —First, indeed, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.

3 for what, if certain were faithless? Will their faithlessness make the faithfulness of God useless?

For what? If some distrusted, shall their distrust make, the trust of God, void?

4 Let it not be! And let God become true, and every man false, according as it has been written: “That You may be declared righteous in Your words, and may overcome in Your being judged.”

Far be it! But let, God, prove to be, true, albeit, every man, be false! Even as it is written—That thou mightest be declared righteous in thy words, and overcome when thou art in judgment.

5 And if our unrighteousness establishes God’s righteousness, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (I speak after the manner of a man.)

But, if, our unrighteousness, commendeth, God’s righteousness, what shall we say? Surely, not unrighteous, is God who visiteth with his anger? After the manner of men, I am speaking, —

6 Let it not be! Since how will God judge the world?

Far be it! Else how shall God judge the world?

7 For if the truth of God in my falsehood abounded more to His glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner?

But, if, the truth of God, by my falsehood, hath the more abounded unto his glory, why, any longer, am, even I, as a sinner, to be judged?

8 And not, as we are spoken evil of, and as certain affirm us to say, “We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?” Whose judgment is righteous.

And why not, according as we are injuriously charged, [and] according as some affirm that we say, Let us do the bad things, that the good ones may come? whose sentence is, just.

9 What, then? Are we better? Not at all! For we charged before both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin,

What then? do we screen ourselves? Not at all! For we have before accused both Jews and Greeks of being, all under sin;

10 according as it has been written: “There is none righteous, not even one;

Even as it is written—there is none righteous, not even one,

11 there is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God.

There is none that discerneth, There is none that seeketh out God:

12 All went out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.

All, have turned aside, together, have become useless, There is none that doeth kindness, not so much as one:

13 Their throat [is] an opened grave; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of cobras [is] under their lips—

A sepulchre opened, is their throat, with their tongues, have they used deceit, the poison of asps, is under their lips,

14 whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

Whose mouth, of cursing and bitterness, is full,

15 Their feet [are] swift to shed blood.

Swift, are their feet to shed blood;

16 Ruin and misery [are] in their ways.

Destruction and misery, are in their ways,

17 And a way of peace they did not know.

And, the way of peace, have they not known:

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

There is no fear of God before their eyes.

19 And we have known that as many things as the Law says, to those in the Law it speaks, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may come under judgment to God;

Now we know that, whatsoever things the law saith, to them who are within the law, it speaketh, in order that, every mouth, may be stopped and all the world come, under penal sentence, unto God.

20 for this reason by works of law will no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

Inasmuch as, by works of law, shall no flesh be declared righteous before him, —through law, in fact, is discovery of sin.

21 And now apart from law the righteousness of God has been revealed, testified to by the Law and the Prophets,

But now, apart from law, a righteousness of God hath been manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets, —

22 and the righteousness of God [is] through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and on all those believing—for there is no difference,

A righteousness of God, through faith in [Jesus] Christ, unto all that have faith; for there is no distinction, —

23 for 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 declared righteous freely by His grace through the redemption that [is] in Christ Jesus,

Being declared righteous freely by his favour through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: —

25 whom God set forth [as] a propitiatory covering, through faith in His blood, for the showing forth of His righteousness, because of the passing over of the former sins in the forbearance of God—

Whom God hath set forth as a propitiatory covering, through faith in his blood, for a showing forth of his righteousness, by reason of the passing-by of the previously committed sins,

26 for the showing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who [is] of the faith of Jesus.

In the forbearance of God, —with a view to a showing forth of his righteousness in the present season, that he might be righteous even when declaring righteous him that hath faith in Jesus.

27 Where then [is] the boasting? It was excluded; by what law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith:

Where, then, the boasting! It is excluded. Through what kind of law? Of works? Nay! but through a law of faith:

28 therefore we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.

For we reckon that a man is to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.

29 [Is He] only the God of Jews, and not also of nations?

Or, [is God] the God, of Jews only, and not of the nations also? Yea! of the nations also: —

30 Yes, also of nations; since [there is] one God who will declare righteous circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

If, at all events, God is one, who will declare righteous—the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through their faith.

31 Do we then make law useless through faith? Let it not be! Indeed, we establish law.

Do we then make, law, void through means of our faith? Far be it! On the contrary, law, we do establish!