Romans 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: 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 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 iniquity establish the rectitude of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous, when he inflicteth wrath? (I speak as a man.)

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

Far from it. Otherwise how will 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 hath been furthered by my falsehood, to his glory; why am I then condemned as a sinner?

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.

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? Not at all! For we charged before both Jews and Greeks with being 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 according as it has been written: “There is none righteous, not even one;

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

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

and none that understandeth; nor that seeketh after God.

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

They have all turned aside, together; and become reprobates. There is none that doeth good; no, not one.

13 Their throat [is] an opened grave; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of cobras [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 Ruin and misery [are] in their ways.

Destruction and anguish are in their paths:

17 And a way of peace they did not know.

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

Wherefore, by the deeds of the law, no flesh is justified before him: for, by the law, sin is known.

21 And now apart from law the righteousness of God has been revealed, testified to 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 and the righteousness of God [is] through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and on all those believing—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 fall short of the glory of God—

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

24 being declared righteous 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 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 preconstituted a propitiation, by faith in his blood, because of our sins, which we before committed,

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 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 was excluded; by what 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 therefore we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.

We therefore conclude, that it is by faith a man is justified, and not by the works of the law.

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

For, is he the God of the Jews only, and not of the Gentiles? Nay: of the Gentiles also.

30 Yes, also of nations; since [there is] one God who will declare righteous 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 law useless through faith? Let it not be! Indeed, we establish law.

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