Romans 3

1 What then is the advantage of the Jew? or what the benefit of circumcision?

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

2 Great, every way. In the first place, because they were entrusted with the oracles of God.

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

3 For what? If some were unfaithful, shall their unfaithfulness make God unfaithful?

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

4 Far be it! yea, let God be true, and every man a liar; as it is written, “That thou mayst be justified in thy words, and mayst overcome when thou art arraigned.”

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.”

5 But if our unrighteousness serve to display the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicteth punishment? (I am speaking as men do.)

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.)

6 Far be it! For then how shall God judge the world?

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

7 For if, through my being false, the truth of God hath been more abundantly manifested to his glory, why am I still judged as a sinner?

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

8 And why do you not say, as some slanderously charge us with saying, Let us do evil, that good may come? The condemnation of such men is just.

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!

9 What then? Are we better than others? By no means! For we have already brought a charge both against Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin.

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

10 As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one;

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

11 there is none that hath understanding, there is none that diligently seeketh God;

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

12 they have all turned aside from the right way, they have become worthless together; there is none that doeth good, not even one.

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

13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have practised deceit. The poison of asps is under their lips.

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

14 Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

“whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”

15 Swift are their feet to shed blood;

“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

16 destruction and misery are in their ways;

ruin and wretchedness are in their paths,

17 and the way of peace they know not.

and 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 saith, it saith to those who are under the Law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world become subject to condemnation before God.

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.

20 Because by works of the Law no flesh shall be accepted as righteous: for by the Law is the knowledge of sin.

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.

21 But now, apart from the Law, the righteousness which is of God, to which the Law and the Prophets bear testimony,

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

22 even the righteousness which is of God through faith in Jesus Christ, hath been made manifest to all and for all believers. For there is no distinction.

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

23 For all have sinned, and fail of obtaining the glory which cometh from God;

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

24 being accepted as righteous freely, by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

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

25 whom, in his blood, through faith, God hath set forth as a propitiatory sacrifice, in order to manifest his righteousness, on account of his passing by, in his forbearance, the sins committed in former times;

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;

26 in order to manifest his righteousness at the present time, so that he may be righteous, and accept as righteous him who hath faith.

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.

27 Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay; but by the law of faith.

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

28 We conclude therefore, that a man is accepted as righteous through faith, without the works of the Law.

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

29 Or is God [[the God]] of Jews alone? Is he not also the God of gentiles? Yea, of gentiles also.

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

30 Seeing there is but one God, who will accept the circumcised as righteous by faith, and the uncircumcised through faith.

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

31 Do we then make void the Law through faith? Far be it! On the contrary, we establish the Law.

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