Romans 3
1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision?
What advantage then hath the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?
2 Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.
Much every way. First indeed, because the words of God were committed to them.
3 For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God?
For what if some of them have not believed? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid.
4 God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.
But God is true; and every man a liar, as it is written, That thou mayest be justified in thy words, and mayest overcome when thou art judged.
5 But if our unrighteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I speak after the manner of men.)
But if our injustice commend the justice of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust, who executeth wrath?
6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
(I speak according to man.) God forbid: otherwise how shall God judge this world?
7 But if the truth of God through my lie abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie, unto his glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner?
8 and why not (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.
And not rather (as we are slandered, and as some affirm that we say) let us do evil, that there may come good? whose damnation is just.
9 What then? are we in worse case than they? No, in no wise: for we before laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin;
What then? Do we excel them? No, not so. For we have charged both Jews, and Greeks, that they are all under sin.
10 as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;
As it is written: There is not any man just.
11 There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God;
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They have all turned aside, they are together become unprofitable; There is none that doeth good, no, not so much as one:
All have turned out of the way; they are become unprofitable together: there is none that doth good, there is not so much as one.
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; 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 dealt deceitfully. The venom of asps 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;
Their feet swift to shed blood:
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways;
Destruction and misery in their ways:
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
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 what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God:
Now we know, that what things soever the law speaketh, it speaketh to them that are in the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be made subject to God.
20 because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for through the law [cometh] the knowledge of sin.
Because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before him. For by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21 But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
But now without the law the justice of God is made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.
22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ unto all them that believe; for there is no distinction;
Even the justice of God, by faith of Jesus Christ, unto all and upon all them that believe in him: for there is no distinction:
23 for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
For all have sinned, and do need 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, that is in Christ Jesus,
25 whom God set forth [to be] a propitiation, through faith, by his blood, to shew his righteousness, because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God;
Whom God hath proposed to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to the shewing of his justice, for the remission of former sins,
26 for the shewing, [I say], of his righteousness at this present season: that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him that hath faith in Jesus.
Through the forbearance of God, for the shewing of his justice in this time; that he himself may be just, and the justifier of him, who is of the faith of Jesus Christ.
27 Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith.
Where is then thy boasting? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.
28 We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
For we account a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law.
29 Or is God [the God] of Jews only? is he not [the God] of Gentiles also? Yea, of Gentiles also:
Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also.
30 if so be that God is one, and he shall justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.
For it is one God, that justifieth circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
31 Do we then make the law of none effect through faith? God forbid: nay, we establish the law.
Do we, then, destroy the law through faith? God forbid: but we establish the law.
