Romans 3

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

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

2 Much in every way. First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God.

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

3 Now what if some of them were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify the faithfulness of God?

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

4 Certainly not! Rather, let God be true even if every man is a liar, just as it is written, “So that yoʋ may be justified in yoʋr words, and prevail when yoʋ are judged.”

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 demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God, who inflicts wrath, unrighteous? (I speak in a human way.)

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 Certainly not! Otherwise, how could God judge the world?

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

7 For if through my lie the truth of God abounds to his glory, why am I still being 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 not say (just as some slanderously claim that we say), “Let us do evil that good may come”? Their condemnation 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 Jews any better off? Not at all! For we have previously charged that both Jews and Greeks 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 just as it is written, “There is none righteous, not even one;

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

11 there is none who understands; there is none who seeks after God.

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

12 All have turned aside; together they have become useless; there is none who shows kindness, 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 grave; with their tongues they deceive.” “The venom 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 “Their feet are swift to shed blood.

“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

16 Ruin and misery are in their paths,

ruin and wretchedness are in their paths,

17 and the way of peace they have 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 whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may be brought under the judgment of 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 For by the works of the law no flesh will be justified in his sight, for through the law comes 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 the righteousness of God has been revealed apart from the law, attested by the Law and the Prophets,

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

22 that is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all and upon all who believe; 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 fall short of the glory of God,

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

24 being freely justified 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 put forward as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith, by his blood. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins that had previously been committed.

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 He did so to prove in the present time that he is righteous and that he justifies the one who has faith in Jesus.

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 boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, 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 person is justified by faith apart from 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 the Jews only? Is he not the God of the Gentiles also? Yes, of the Gentiles also,

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

30 since God is one, who will justify the circumcised 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 nullify the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we uphold the law.

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