Romans 3
1 Then what advantage does the Jew have? And what is the benefit of circumcision?
WHAT advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
2 It is great in every way. First of all, the Jews were entrusted with revelation from God.
Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
3 For what if some Jews were without faith? Will their unbelief abolish God's faithfulness?
For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
4 May it never be. Instead, let God be found to be true, even though every man is a liar. As it has been written, “That you might be shown to be righteous in your words, and that you might prevail when you come into judgment.”
God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
5 But if our unrighteousness shows the righteousness of God, what can we say? Can we say that God is unrighteous to bring his wrath upon us? (I am using a human argument.)
But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
6 May it never be! For then how would God judge the world?
God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
7 But if the truth of God through my lie provides abundant praise for him, why am I still being judged as a sinner?
For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
8 Why not say, as we are falsely reported to say, and as some affirm that we say, “Let us do evil, so that good may come”? The judgment on them is just.
And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say, ) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
9 What then? Are we excusing ourselves? Not at all. For we have already accused both Jews and Greeks, all of them, of being under sin.
What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
10 This is as it is written: “There is no one righteous, not one.
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11 There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They have all turned away. They together have become useless. There is no one who does good, no, not even one.”
They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
13 “Their throat is an open grave. Their tongues have deceived. The poison of snakes is under their lips.”
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15 “Their feet are swift to pour out blood.
Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16 Destruction and suffering are in their paths.
Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17 These people have not known a way of peace.”
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 Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to the ones who are under the law. This is in order that every mouth may be shut, and the whole world held accountable to God.
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
20 This is because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known. It was witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,
But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22 that is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe. For there is no distinction.
Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
23 For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 and they are 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 For God provided Christ Jesus as a propitiation through faith in his blood. He offered Christ as proof of his justice, because of his disregard of previous sins
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
26 in his patience. This all happened for the demonstration of his righteousness at this present time. This was so he could prove himself just, and to show that he justifies anyone because of faith in Jesus.
To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
27 Where then is boasting? It is excluded. On what grounds? Of works? No, but on the grounds of faith.
Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
28 We conclude then that a person is justified by faith without works of the law.
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not also the God of Gentiles? Yes, 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, indeed, God is one, he will justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.
Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
31 Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! Instead, we uphold the law.
Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
