Romans 3

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

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit [is there] of circumcision?

2 Much, every way: chiefly, because they were intrusted with the oracles of God.

Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

3 For what if some did not believe? shall their incredulity make the faithfulness of God of no effect?

For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

4 God forbid: yea, let God be acknowledged true, though every man be a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, and mightest overcome, when thou judgest.

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 confirm the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is not God unrighteous, who inflicteth his wrath?" (I speak as a man) God forbid:

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 for then how shall God judge the world?

God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?

7 "But, say you, if the truth of God hath abounded unto his glory through my falshood, why yet am I also 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 and why may we not do evil that good may come?"---as we are injuriously charged, and as some affirm that we say; whose condemnation 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 the better?" Not at all, in point of justification; for we have before proved that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin: as it is written,

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 "There is none righteous, no not one;

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

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 are all gone out of the way, they are become unprofitable, there is none that practiseth goodness, no not 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 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 used deceit; the poison 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 [are] swift to shed blood:

16 destruction and misery are in their ways:

Destruction and misery [are] in their ways:

17 and the way of peace they have not known; and the fear of God is not before their eyes."

And the way of peace have they not known:

18 Now we know that whatsoever the law saith,

There is no fear of God before their eyes.

19 it saith to those under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world obnoxious to the justice of 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 Wherefore by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before Him: for by the law is 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, without the law, righteousness before God is manifested, being attested 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 and this righteousness of God is by faith in Jesus Christ unto all and upon all believers; for there is no difference;

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 being justified freely by his grace, because of the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

25 whom God hath appointed to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness, in the remission of past sins, according to the forbearance of God;

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 for a demonstration, I say, of his righteousness at this time: that He might be just, and the justifier of him, that believeth 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: by what law? of works? no: but by the law of faith.

Where [is] boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

28 Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified by faith, without the works of the law:

Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

29 or is He the God of the Jews only, and not also of the Gentiles?

[Is he] the God of the Jews only? [is he] not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

30 surely of the Gentiles also: seeing it is one God who will justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision also through faith.

Seeing [it is] one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

31 Do we then make the law of none effect through faith? God forbid: yea we establish the law.

Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.