Romans 3

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

Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?

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

Much in every way. Because first of all, they were entrusted with 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 were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?

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.

Absolutely not. Let God be found true, but every human being a liar. As it is written, "That you may be justified in your words, and prevail when you judge."

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 commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? (I am speaking in human terms).

6 for then how shall God judge the world?

Absolutely not. For then how will 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 through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still 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 why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), "Let us do evil, that good may come?" Their condemnation 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 way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin.

10 "There is none righteous, no not one;

As it is written, "There is no one righteous; no, not one."

11 there is none that understandeth; there is none that seeketh after God.

"There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks 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 have all turned aside. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, there is not even 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 tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit." "Viper's poison 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 calamity are in their paths.

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

The way of peace, they have 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 whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of 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.

Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes 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 apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified 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 through faith in Yeshua Meshikha to all who believe. For there is no distinction,

23 for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God;

for all have sinned, and fall 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 Meshikha Yeshua;

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 displayed publicly as a mercy seat, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness, because in God's forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed;

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 demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, so that he would be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Yeshua.

27 Where then is boasting? it is excluded: by what law? of works? no: but by the law of faith.

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

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

For we maintain that one is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

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

Or is God for Jews only? Is he not the God of the non-Jews also? Yes, of the non-Jews also,

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

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

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

Do we then nullify the law through faith? Absolutely not. No, we establish the law.