Romans 3
1 What, then, [is] the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of the circumcision?
What is the pre-eminence of the Jew, then? or what profit is there of circumcision?
2 much in every way; for first, indeed, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God;
Much, in every respect: chiefly, indeed, because they were intrusted with the Oracles of God.
3 for what, if certain were faithless? shall their faithlessness the faithfulness of god make useless?
For, what if some did not believe--will not their unbelief destroy the faithfulness of God?
4 let it not be! and let God become true, and every man false, according as it hath been written, 'That Thou mayest be declared righteous in Thy words, and mayest overcome in Thy being judged.'
By no means. But let God be true, and every man a liar; as it is written, "That thou mayest be justified in thy sayings, and mayest overcome when thou judgest."
5 And, if our unrighteousness God's righteousness doth establish, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (after the manner of a man I speak)
But if our unrighteousness display the justice of God, what shall we say? Is not God unjust, who inflicts vengeance? (I speak after the manner of men.)
6 let it not be! since how shall God judge the world?
By no means: otherwise, how shall God judge the world?
7 for if the truth of God in my falsehood did more abound to His glory, why yet am I also as a sinner judged?
Still, if the truth of God has, through my lie, more abounded to his glory, why am I also yet condemned as a sinner--
8 and not, as we are evil spoken of, and as certain affirm us to say — 'We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?' whose judgment is righteous.
and not because we have done evil that good may come, as we are slandered, and as some affirm that we teach--whose condemnation is just?
9 What, then? are we better? not at all! for we did before charge both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin,
What then? Do we excel? Not at all. For we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles to be all under sin.
10 according as it hath been written — 'There is none righteous, not even one;
As it is written, "Surely there is none righteous; no, not one.
11 There is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God.
There is none that understands; there is none that seeks after God.
12 All did go out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.
They are all gone out of the way: they are together become unprofitable. There is none that does good; there is not so much as one.
13 A sepulchre opened [is] their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps [is] under their lips.
Their throat is an open sepulcher: with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
15 Swift [are] their feet to shed blood.
Their feet are swift to shed blood.
16 Ruin and misery [are] in their ways.
Destruction and misery lurk in their paths;
17 And a way of peace they did not know.
but the path 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 And we have known that as many things as the law saith, to those in the law it doth speak, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may come under judgment to God;
Now we know that whatever things the law says, it says to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and that all the world may be liable to punishment before God.
20 wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.
Wherefore, by works of law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight; because through law is the knowledge of sin.
21 And now apart from law hath the righteousness of God been manifested, testified to by the law and the prophets,
But now, a justification which is of God, without law, is exhibited, attested by the law and the prophets:
22 and the righteousness of God [is] through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and upon all those believing, — for there is no difference,
even a justification which is of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, for all, and upon all, who believe; for there is no difference.
23 for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God —
For all, having sinned and come short of the glory of God,
24 being declared righteous freely by His grace through the redemption that [is] in Christ Jesus,
are justified freely by his favor, through the redemption which is by Christ Jesus:
25 whom God did set forth a mercy seat, through the faith in his blood, for the shewing forth of His righteousness, because of the passing over of the bygone sins in the forbearance of God —
whom God has set forth a propitiatory, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his own justice, in passing by the sins which were before committed, through the forbearance of God:
26 for the shewing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who [is] of the faith of Jesus.
for a demonstration, also, of his justice in the present time, in order that he may be just, when justifying him, who is of the faith of Jesus.
27 Where then [is] the boasting? it was excluded; by what law? of works? no, but by a law of faith:
Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? of works? No: but by the law of faith.
28 therefore do we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.
We conclude, then, that by faith man is justified, without works of law.
29 The God of Jews only [is He], and not also of nations?
Is he the God of the Jews only, and not of the Gentiles, also? Yes, of the Gentiles, also.
30 yes, also of nations; since one [is] God who shall declare righteous the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through the faith.
Seeing there is one God, he will justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through the faith.
31 Law then do we make useless through the faith? let it not be! yea, we do establish law.
Do we, then, make law useless through the faith? By no means: but we establish law.
