Romans 3
1 What, then, [is] the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of the circumcision?
Τί οὖν τὸ περισσὸν τοῦ Ἰουδαίου, ἢ τίς ἡ ὠφέλεια τῆς περιτομῆς;
2 much in every way; for first, indeed, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God;
πολὺ κατὰ πάντα τρόπον. πρῶτον μὲν ⸀γὰρὅτι ἐπιστεύθησαν τὰ λόγια τοῦ θεοῦ.
3 for what, if certain were faithless? shall their faithlessness the faithfulness of god make useless?
τί γάρ; εἰ ἠπίστησάν τινες, μὴ ἡ ἀπιστία αὐτῶν τὴν πίστιν τοῦ θεοῦ καταργήσει;
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.'
μὴ γένοιτο· γινέσθω δὲ ὁ θεὸς ἀληθής, πᾶς δὲ ἄνθρωπος ψεύστης, ⸀καθὼςγέγραπται· Ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου καὶ ⸀νικήσειςἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε.
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)
εἰ δὲ ἡ ἀδικία ἡμῶν θεοῦ δικαιοσύνην συνίστησιν, τί ἐροῦμεν; μὴ ἄδικος ὁ θεὸς ὁ ἐπιφέρων τὴν ὀργήν; κατὰ ἄνθρωπον λέγω.
6 let it not be! since how shall God judge the world?
μὴ γένοιτο· ἐπεὶ πῶς κρινεῖ ὁ θεὸς τὸν κόσμον;
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?
εἰ ⸀δὲἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ ψεύσματι ἐπερίσσευσεν εἰς τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, τί ἔτι κἀγὼ ὡς ἁμαρτωλὸς κρίνομαι,
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.
καὶ μὴ καθὼς βλασφημούμεθα καὶ καθώς φασίν τινες ἡμᾶς λέγειν ὅτι Ποιήσωμεν τὰ κακὰ ἵνα ἔλθῃ τὰ ἀγαθά; ὧν τὸ κρίμα ἔνδικόν ἐστιν.
9 What, then? are we better? not at all! for we did before charge both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin,
Τί οὖν; προεχόμεθα; οὐ πάντως, προῃτιασάμεθα γὰρ Ἰουδαίους τε καὶ Ἕλληνας πάντας ὑφʼ ἁμαρτίαν εἶναι,
10 according as it hath been written — 'There is none righteous, not even one;
καθὼς γέγραπται ὅτι Οὐκ ἔστιν δίκαιος οὐδὲ εἷς,
11 There is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God.
οὐκ ἔστιν ⸀ὁσυνίων, οὐκ ἔστιν ⸁ὁἐκζητῶν τὸν θεόν·
12 All did go out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.
πάντες ἐξέκλιναν, ἅμα ἠχρεώθησαν· οὐκ ⸀ἔστινποιῶν χρηστότητα, οὐκ ἔστιν ἕως ἑνός.
13 A sepulchre opened [is] their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps [is] under their lips.
τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος ὁ λάρυγξ αὐτῶν, ταῖς γλώσσαις αὐτῶν ἐδολιοῦσαν, ἰὸς ἀσπίδων ὑπὸ τὰ χείλη αὐτῶν,
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
ὧν τὸ στόμα ἀρᾶς καὶ πικρίας γέμει·
15 Swift [are] their feet to shed blood.
ὀξεῖς οἱ πόδες αὐτῶν ἐκχέαι αἷμα,
16 Ruin and misery [are] in their ways.
σύντριμμα καὶ ταλαιπωρία ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν,
17 And a way of peace they did not know.
καὶ ὁδὸν εἰρήνης οὐκ ἔγνωσαν.
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.'
οὐκ ἔστιν φόβος θεοῦ ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν.
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;
Οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὅσα ὁ νόμος λέγει τοῖς ἐν τῷ νόμῳ λαλεῖ, ἵνα πᾶν στόμα φραγῇ καὶ ὑπόδικος γένηται πᾶς ὁ κόσμος τῷ θεῷ·
20 wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.
διότι ἐξ ἔργων νόμου οὐ δικαιωθήσεται πᾶσα σὰρξ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, διὰ γὰρ νόμου ἐπίγνωσις ἁμαρτίας.
21 And now apart from law hath the righteousness of God been manifested, testified to by the law and the prophets,
Νυνὶ δὲ χωρὶς νόμου δικαιοσύνη θεοῦ πεφανέρωται, μαρτυρουμένη ὑπὸ τοῦ νόμου καὶ τῶν προφητῶν,
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,
δικαιοσύνη δὲ θεοῦ διὰ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, εἰς ⸀πάνταςτοὺς πιστεύοντας, οὐ γάρ ἐστιν διαστολή.
23 for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God —
πάντες γὰρ ἥμαρτον καὶ ὑστεροῦνται τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ,
24 being declared righteous freely by His grace through the redemption that [is] in Christ Jesus,
δικαιούμενοι δωρεὰν τῇ αὐτοῦ χάριτι διὰ τῆς ἀπολυτρώσεως τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ·
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 —
ὃν προέθετο ὁ θεὸς ἱλαστήριον ⸀διὰπίστεως ἐν τῷ αὐτοῦ αἵματι εἰς ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ διὰ τὴν πάρεσιν τῶν προγεγονότων ἁμαρτημάτων
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.
ἐν τῇ ἀνοχῇ τοῦ θεοῦ, πρὸς ⸀τὴνἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ, εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν δίκαιον καὶ δικαιοῦντα τὸν ἐκ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ.
27 Where then [is] the boasting? it was excluded; by what law? of works? no, but by a law of faith:
Ποῦ οὖν ἡ καύχησις; ἐξεκλείσθη. διὰ ποίου νόμου; τῶν ἔργων; οὐχί, ἀλλὰ διὰ νόμου πίστεως.
28 therefore do we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.
λογιζόμεθα ⸀γὰρ⸂δικαιοῦσθαι πίστει ἄνθρωπον χωρὶς ἔργων νόμου.
29 The God of Jews only [is He], and not also of nations?
ἢ Ἰουδαίων ὁ θεὸς μόνον; ⸀οὐχὶκαὶ ἐθνῶν; ναὶ καὶ ἐθνῶν,
30 yes, also of nations; since one [is] God who shall declare righteous the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through the faith.
⸀εἴπερεἷς ὁ θεός, ὃς δικαιώσει περιτομὴν ἐκ πίστεως καὶ ἀκροβυστίαν διὰ τῆς πίστεως.
31 Law then do we make useless through the faith? let it not be! yea, we do establish law.
νόμον οὖν καταργοῦμεν διὰ τῆς πίστεως; μὴ γένοιτο, ἀλλὰ νόμον ⸀ἱστάνομεν
