Προς Ρωμαιους 3

1 Τί οὖν τὸ περισσὸν τοῦ Ἰουδαίου, ἢ τίς ἡ ὠφέλεια τῆς περιτομῆς;

What, then, [is] the superiority of the Jew? Or what the profit of the circumcision?

2 πολὺ κατὰ πάντα τρόπον· πρῶτον μὲν γὰρ ὅτι ἐπιστεύθησαν τὰ λόγια τοῦ θεοῦ.

Much in every way; for first, indeed, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God;

3 τί γὰρ εἰ ἠπίστησάν τινες; μὴ ἡ ἀπιστία αὐτῶν τὴν πίστιν τοῦ θεοῦ καταργήσει;

for what, if certain were faithless? Will their faithlessness make the faithfulness of God useless?

4 μὴ γένοιτο. Γινέσθω δὲ ὁ θεὸς ἀληθής, πᾶς δὲ ἄνθρωπος ψεύστης (καθὼς *NK(o)*) γέγραπται· ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου καὶ (νικήσεις *N(k)O*) ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε.

Let it not be! And let God become true, and every man false, according as it has been written: “That You may be declared righteous in Your words, and may overcome in Your being judged.”

5 Εἰ δὲ ἡ ἀδικία ἡμῶν θεοῦ δικαιοσύνην συνίστησιν, τί ἐροῦμεν; μὴ ἄδικος ὁ θεὸς ὁ ἐπιφέρων τὴν ὀργήν; κατὰ ἄνθρωπον λέγω·

And if our unrighteousness establishes God’s righteousness, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (I speak after the manner of a man.)

6 μὴ γένοιτο· ἐπεὶ πῶς κρινεῖ ὁ θεὸς τὸν κόσμον;

Let it not be! Since how will God judge the world?

7 εἰ (δὲ *N(k)O*) ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ ψεύσματι ἐπερίσσευσεν εἰς τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, τί ἔτι κἀγὼ κἀγὼ ὡς ἁμαρτωλὸς κρίνομαι;

For if the truth of God in my falsehood abounded more to His glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner?

8 καὶ μὴ καθὼς βλασφημούμεθα καὶ καθώς φασίν τινες ἡμᾶς λέγειν ὅτι ποιήσωμεν τὰ κακὰ ἵνα ἔλθῃ τὰ ἀγαθά; ὧν τὸ κρίμα ἔνδικόν ἐστιν.

And not, as we are spoken evil of, and as certain affirm us to say, “We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?” Whose judgment is righteous.

9 Τί οὖν; προεχόμεθα; οὐ πάντως· προῃτιασάμεθα γὰρ Ἰουδαίους τε καὶ Ἕλληνας πάντας ὑφ᾽ ἁμαρτίαν εἶναι

What, then? Are we better? Not at all! For we charged before both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin,

10 καθὼς γέγραπται ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν δίκαιος οὐδὲ εἷς·

according as it has been written: “There is none righteous, not even one;

11 οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ συνίων, οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ἐκζητῶν τὸν θεόν·

there is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God.

12 πάντες ἐξέκλιναν, ἅμα ἠχρεώθησαν· οὐκ ἔστιν (ὁ *n*) ποιῶν χρηστότητα, οὐκ ἔστιν ἕως ἑνός.

All went out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.

13 τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος ὁ λάρυγξ αὐτῶν, ταῖς γλώσσαις αὐτῶν ἐδολιοῦσαν· ἰὸς ἀσπίδων ὑπὸ τὰ χείλη αὐτῶν·

Their throat [is] an opened grave; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of cobras [is] under their lips—

14 ὧν τὸ στόμα ἀρᾶς καὶ πικρίας γέμει.

whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

15 ὀξεῖς οἱ πόδες αὐτῶν ἐκχέαι αἷμα·

Their feet [are] swift to shed blood.

16 σύντριμμα καὶ ταλαιπωρία ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν·

Ruin and misery [are] in their ways.

17 καὶ ὁδὸν εἰρήνης οὐκ ἔγνωσαν.

And a way of peace they did not know.

18 οὐκ ἔστιν φόβος θεοῦ ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν.

There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

19 οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὅσα ὁ νόμος λέγει τοῖς ἐν τῷ νόμῳ λαλεῖ, ἵνα πᾶν στόμα φραγῇ, καὶ ὑπόδικος γένηται πᾶς ὁ κόσμος τῷ θεῷ.

And we have known that as many things as the Law says, to those in the Law it speaks, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may come under judgment to God;

20 διότι ἐξ ἔργων νόμου οὐ δικαιωθήσεται πᾶσα σὰρξ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ· διὰ γὰρ νόμου ἐπίγνωσις ἁμαρτίας.

for this reason by works of law will no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

21 νυνὶ δὲ χωρὶς νόμου δικαιοσύνη θεοῦ πεφανέρωται μαρτυρουμένη ὑπὸ τοῦ νόμου καὶ τῶν προφητῶν,

And now apart from law the righteousness of God has been revealed, testified to by the Law and the Prophets,

22 δικαιοσύνη δὲ θεοῦ διὰ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς πάντας (καὶ ἐπὶ πάντας *K*) τοὺς πιστεύοντας· οὐ γάρ ἐστιν διαστολή.

and the righteousness of God [is] through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and on all those believing—for there is no difference,

23 πάντες γὰρ ἥμαρτον καὶ ὑστεροῦνται τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God—

24 δικαιούμενοι δωρεὰν τῇ αὐτοῦ χάριτι διὰ τῆς ἀπολυτρώσεως τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,

being declared righteous freely by His grace through the redemption that [is] in Christ Jesus,

25 ὃν προέθετο ὁ θεὸς ἱλαστήριον διὰ τῆς πίστεως ἐν τῷ αὐτοῦ αἵματι εἰς ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ διὰ τὴν πάρεσιν τῶν προγεγονότων ἁμαρτημάτων ἐν τῇ ἀνοχῇ τοῦ θεοῦ·

whom God set forth [as] a propitiatory covering, through faith in His blood, for the showing forth of His righteousness, because of the passing over of the former sins in the forbearance of God—

26 πρὸς (τὴν *no*) ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν δίκαιον καὶ δικαιοῦντα τὸν ἐκ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ.

for the showing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who [is] of the faith of Jesus.

27 Ποῦ οὖν ἡ καύχησις; ἐξεκλείσθη. διὰ ποίου νόμου; τῶν ἔργων; οὐχί, ἀλλὰ διὰ νόμου πίστεως.

Where then [is] the boasting? It was excluded; by what law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith:

28 λογιζόμεθα (γὰρ *N(k)O*) δικαιοῦσθαι πίστει ἄνθρωπον χωρὶς ἔργων νόμου.

therefore we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.

29 ἢ Ἰουδαίων ὁ θεὸς μόνον, οὐχὶ (δὲ *k*) καὶ ἐθνῶν; ναὶ καὶ ἐθνῶν,

[Is He] only the God of Jews, and not also of nations?

30 (εἴπερ εἴπερ *N(k)O*) εἷς ὁ θεὸς ὃς δικαιώσει περιτομὴν ἐκ πίστεως καὶ ἀκροβυστίαν διὰ τῆς πίστεως.

Yes, also of nations; since [there is] one God who will declare righteous circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

31 νόμον οὖν καταργοῦμεν διὰ τῆς πίστεως; μὴ γένοιτο, ἀλλὰ νόμον ἱστάνομεν.

Do we then make law useless through faith? Let it not be! Indeed, we establish law.