羅馬書 3

1 這樣說來，猶太人有甚麼比別人強呢？割禮有甚麼益處呢？ 2 很多，各方面都有。首先，上帝的聖言交託他們。 3 即使有不信的，這又何妨呢？難道他們的不信就廢掉上帝的信實嗎？ 4 絕對不會！不如說，上帝是真實的，而人都是虛謊的。如經上所記： 「以致你責備的時候顯為公義； 你被指控的時候一定勝訴。」

5 我姑且照著人的看法來說，我們的不義若顯出上帝的義來，我們要怎麼說呢？上帝降怒是他不義嗎？ 6 絕對不是！若是這樣，上帝怎能審判世界呢？ 7 若上帝的真實因我的虛謊越發顯出他的榮耀，為甚麼我還像罪人一樣受審判呢？ 8 為甚麼不說，我們可以作惡以成善呢？有人毀謗我們，說我們講過這話；這等人被定罪是應該的。

沒有義人

9 那又怎麼樣呢？我們比他們強嗎？絕不是！因我們已經指證：猶太人和希臘人都在罪惡之下。 10 就如經上所記： 「沒有義人，連一個也沒有。

11 沒有明白的， 沒有尋求上帝的。

12 人人偏離正路，一同走向敗壞。 沒有行善的，連一個也沒有t。

13 他們的喉嚨是敞開的墳墓； 他們的舌頭玩弄詭詐。 他們的嘴唇裏有毒蛇的毒液，

14 滿口是咒罵苦毒。

15 他們的腳為殺人流血飛跑；

16 他們的路留下毀壞和災難。

17 和平的路，他們不認識；

18 他們眼中不怕上帝。」

19 我們知道律法所說的話都是對律法之下的人說的，好塞住各人的口，使普世的人都伏在上帝的審判之下。 20 所以，凡血肉之軀沒有一個能因律法的行為而在上帝面前稱義，因為律法本是要人認識罪。

因信稱義

21 但如今，上帝的義在律法之外已經顯明出來，有律法和先知為證： 22 就是上帝的義，因信耶穌基督t加給一切信的人。這並沒有分別， 23 因為世人都犯了罪，虧缺了上帝的榮耀， 24 如今卻蒙上帝的恩典，藉著在基督耶穌裏的救贖，就白白地得稱為義。 25-26 上帝設立耶穌作贖罪祭，是憑耶穌的血，藉著信，要顯明上帝的義；因為他用忍耐的心寬容人先前所犯的罪，好使今時顯明他的義，讓人知道他自己為義，也稱信耶穌的人為義t。

27 既是這樣，哪裏可誇口呢？沒有可誇的。是藉甚麼法呢？功德嗎？不是！是藉信主之法。 28 所以我們認定，人稱義是因著信，不在於律法的行為。 29 難道上帝只是猶太人的嗎？不也是外邦人的嗎？是的，他也是外邦人的上帝。 30 既然上帝是一位，他就要本於信稱那受割禮的為義，也要藉著信稱那未受割禮的為義。 31 這樣，我們藉著信廢了律法嗎？絕對不是！更是鞏固律法。

ROMANS 3

1 What good is it to be a Jew? What good is it to be circumcised? 2 It is good in a lot of ways! First of all, God's messages were spoken to the Jews. 3 It is true that some of them did not believe the message. But does this mean that God cannot be trusted, just because they did not have faith?

4 t No, indeed! God tells the truth, even if everyone else is a liar. The Scriptures say about God,
“Your words
will be proven true,
and in court
you will win your case.”
5 If our evil deeds show how right God is, then what can we say? Is it wrong for God to become angry and punish us? What a foolish thing to ask. 6 But the answer is, “No.” Otherwise, how could God judge the world? 7 Since your lies bring great honor to God by showing how truthful he is, you may ask why God still says you are a sinner.

8 You might as well say, “Let's do something evil, so that something good will come of it!” Some people even claim that we are saying this. But God is fair and will judge them as well.

No One Is Good

9 What does all this mean? Does it mean that we Jews are better offt than the Gentiles? No, it doesn't! Jews, as well as Gentiles, are ruled by sin, just as I have said.

10 t The Scriptures tell us,
“No one is acceptable to God!

11 Not one of them understands
or even searches for God.

12 They have all turned away
and are worthless.
There isn't one person
who does right.

13  t Their words are like
an open pit,
and their tongues are good
only for telling lies.
Each word is as deadly
as the fangs of a snake,

14  t and they say nothing
but bitter curses.

15  t These people quickly
become violent.

16 Wherever they go,
they leave ruin
and destruction.

17 They don't know how
to live in peace.

18  t They don't even fear God.”
19 We know that everything in the Law was written for those who are under its power. The Law says these things to stop anyone from making excuses and to let God show that the whole world is guilty.

20 t God doesn't accept people simply because they obey the Law. No, indeed! All the Law does is to point out our sin.

God's Way //of Accepting People

21 Now we see how God does make us acceptable to him. The Law and the Prophetst tell how we become acceptable, and it isn't by obeying the Law of Moses. 22 t God treats everyone alike. He accepts people only because they have faith in Jesus Christ. 23 All of us have sinned and fallen short of God's glory. 24 But God treats us much better than we deserve, and because of Christ Jesus, he freely accepts us and sets us free from our sins.

25-26 t God sent Christ to be our sacrifice. Christ offered his life's blood, so by faith in him we could come to God. And God did this to show that in the past he was right to be patient and forgive sinners. This also shows that God is right when he accepts people who have faith in Jesus.
27 What is left for us to brag about? Not a thing! Is it because we obeyed some law? No! It is because of faith. 28 We see that people are acceptable to God because they have faith, and not because they obey the Law. 29 Does God belong only to the Jews? Isn't he also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, he is! 30 t There is only one God, and he accepts Gentiles as well as Jews, simply because of their faith. 31 Do we destroy the Law by our faith? Not at all! We make it even more powerful.