罗马书 3

1 这样说来，犹太人有什么比别人强呢？割礼有什么益处呢？ 2 很多，各方面都有。首先，上帝的圣言交托他们。 3 即使有不信的，这又何妨呢？难道他们的不信就废掉上帝的信实吗？ 4 绝对不会！不如说，上帝是真实的，而人都是虚谎的。如经上所记： “以致你责备的时候显为公义； 你被指控的时候一定胜诉。”

5 我姑且照着人的看法来说，我们的不义若显出上帝的义来，我们要怎么说呢？上帝降怒是他不义吗？ 6 绝对不是！若是这样，上帝怎能审判世界呢？ 7 若上帝的真实因我的虚谎越发显出他的荣耀，为什么我还像罪人一样受审判呢？ 8 为什么不说，我们可以作恶以成善呢？有人毁谤我们，说我们讲过这话；这等人被定罪是应该的。

没有义人

9 那又怎么样呢？我们比他们强吗？绝不是！因我们已经指证：犹太人和希腊人都在罪恶之下。 10 就如经上所记： “没有义人，连一个也没有。

11 没有明白的， 没有寻求上帝的。

12 人人偏离正路，一同走向败坏。 没有行善的，连一个也没有t。

13 他们的喉咙是敞开的坟墓； 他们的舌头玩弄诡诈。 他们的嘴唇里有毒蛇的毒液，

14 满口是咒骂苦毒。

15 他们的脚为杀人流血飞跑；

16 他们的路留下毁坏和灾难。

17 和平的路，他们不认识；

18 他们眼中不怕上帝。”

19 我们知道律法所说的话都是对律法之下的人说的，好塞住各人的口，使普世的人都伏在上帝的审判之下。 20 所以，凡血肉之躯没有一个能因律法的行为而在上帝面前称义，因为律法本是要人认识罪。

因信称义

21 但如今，上帝的义在律法之外已经显明出来，有律法和先知为证： 22 就是上帝的义，因信耶稣基督t加给一切信的人。这并没有分别， 23 因为世人都犯了罪，亏缺了上帝的荣耀， 24 如今却蒙上帝的恩典，藉着在基督耶稣里的救赎，就白白地得称为义。 25-26 上帝设立耶稣作赎罪祭，是凭耶稣的血，藉着信，要显明上帝的义；因为他用忍耐的心宽容人先前所犯的罪，好使今时显明他的义，让人知道他自己为义，也称信耶稣的人为义t。

27 既是这样，哪里可夸口呢？没有可夸的。是藉什么法呢？功德吗？不是！是藉信主之法。 28 所以我们认定，人称义是因着信，不在于律法的行为。 29 难道上帝只是犹太人的吗？不也是外邦人的吗？是的，他也是外邦人的上帝。 30 既然上帝是一位，他就要本于信称那受割礼的为义，也要藉着信称那未受割礼的为义。 31 这样，我们藉着信废了律法吗？绝对不是！更是巩固律法。

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.