Romans 3

1 WHAT advantage then hath the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?2 Much every way. First indeed, because the words of God were committed to them.3 For what if some of them have not believed? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid.4 But God is true; and every man a liar, as it is written, That thou mayest be justified in thy words, and mayest overcome when thou art judged.5 But if our injustice commend the justice of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust, who executeth wrath?6 (I speak according to man.) God forbid: otherwise how shall God judge this world?7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie, unto his glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner?8 And not rather (as we are slandered, and as some affirm that we say) let us do evil, that there may come good? whose damnation is just.9 What then? Do we excel them? No, not so. For we have charged both Jews, and Greeks, that they are all under sin.10 As it is written: There is not any man just.11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.12 All have turned out of the way; they are become unprofitable together: there is none that doth good, there is not so much as one.13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have dealt deceitfully. The venom of asps is under their lips.14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:15 Their feet swift to shed blood:16 Destruction and misery in their ways:17 And the way of peace they have not known:18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.19 Now we know, that what things soever the law speaketh, it speaketh to them that are in the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be made subject to God.20 Because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before him. For by the law is the knowledge of sin.21 But now without the law the justice of God is made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.22 Even the justice of God, by faith of Jesus Christ, unto all and upon all them that believe in him: for there is no distinction:23 For all have sinned, and do need the glory of God.24 Being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption, that is in Christ Jesus,25 Whom God hath proposed to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to the shewing of his justice, for the remission of former sins,26 Through the forbearance of God, for the shewing of his justice in this time; that he himself may be just, and the justifier of him, who is of the faith of Jesus Christ.27 Where is then thy boasting? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.28 For we account a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law.29 Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also.30 For it is one God, that justifieth circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.31 Do we, then, destroy the law through faith? God forbid: but we establish the law.

Romans 3

1 Therefore what advantage does the Jew have, or what is the value of circumcision?2 Actually, there are many advantages.t First of all,st the Jewst were entrusted with the oracles of God.t3 What then? If some did not believe, does their unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God?

4 Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human beingt shown up as a liar,t just as it is written: “so that you will be justifiedtin your words and will prevail when you are judged.”t
5 But if our unrighteousness demonstratest the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he?t (I am speaking in human terms.)s6 Absolutely not! For otherwise how could God judge the world?7 For if by my lie the truth of God enhancest his glory, why am I still actually being judged as a sinner?

8 And why not say, “Let us do evil so that good may come of it”? – as some who slander us allege that we say.t (Theirt condemnation is deserved!)

The Condemnation of the World

9 What then? Are we better off? Certainly not, for we have already charged that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin,

10 just as it is written:
“There is no one righteous, not even one,

11 there is no one who understands,
there is no one who seeks God.

12 All have turned away,
together they have become worthless;
there is no one who shows kindness, not even one.”s

13 “Their throats are open graves,t
they deceive with their tongues,
the poison of asps is under their lips.”s

14 “Their mouths aretfull of cursing and bitterness.”s

15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood,

16 ruin and misery are in their paths,

17 and the way of peace they have not known.”s

18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”s
19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are undert the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.20 For no one is declared righteous before hims by the works of the law,t for through the law comest the knowledge of sin.21 But nowt apart from the law the righteousness of God (which is attested by the law and the prophets)t has been disclosed –22 namely, the righteousness of God through the faithfulness of Jesus Christts for all who believe. For there is no distinction,23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.24 But they are justifiedt freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.25 God publicly displayedt himt at his deatht as the mercy seatt accessible through faith.t This was to demonstratet his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed.t

26 This wast also to demonstratet his righteousness in the present time, so that he would be justt and the justifier of the one who lives because of Jesus’ faithfulness.t
27 Where, then, is boasting?t It is excluded! By what principle?t Of works? No, but by the principle of faith!28 For we consider that a persont is declared righteous by faith apart from the works of the law.t29 Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the Gentiles too? Yes, of the Gentiles too!30 Since God is one,t he will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

31 Do we then nullifyt the law through faith? Absolutely not! Insteadt we uphold the law.