Romans 3

1 Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?

What, then, is the preeminence of the Jew? Or what, the profit of his circumcision?

2 Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.

Much, every way: —First, indeed, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.

3 For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?

For what? If some distrusted, shall their distrust make, the trust of God, void?

4 May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “that you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”

Far be it! But let, God, prove to be, true, albeit, every man, be false! Even as it is written—That thou mightest be declared righteous in thy words, and overcome when thou art in judgment.

5 But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.

But, if, our unrighteousness, commendeth, God’s righteousness, what shall we say? Surely, not unrighteous, is God who visiteth with his anger? After the manner of men, I am speaking, —

6 May it never be! For then how will God judge the world?

Far be it! Else how shall God judge the world?

7 For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

But, if, the truth of God, by my falsehood, hath the more abounded unto his glory, why, any longer, am, even I, as a sinner, to be judged?

8 Why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), “Let’s do evil, that good may come?” Those who say so are justly condemned.

And why not, according as we are injuriously charged, [and] according as some affirm that we say, Let us do the bad things, that the good ones may come? whose sentence is, just.

9 What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.

What then? do we screen ourselves? Not at all! For we have before accused both Jews and Greeks of being, all under sin;

10 As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.

Even as it is written—there is none righteous, not even one,

11 There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.

There is none that discerneth, There is none that seeketh out God:

12 They have all turned away. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, no, not so much as one.”

All, have turned aside, together, have become useless, There is none that doeth kindness, not so much as one:

13 “Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips.”

A sepulchre opened, is their throat, with their tongues, have they used deceit, the poison of asps, is under their lips,

14 “Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”

Whose mouth, of cursing and bitterness, is full,

15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood.

Swift, are their feet to shed blood;

16 Destruction and misery are in their ways.

Destruction and misery, are in their ways,

17 The way of peace, they haven’t known.”

And, the way of peace, have they not known:

18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

There is no fear of God before their eyes.

19 Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.

Now we know that, whatsoever things the law saith, to them who are within the law, it speaketh, in order that, every mouth, may be stopped and all the world come, under penal sentence, unto God.

20 Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Inasmuch as, by works of law, shall no flesh be declared righteous before him, —through law, in fact, is discovery of sin.

21 But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;

But now, apart from law, a righteousness of God hath been manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets, —

22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,

A righteousness of God, through faith in [Jesus] Christ, unto all that have faith; for there is no distinction, —

23 for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

For, all, have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;

24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Being declared righteous freely by his favour through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: —

25 whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;

Whom God hath set forth as a propitiatory covering, through faith in his blood, for a showing forth of his righteousness, by reason of the passing-by of the previously committed sins,

26 to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, that he might himself be just and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

In the forbearance of God, —with a view to a showing forth of his righteousness in the present season, that he might be righteous even when declaring righteous him that hath faith in Jesus.

27 Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.

Where, then, the boasting! It is excluded. Through what kind of law? Of works? Nay! but through a law of faith:

28 We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

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

29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

Or, [is God] the God, of Jews only, and not of the nations also? Yea! of the nations also: —

30 since indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

If, at all events, God is one, who will declare righteous—the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through their faith.

31 Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.

Do we then make, law, void through means of our faith? Far be it! On the contrary, law, we do establish!