Romans 3

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

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

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

Much in every way; for 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 certain were faithless? Will their faithlessness make the faithfulness of God useless?

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 judgement.”

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

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

Let it not be! Since how will 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?

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

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

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

according as it has been 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 who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after 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 went out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.

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

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

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

whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood.

Their feet [are] swift to shed blood.

16 Destruction and misery are in their ways.

Ruin and misery [are] in their ways.

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

And a way of peace they did not know.

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 judgement of God.

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 Messiah Yeshua,

being declared righteous freely by His grace 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 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 to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, that he might himself be just and the justifier of him who has faith in Yeshua.

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

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

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

therefore we reckon a man 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,

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

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

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

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

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