Romans 3
1 How then is the Jew better off? or what profit is there in circumcision?
τι ουν το περισσον του ιουδαιου η τις η ωφελεια της περιτομης
2 Much in every way: first of all because the words of God were given to them.
πολυ κατα παντα τροπον πρωτον μεν γαρ οτι επιστευθησαν τα λογια του θεου
3 And if some have no faith, will that make the faith of God without effect?
τι γαρ ει ηπιστησαν τινες μη η απιστια αυτων την πιστιν του θεου καταργησει
4 In no way: but let God be true, though every man is seen to be untrue; as it is said in the Writings, That your words may be seen to be true, and you may be seen to be right when you are judged.
μη γενοιτο γινεσθω δε ο θεος αληθης πας δε ανθρωπος ψευστης καθως γεγραπται οπως αν δικαιωθης εν τοις λογοις σου και νικησης εν τω κρινεσθαι σε
5 But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)?
ει δε η αδικια ημων θεου δικαιοσυνην συνιστησιν τι ερουμεν μη αδικος ο θεος ο επιφερων την οργην κατα ανθρωπον λεγω
6 In no way: because if it is so, how is God able to be the judge of all the world?
μη γενοιτο επει πως κρινει ο θεος τον κοσμον
7 But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner?
ει γαρ η αληθεια του θεου εν τω εμω ψευσματι επερισσευσεν εις την δοξαν αυτου τι ετι καγω ως αμαρτωλος κρινομαι
8 Let us not do evil so that good may come (a statement which we are falsely said by some to have made), because such behaviour will have its right punishment.
και μη καθως βλασφημουμεθα και καθως φασιν τινες ημας λεγειν οτι ποιησωμεν τα κακα ινα ελθη τα αγαθα ων το κριμα ενδικον εστιν
9 What then? are we worse off than they? In no way: because we have before made it clear that Jews as well as Greeks are all under the power of sin;
τι ουν προεχομεθα ου παντως προητιασαμεθα γαρ ιουδαιους τε και ελληνας παντας υφ αμαρτιαν ειναι
10 As it is said in the holy Writings, There is not one who does righteousness;
καθως γεγραπται οτι ουκ εστιν δικαιος ουδε εις
11 Not one who has the knowledge of what is right, not one who is a searcher after God;
ουκ εστιν ο συνιων ουκ εστιν ο εκζητων τον θεον
12 They have all gone out of the way, there is no profit in any of them; there is not one who does good, not so much as one:
παντες εξεκλιναν αμα ηχρειωθησαν ουκ εστιν ποιων χρηστοτητα ουκ εστιν εως ενος
13 Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:
ταφος ανεωγμενος ο λαρυγξ αυτων ταις γλωσσαις αυτων εδολιουσαν ιος ασπιδων υπο τα χειλη αυτων
14 Whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words:
ων το στομα αρας και πικριας γεμει
15 Their feet are quick in running after blood;
οξεις οι ποδες αυτων εκχεαι αιμα
16 Destruction and trouble are in their ways;
συντριμμα και ταλαιπωρια εν ταις οδοις αυτων
17 And of the way of peace they have no knowledge:
και οδον ειρηνης ουκ εγνωσαν
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
ουκ εστιν φοβος θεου απεναντι των οφθαλμων αυτων
19 Now, we have knowledge that what the law says is for those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all men may be judged by God:
οιδαμεν δε οτι οσα ο νομος λεγει τοις εν τω νομω λαλει ινα παν στομα φραγη και υποδικος γενηται πας ο κοσμος τω θεω
20 Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
διοτι εξ εργων νομου ου δικαιωθησεται πασα σαρξ ενωπιον αυτου δια γαρ νομου επιγνωσις αμαρτιας
21 But now without the law there is a revelation of the righteousness of God, to which witness is given by the law and the prophets;
νυνι δε χωρις νομου δικαιοσυνη θεου πεφανερωται μαρτυρουμενη υπο του νομου και των προφητων
22 That is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, to all those who have faith; and one man is not different from another,
δικαιοσυνη δε θεου δια πιστεως ιησου χριστου εις παντας και επι παντας τους πιστευοντας ου γαρ εστιν διαστολη
23 For all have done wrong and are far from the glory of God;
παντες γαρ ημαρτον και υστερουνται της δοξης του θεου
24 And they may have righteousness put to their credit, freely, by his grace, through the salvation which is in Christ Jesus:
δικαιουμενοι δωρεαν τη αυτου χαριτι δια της απολυτρωσεως της εν χριστω ιησου
25 Whom God has put forward as the sign of his mercy, through faith, by his blood, to make clear his righteousness when, in his pity, God let the sins of earlier times go without punishment;
ον προεθετο ο θεος ιλαστηριον δια της πιστεως εν τω αυτου αιματι εις ενδειξιν της δικαιοσυνης αυτου δια την παρεσιν των προγεγονοτων αμαρτηματων
26 And to make clear his righteousness now, so that he might himself be upright, and give righteousness to him who has faith in Jesus.
εν τη ανοχη του θεου προς ενδειξιν της δικαιοσυνης αυτου εν τω νυν καιρω εις το ειναι αυτον δικαιον και δικαιουντα τον εκ πιστεως ιησου
27 What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith.
που ουν η καυχησις εξεκλεισθη δια ποιου νομου των εργων ουχι αλλα δια νομου πιστεως
28 For this reason, then, a man may get righteousness by faith without the works of the law.
λογιζομεθα ουν πιστει δικαιουσθαι ανθρωπον χωρις εργων νομου
29 Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not in the same way the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles:
η ιουδαιων ο θεος μονον ουχι δε και εθνων ναι και εθνων
30 If God is one; and he will give righteousness because of faith to those who have circumcision, and through faith to those who have not circumcision.
επειπερ εις ο θεος ος δικαιωσει περιτομην εκ πιστεως και ακροβυστιαν δια της πιστεως
31 Do we, then, through faith make the law of no effect? in no way: but we make it clear that the law is important.
νομον ουν καταργουμεν δια της πιστεως μη γενοιτο αλλα νομον ιστωμεν
