Romans 3

1 So then, what more is the Jew, or what is the usefulness of circumcision?

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

2 Much in every way: First of all, certainly, because the eloquence of God was entrusted to them.

Much every way: and first, indeed, that to them were entrusted the oracles of God.

3 But what if some of them have not believed? Shall their unbelief nullify the faith of God? Let it not be so!

For what? if some have not believed, shall their unbelief make the faith of God of none effect?

4 For God is truthful, but every man is deceitful; just as it was written: “Therefore, you are justified in your words, and you will prevail when you give judgment.”

Far be the thought: but let God be true, and every man false; according as it is written, So that thou shouldest be justified in thy words, and shouldest overcome when thou art in judgment.

5 But if even our injustice points to the justice of God, what shall we say? Could God be unfair for inflicting wrath?

But if our unrighteousness commend God's righteousness, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak according to man.

6 (I am speaking in human terms.) Let it not be so! Otherwise, how would God judge this world?

Far be the thought: since how shall God judge the world?

7 For if the truth of God has abounded, through my falseness, unto his glory, why should I still be judged as such a sinner?

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

8 And should we not do evil, so that good may result? For so we have been slandered, and so some have claimed we said; their condemnation is just.

and not, according as we are injuriously charged, and according as some affirm that we say, Let us practise evil things, that good ones may come? whose judgment is just.

9 What is next? Should we try to excel ahead of them? By no means! For we have accused all Jews and Greeks to be under sin,

What then? are we better? No, in no wise: for we have before charged both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin:

10 just as it was written: “There is no one who is just.

according as it is written, There is not a righteous [man], not even one;

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

there is not the [man] that understands, there is not one that seeks after God.

12 All have gone astray; together they have become useless. There is no one who does good; there is not even one.

All have gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable; there is not one that practises goodness, there is not so much as one:

13 Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongues, they have been acting deceitfully. The venom of asps is under their lips.

their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps' poison [is] under their lips:

14 Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.

whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness;

15 Their feet are swift to shed blood.

swift their feet to shed blood;

16 Grief and unhappiness are in their ways.

ruin and misery [are] in their ways,

17 And the way of peace they have not known.

and way of peace they have not known:

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

there is no fear of God before their eyes.

19 But we know that whatever the law speaks, it speaks to those who are in the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the entire world may be subject to God.

Now we know that whatever the things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God.

20 For in his presence no flesh shall be justified by the works of the law. For knowledge of sin is through the law.

Wherefore by works of law no flesh shall be justified before him; for by law [is] knowledge of sin.

21 But now, without the law, the justice of God, to which the law and the prophets have testified, has been made manifest.

But now without law righteousness of God is manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets;

22 And the justice of God, through the faith of Jesus Christ, is in all those and over all those who believe in him. For there is no distinction.

righteousness of God by faith of Jesus Christ towards all, and upon all those who believe: for there is no difference;

23 For all have sinned and all are in need of the glory of God.

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

24 We have been justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

being justified freely by his grace through the redemption which [is] in Christ Jesus;

25 whom God has offered as a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to reveal his justice for the remission of the former offenses,

whom God has set forth a mercy-seat, through faith in his blood, for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness, in respect of the passing by the sins that had taken place before, through the forbearance of God;

26 and by the forbearance of God, to reveal his justice in this time, so that he himself might be both the Just One and the Justifier of anyone who is of the faith of Jesus Christ.

for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just, and justify him that is of [the] faith of Jesus.

27 So then, where is your self-exaltation? It is excluded. Through what law? That of works? No, but rather through the law of faith.

Where then [is] boasting? It has been excluded. By what law? of works? Nay, but by law of faith;

28 For we judge a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law.

for we reckon that a man is justified by faith, without works of law.

29 Is God of the Jews only and not also of the Gentiles? On the contrary, of the Gentiles also.

Is [God] the God of Jews only? is he not of [the] nations also? Yea, of nations also:

30 For One is the God who justifies circumcision by faith and uncircumcision through faith.

since indeed [it is] one God who shall justify [the] circumcision on the principle of faith, and uncircumcision by faith.

31 Are we then destroying the law through faith? Let it not be so! Instead, we are making the law stand.

Do we then make void law by faith? Far be the thought: [no, ] but we establish law.