Romans 3

¹What then is the advantage of the Jew? or what the benefit of circumcision?

²Great, every way. In the first place, because they were entrusted with the oracles of God.

³For what? If some were unfaithful, shall their unfaithfulness make God unfaithful?

⁴Far be it! yea, let God be true, and every man a liar; as it is written, "That thou mayst be justified in thy words, and mayst overcome when thou art arraigned."

⁵But if our unrighteousness serve to display the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicteth punishment? (I am speaking as men do.)

⁶Far be it! For then how shall God judge the world?

⁷For if, through my being false, the truth of God hath been more abundantly manifested to his glory, why am I still judged as a sinner?

⁸And why do you not say, as some slanderously charge us with saying, Let us do evil, that good may come? The condemnation of such men is just.

⁹What then? Are we better than others? By no means! For we have already brought a charge both against Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin.

¹⁰As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one;

¹¹there is none that hath understanding, there is none that diligently seeketh God;

¹²they have all turned aside from the right way, they have become worthless together; there is none that doeth good, not even one.

¹³Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have practised deceit. The poison of asps is under their lips.

¹⁴Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

¹⁵Swift are their feet to shed blood;

¹⁶destruction and misery are in their ways;

¹⁷and the way of peace they know not.

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

¹⁹Now we know that whatever the Law saith, it saith to those who are under the Law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world become subject to condemnation before God.

²⁰Because by works of the Law no flesh shall be accepted as righteous: for by the Law is the knowledge of sin.

²¹But now, apart from the Law, the righteousness which is of God, to which the Law and the Prophets bear testimony,

²²even the righteousness which is of God through faith in Jesus Christ, hath been made manifest to all and for all believers. For there is no distinction.

²³For all have sinned, and fail of obtaining the glory which cometh from God;

²⁴being accepted as righteous freely, by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

²⁵whom, in his blood, through faith, God hath set forth as a propitiatory sacrifice, in order to manifest his righteousness, on account of his passing by, in his forbearance, the sins committed in former times;

²⁶in order to manifest his righteousness at the present time, so that he may be righteous, and accept as righteous him who hath faith.

²⁷Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay; but by the law of faith.

²⁸We conclude therefore, that a man is accepted as righteous through faith, without the works of the Law.

²⁹Or is God [the God] of Jews alone? Is he not also the God of gentiles? Yea, of gentiles also.

³⁰Seeing there is but one God, who will accept the circumcised as righteous by faith, and the uncircumcised through faith.

³¹Do we then make void the Law through faith? Far be it! On the contrary, we establish the Law.

Romans 3

¹What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?

²Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

³For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

⁴God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

⁵But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

⁶God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?

⁷For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

⁸And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

⁹What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

¹⁰As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

¹¹There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

¹²They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

¹³Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

¹⁴Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

¹⁵Their feet are swift to shed blood:

¹⁶Destruction and misery are in their ways:

¹⁷And the way of peace have they not known:

¹⁸There is no fear of God before their eyes.

¹⁹Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

²⁰Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

²¹But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

²²Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

²³For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

²⁴Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

²⁵Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

²⁶To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

²⁷Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

²⁸Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

²⁹Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

³⁰Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

³¹Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.