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‏ Romans 3

CHAPTER 3 Benefit of Circumcision

1 Then what is the extra thing of the Jew, or what is the benefit of the circumcision? 2 Much in every manner. For indeed first that they were trusted with the oracles of God. 3 For what if some disbelieved? Does their unbelief [²the ³belief ⁴of God ¹cease to work]? 4 May it not be. [²let ⁴be ¹But ³God] true, and every man a liar, as it has been written, That you should be justified in your words, and should overcome in your being judged. 5 But if our unrighteousness [²God's ³righteousness ¹commends], what shall we say? is [²unjust ¹God], the one bearing upon the anger? (according to man I speak.) 6 May it not be; since how shall God judge the world? 7 For if the truth of God [²in ³my ⁴untruth ¹abounded] to his glory, why yet also I as a sinner am judged? 8 and not, as we are blasphemed, and as some say we say, that, We should do the bad things that [³should come ¹the ²good things]. Their judgment is just.

All are under Sin

9 What then, Do we have an advantage? Assuredly not. For we showed before, both Jews and Greeks, all [²under ³sin ¹to be]; 10 as it has been written, There is not a just man, not even one; 11 there is not one perceiving; there is not one seeking after God. 12 All have turned aside, together they became useless; there is not one having graciousness; there is not even one. 13 [³is a tomb ²having been opened ¹Their throat]; with their tongues they use deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips; 14 whose mouth [²of curse ³and ⁴bitterness ¹is full]; 15 keen are their feet to pour out blood; 16 destruction and misery are in their ways; 17 and the way of peace they knew not. 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

Justified Without Charge

19 And we know that as much as the law says, [²to the ones ³in ⁴the ⁵law ¹it speaks]; that every mouth should be shut, and [⁵subject to trial ⁴should be ¹all ²the ³world] to God. 20 Because by works of the law [³shall not ⁴be justified ¹all ²flesh] before him; for through the law is full knowledge of sin. 21 But now [⁴separate ⁵of the law ¹the righteousness ²of God ³has been made apparent], being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22 even righteousness of God through belief of Jesus Christ, unto all and for all the ones trusting; [³not ¹for ²there is] a difference; 23 for all sinned and lack the glory of God; 24 being justified without charge by his favor, through the release by ransom, of the one by Christ Jesus; 25 whom God set forth as an atonement through the belief, in the one of his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the letting pass of the preceding sins, 26 in the forbearance of God, for a demonstration of his righteousness in the present time; for his being just and justifying the one of belief of Jesus. 27 Where then is the boasting? It was excluded. Through what kind of law? Of the law of works? No, but through a law of belief. 28 We consider then [³by belief ²to be justified ¹a man], separate from works of law. 29 Or [³of Jews ¹is God ²only]? But is he not also of nations? Yes, also of nations. 30 Since indeed there is one God who shall justify the circumcision of belief and uncircumcision through the belief. 31 Law then do we render useless through the belief? May it not be, But [²law ¹we establish].