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Romans 3
English Standard Version
Romans 3
English Standard Version
God's Righteousness Upheld
3 Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? 2 Much in every way. To begin with, (A)the Jews were entrusted with (B)the oracles of God. 3 (C)What if some were unfaithful? (D)Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? 4 By no means! (E)Let God be true though (F)every one were a liar, as it is written,
5 But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict (I)wrath on us? ((J)I speak in a human way.) 6 By no means! For then how could (K)God judge the world? 7 But if through my lie God's truth abounds to his glory, (L)why am I still being condemned as a sinner? 8 And why not (M)do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.
No One Is Righteous
9 What then? Are we Jews[a] any better off?[b] No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both (N)Jews and (O)Greeks, are (P)under sin, 10 as it is written:
(Q)“None is righteous, no, not one;
11 no one understands;
no one seeks for God.
12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
no one does good,
not even one.”
13 (R)“Their throat is (S)an open grave;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
(T)“The venom of asps is under their lips.”
14 (U)“Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
15 (V)“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 in their paths are ruin and misery,
17 and (W)the way of peace they have not known.”
18 (X)“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19 Now we know that whatever (Y)the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, (Z)so that every mouth may be stopped, and (AA)the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20 For (AB)by works of the law no human being[c] will be justified in his sight, since (AC)through the law comes knowledge of sin.
The Righteousness of God Through Faith
21 But now (AD)the righteousness of God (AE)has been manifested apart from the law, although (AF)the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— 22 the righteousness of God (AG)through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. (AH)For there is no distinction: 23 for (AI)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 (AJ)and are justified (AK)by his grace as a gift, (AL)through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God (AM)put forward as (AN)a propitiation (AO)by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in (AP)his divine forbearance he had passed over (AQ)former sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
27 (AR)Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 For we hold that one is justified by faith (AS)apart from works of the law. 29 Or (AT)is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30 since (AU)God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and (AV)the uncircumcised through faith. 31 Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
Footnotes
- Romans 3:9 Greek Are we
- Romans 3:9 Or at any disadvantage?
- Romans 3:20 Greek flesh
Romans 3
New King James Version
Romans 3
New King James Version
God’s Judgment Defended
3 What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision? 2 Much in every way! Chiefly because (A)to them were committed the [a]oracles of God. 3 For what if (B)some did not believe? (C)Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect? 4 (D)Certainly not! Indeed, let (E)God be [b]true but (F)every man a liar. As it is written:
(G)“That You may be justified in Your words,
And may overcome when You are judged.”
5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust who inflicts wrath? (H)(I speak as a man.) 6 Certainly not! For then (I)how will God judge the world?
7 For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner? 8 And why not say, (J)“Let us do evil that good may come”?—as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their [c]condemnation is just.
All Have Sinned(K)
9 What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that (L)they are all under sin.
10 As it is written:
(M)“There is none righteous, no, not one;
11 There is none who understands;
There is none who seeks after God.
12 They have all turned aside;
They have together become unprofitable;
There is none who does good, no, not one.”
13 “Their(N) throat is an open [d]tomb;
With their tongues they have practiced deceit”;
(O)“The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14 “Whose(P) mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 “Their(Q) feet are swift to shed blood;
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways;
17 And the way of peace they have not known.”
18 “There(R) is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19 Now we know that whatever (S)the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that (T)every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become [e]guilty before God. 20 Therefore (U)by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
God’s Righteousness Through Faith
21 But now (V)the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, (W)being witnessed by the Law (X)and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all [f]and on all who believe. For (Y)there is no difference; 23 for (Z)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified [g]freely (AA)by His grace (AB)through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth (AC)as a [h]propitiation (AD)by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over (AE)the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Boasting Excluded
27 (AF)Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude (AG)that a man is [i]justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. 29 Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also, 30 since (AH)there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. 31 Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.
Footnotes
- Romans 3:2 sayings, Scriptures
- Romans 3:4 Found true
- Romans 3:8 Lit. judgment
- Romans 3:13 grave
- Romans 3:19 accountable
- Romans 3:22 NU omits and on all
- Romans 3:24 without any cost
- Romans 3:25 mercy seat
- Romans 3:28 declared righteous
Roma 3
Ang Biblia (1978)
Roma 3
Ang Biblia (1978)
3 Ano nga ang kahigitan ng Judio? o ano ang mapapakinabang sa pagtutuli?
2 Marami sa anomang paraan: ang una sa lahat, ay (A)ipinagkatiwala sa kanila (B)ang mga aral ng Dios.
3 Ano nga (C)kung ang ilan ay hindi nangagsisampalataya? ang di pananampalataya nila ay nagpapawalang halaga baga sa (D)pagtatapat ng Dios?
4 Huwag nawang mangyari: oo, bagkus pa nga ang (E)Dios ay tapat, datapuwa't ang (F)bawa't tao'y sinungaling; gaya ng nasusulat,
(G)Upang ikaw ay ariing ganap sa iyong mga salita,
At makapagtagumpay ka kung ikaw ay mahatulan.
5 Datapuwa't kung ang ating kalikuan (H)ay nagbibigay dilag sa katuwiran ng Dios, ano ang ating sasabihin? Liko baga ang Dios na dumadalaw na may poot? ((I)nagsasalita akong ayon sa pagkatao.)
6 Huwag nawang mangyari: sapagka't kung gayo'y paanong paghatol ng Dios sa sanglibutan?
7 Datapuwa't kung (J)ang katotohanan ng Dios sa pamamagitan ng aking kasinungalingan ay sumagana sa ikaluluwalhati niya, bakit pa naman ako'y hinahatulang tulad sa isang makasalanan?
8 At bakit hindi (gaya ng pagkalibak sa atin, at gaya ng pinatotohanan ng ilan na ating sinasabi), (K)Magsigawa tayo ng masama upang dumating ang mabuti? ang kaparusahan sa mga gayon ay matuwid.
9 Ano nga? tayo baga'y lalong mabuti kay sa kanila? Hindi, sa anomang paraan: sapagka't ating kapuwa isinasakdal na muna ang mga Judio at ang mga Griego, (L)na silang lahat ay nangasa ilalim ng kasalanan;
10 Gaya ng nasusulat,
(M)Walang matuwid, wala, wala kahit isa;
11 Walang nakatatalastas,
Walang humahanap sa Dios;
12 Silang lahat ay nagsilihis, magkakasamang nawalan ng kasaysayan;
Walang gumagawa ng mabuti, wala, wala kahit isa:
13 Ang kanilang lalamunan (N)ay isang libingang bukas;
Nagsigamit ng daya sa pamamagitan ng kanilang mga dila:
(O)Ang kamandag ng mga ulupong ang siyang nasa ilalim ng kanilang mga labi:
14 Ang kanilang bibig (P)ay puno ng panunumpa at ng kapaitan:
15 Ang kanilang mga paa (Q)ay matulin sa pagbububo ng dugo;
16 Kagibaan at kahirapan ang nasa kanilang mga daan;
17 At ang daan ng kapayapaan ay hindi nila nakilala;
18 Walang pagkatakot sa Dios (R)sa harap ng kanilang mga mata.
19 Ngayon ay nalalaman natin na ang anomang sinasabi ng kautusan, yaon ay sinasabi sa nangasa ilalim ng kautusan; (S)upang matikom ang bawa't bibig, at (T)ang buong sanglibutan ay mapasa ilalim ng hatol ng Dios:
20 Sapagka't sa pamamagitan ng mga gawa (U)ng kautusan ay walang laman na aariing-ganap sa paningin niya; sapagka't (V)sa pamamagitan ng kautusan ay ang pagkakilala ng kasalanan.
21 Datapuwa't ngayon (W)bukod sa kautusan ay ipinahahayag ang isang katuwiran ng Dios, na sinasaksihan ng kautusan at ng mga propeta;
22 Sa makatuwid baga'y ang katuwiran ng Dios (X)sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya kay Jesucristo sa lahat ng mga nagsisisampalataya; sapagka't (Y)walang pagkakaiba;
23 Sapagka't ang lahat ay nangagkasala nga, at hindi nangakaabot sa kaluwalhatian ng Dios;
24 Palibhasa'y inaring-ganap na walang bayad (Z)ng kaniyang biyaya (AA)sa pamamagitan ng pagtubos na nasa kay Cristo Jesus:
25 Na siyang inilagay ng Dios (AB)na maging pangpalubagloob, sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, sa (AC)kaniyang dugo, upang maipakilala ang kaniyang katuwiran dahil sa hindi pagpansin sa mga (AD)kasalanan na nagawa nang nagdaang panahon sa pagpapahinuhod ng Dios;
26 Sa pagpapakilala'y aking sinasabi, ng kaniyang katuwiran sa panahong kasalukuyan, upang siya'y maging ganap at tagaaring-ganap sa may pananampalataya kay Cristo.
27 (AE)Kaya nga saan naroon ang pagmamapuri? Ito'y inihiwalay na. Sa pamamagitan ng anong kautusan? ng mga gawa? Hindi: kundi sa pamamagitan ng kautusan ng pananampalataya.
28 Kaya nga maipasisiya natin na ang tao ay inaaring-ganap sa pananampalataya (AF)na hiwalay sa mga gawa ng kautusan.
29 O ang Dios baga ay Dios ng mga Judio lamang? hindi baga siya ang Dios din ng mga Gentil? Oo, ng mga Gentil din naman:
30 Kung gayon (AG)nga na iisa ang Dios, at kaniyang aariing-ganap ang pagtutuli sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, at ang di pagtutuli sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya.
31 Niwawalan kaya nating kabuluhan ang kautusan sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya? Huwag nawang mangyari: kundi (AH)pinagtitibay pa nga natin ang kautusan.
Romans 3
New International Version
Romans 3
New International Version
God’s Faithfulness
3 What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? 2 Much in every way!(A) First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God.(B)
3 What if some were unfaithful?(C) Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness?(D) 4 Not at all! Let God be true,(E) and every human being a liar.(F) As it is written:
5 But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly,(H) what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.)(I) 6 Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?(J) 7 Someone might argue, “If my falsehood enhances God’s truthfulness and so increases his glory,(K) why am I still condemned as a sinner?”(L) 8 Why not say—as some slanderously claim that we say—“Let us do evil that good may result”?(M) Their condemnation is just!
No One Is Righteous
9 What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage?(N) Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.(O) 10 As it is written:
“There is no one righteous, not even one;
11 there is no one who understands;
there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned away,
they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.”[b](P)
13 “Their throats are open graves;
their tongues practice deceit.”[c](Q)
“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”[d](R)
14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”[e](S)
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 ruin and misery mark their ways,
17 and the way of peace they do not know.”[f](T)
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”[g](U)
19 Now we know that whatever the law says,(V) it says to those who are under the law,(W) so that every mouth may be silenced(X) and the whole world held accountable to God.(Y) 20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law;(Z) rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.(AA)
Righteousness Through Faith
21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God(AB) has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.(AC) 22 This righteousness(AD) is given through faith(AE) in[h] Jesus Christ(AF) to all who believe.(AG) There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,(AH) 23 for all have sinned(AI) and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified(AJ) freely by his grace(AK) through the redemption(AL) that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[i](AM) through the shedding of his blood(AN)—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished(AO)— 26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
27 Where, then, is boasting?(AP) It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith. 28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.(AQ) 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,(AR) 30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.(AS) 31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
Footnotes
- Romans 3:4 Psalm 51:4
- Romans 3:12 Psalms 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Eccles. 7:20
- Romans 3:13 Psalm 5:9
- Romans 3:13 Psalm 140:3
- Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7 (see Septuagint)
- Romans 3:17 Isaiah 59:7,8
- Romans 3:18 Psalm 36:1
- Romans 3:22 Or through the faithfulness of
- Romans 3:25 The Greek for sacrifice of atonement refers to the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant (see Lev. 16:15,16).
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