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И тъй, какво е предимството на юдеите и има ли някаква полза от обрязването? (A)Предимството е голямо във всяко отношение. Първо, защото на тях е поверено Божието слово. (B)И какво ако някои не са останали верни? Нима тяхната невярност ще унищожи Божията вярност? (C)Съвсем не! Нека бъдем сигурни, че Бог е верен, а всеки човек е лъжлив, както е писано: „За да се оправдаеш с думите Си и да победиш, когато те обвиняват пред съд.“ (D)Но ако нашата неправедност разкрива Божията справедливост, какво ще кажем? Нима Бог – питам ви като човек – е несправедлив, когато проявява Своя гняв? Съвсем не! Иначе как Бог ще съди света? Ако пък Божията истина се възвеличава чрез моята лъжа за слава на Бога, то защо и аз да бъда съден като грешник? (E)Нима тогава трябва да вършим зло, за да излезе добро, както някои ни хулят и ни приписват, че сме говорели? Такива ще получат справедлива присъда.

Пред Бога всички са грешни

(F)И какво, имаме ли предимство? Ни най-малко! Понеже вече обвинихме както юдеи, така и елини, че всички са подвластни на греха, 10 (G)(H)както е писано: „Няма нито един праведен, 11 няма кой да разбира, няма кой да търси Бога 12 всички се отвърнаха от Бога, до един станаха негодни; няма кой да прави добро, няма нито един.“ 13 (I)„Гърлото им е отворен гроб, с езиците си изричат лъжи, зад устните им – змийска отрова, 14 (J)устата им е пълна с клетва и горчилка. 15 (K)Краката им бързат да пролеят кръв, 16 пустош и страдания са по техните пътища. 17 (L)Те не познаха пътя на мира. 18 (M)Страх от Бога няма пред очите им.“

19 Ние обаче знаем, че каквото говори законът, говори го на онези, които са подчинени на закона, за да се затворят устата на всички и целият свят да стане подсъден на Бога. 20 (N)Защото чрез дела според закона никой няма да се оправдае пред Него, а по-скоро чрез закона се осъзнава грехът.

Оправдаване чрез вяра в Иисус Христос

21 А сега без закона се яви оправдаването от Бога, засвидетелствано от закона и пророците. 22 (O)Оправдаването от Бога чрез вяра в Иисус Христос е за всички и върху всички[a] вярващи, защото няма разлика: 23 (P)всички съгрешиха и са отчуждени от Бога. 24 (Q)Но те биват оправдавани даром, с Неговата благодат, чрез изкуплението, извършено от Иисус Христос, 25 (R)(S)Когото Бог отреди да бъде с кръвта Си умилостивителна жертва за всички чрез вярата в Него, за да покаже Своята справедливост в опрощаването на греховете, сторени по-рано, 26 във времето на Божието търпение. А в днешното време Той разкрива Своята правда – че е справедлив и оправдава онзи, който вярва в Иисус.

27 (T)И тъй, има ли още с какво да се хвалим? Това е изключено. По кой закон – на делата ли? Не, по закона на вярата. 28 (U)Затова сме на мнение, че човек се оправдава чрез вярата, а не чрез делата според Закона. 29 (V)Или Бог е само Бог на юдеите, но не и на езичниците? Разбира се, че и на езичниците. 30 (W)Защото един е Бог, Който ще оправдае както обрязаните, заради вярата им, така и необрязаните – също заради вярата им. 31 И тъй, обезсилваме ли закона чрез вярата? Напротив, утвърждаваме закона.

Footnotes

  1. 3:22 В някои ръкописи липсва: „и върху всички“.

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

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

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

God 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.

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

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

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

And 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.

What 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;

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

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

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

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

14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:

16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:

17 And the way of peace have they not known:

18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

19 Now 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.

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

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

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

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

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

25 Whom 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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

God’s Judgment Defended

What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision? Much in every way! Chiefly because (A)to them were committed the [a]oracles of God. For what if (B)some did not believe? (C)Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect? (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.”

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.) Certainly not! For then (I)how will God judge the world?

For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner? 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)

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

  1. Romans 3:2 sayings, Scriptures
  2. Romans 3:4 Found true
  3. Romans 3:8 Lit. judgment
  4. Romans 3:13 grave
  5. Romans 3:19 accountable
  6. Romans 3:22 NU omits and on all
  7. Romans 3:24 without any cost
  8. Romans 3:25 mercy seat
  9. Romans 3:28 declared righteous