ROMANOS 3
Uspanteco
Kakaj Dios pi jcholajliˈ tran juntir
3 Wi jilonli, ¿nen chiquiˈ chac mas cojol jkˈijak yak rijajl Israel chiwchak yak maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel? ¿Nen tichacuj retal jtioˈjl jun winak ri ticojsaj? 2 Wiˈ nen quiek jwiˈl. Kes tzˈetel tzˈet yak rijajl Israel nimiˈ jkˈijak jwiˈl Kakaj Dios ojrtaktzij pi reke rechak xyeˈ Jyolj.
3 Onque wiˈ nicˈj cristian taˈ cubˈul jchˈolak chirij Kakaj Dios, pero Kakaj Dios taˈ tijkˈel ribˈ chi jbˈanic lawiˈ ri bˈil jwiˈl. 4 Kakaj Dios tranaˈ ri bˈil jwiˈl, onque cristian pur ajmololtak tzij chapcaˈ tzˈibˈal li wuj re Lokˈlaj Jyolj ri tijbˈij jilonri:
Chirijiˈ ayolj ticˈutun chi sucˈuliˈ awanm y atchˈeconiˈ chibˈak mak ri tijcoj ribˈak pi kˈatbˈitzij chabˈ chi jbˈij chi taˈ tzˈet ri tabˈij, ticheˈ.
5 Pero wi jwiˈl kamac ticˈutun chi Kakaj Dios pi jcholajliˈ tran juntir ri bˈil jwiˈl, ¿jcholajlcˈu tran jkˈatbˈitzij chikabˈ? Tijin tambˈij chapcaˈ tijbˈijtak mak cristian. 6 ¡Kes tzˈetel tzˈet, maˈ jcholajl taˈn! Wi maˈ pi jcholajl taˈ tran jkˈatbˈitzij Kakaj Dios chikabˈ jwiˈl kamac, taˈ tijnaˈ tran jkˈatbˈitzij chibˈak juntir cristian jwiˈl jmacak.
7 Pero wi jwiˈliˈ mak joˈstaklaj tzij ri tambˈij chapcaˈ tijbˈijtak chwij ticˈutun chi tzˈetel tzˈetiˈ ri tijbˈij Kakaj Dios pire tinimirsaj jkˈij, taˈ chiquiˈ roj tran jkˈatbˈitzij Kakaj Dios chwij onque iniˈ jun ajmac. 8 Pero wi jwiˈliˈ mak joˈstaklaj tzij tinimirsaj jkˈij Kakaj Dios ticˈulariˈ tibˈan mak etzltak noˈj pire tinimirsaj jkˈij Kakaj Dios. Wiˈ jujun cristian xkˈabˈantak tzij chwij chi riˈ li tijin tantijoj cristian. Mak cristian li, riˈke rajak taˈ ticojsaj ri nen mo jtijoj cristian tambˈan. Mak cristian li pi jcholajliˈ tibˈan kˈatbˈitzij chibˈak jwiˈl Kakaj Dios.
Taˈ ni jonok sucˈul ranm chiwch Kakaj Dios
9 Kes tzˈetel tzˈet chiwch Kakaj Dios ojtak yak rijajl Israel taˈ nim kakˈij, ojke nicˈ pach yak maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel, jwiˈl xkabˈijiˈ chi oj yak rijajl Israel pach yak maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel, wojtakaˈ laj jkˈabˈ mac.
10 Chapcaˈ tzˈibˈal li wuj re Lokˈlaj Jyolj Kakaj Dios ri tijbˈij jilonri:
Ni jun cristian sucˈul ranm chiwch Kakaj Dios, taˈ ni jun.
11 Taˈ ni jun tran tzilaj chomorsaˈn.
Taˈ ni jun raj tijtoc Kakaj Dios.
12 Juntir cristian jalan bˈe xtakejtak, taˈ ni jun rechak tzi jnoˈj.
Taˈ ni jun tibˈanow lawiˈ ri tzi, taˈ ni jun.
13 Poc etzltak tzij tichˈaˈwtak, jilon laj jkulak chapcaˈ jun julel camnak ri taˈ tzˈapil jchiˈ.
Rakˈak tibˈanow rechak tisubˈuntak.
Jilon mak jxak jchiˈak nicˈ riqˈuil nojsaliˈ chi jqui mak cumatz jwiˈl mak etzltak tzij ri tijbˈijtak laˈ jchiˈak.
14 Jchiˈak nicˈ riqˈuil nojsaliˈ chi etzltak tzij pire tijrayajtak cˈax chirij jun cristian.
15 Laj or ticamsantak,
16 trantak cˈax rechak cristian y tican jyeˈtak bˈis laj ranmak.
17 Y taˈ retamak nen tibˈansaj pire tijyeˈ utzil chijxoˈlak cristian.
18 Y taˈ rajak tijcojtak jkˈij Kakaj Dios, ticheˈ li wuj re Lokˈlaj Jyolj Kakaj Dios.
19 Pero ketamiˈ chi juntir ri tijbˈij Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios pi rechakiˈ yak rijajl Israel ri wiˈtak laj jkˈabˈ mak pixabˈ li. Y cuando ticˈotsaj jchiˈak juntir cristian jwiˈl Kakaj Dios taˈ ni jun tijbˈij chi taˈ jmac, jwiˈl Kakaj Dios tranaˈ jkˈatbˈitzij chibˈak juntir cristian wich ulew, 20 jwiˈl taˈ ni jun cristian tran sucˈul ranm chiwch Kakaj Dios jwiˈlke tran lawiˈ ri tijbˈij Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios, jwiˈl mak pixabˈ li xike tichocon pire tijyeˈ retemaj chike chi ojtakaˈ ajmacbˈ.
Ri tichacuj jcubˈarbˈ jchˈol jun cristian
21 Lajori Kakaj Dios xyaˈ retemaj rechak cristian nen rajwax trantak pire tisucˈulabˈ ranmak chiwch, pero maˈ jiˈtaˈ chiquiˈlon chapcaˈ tijbˈij Jpixbˈ. Wi triltak nen tijbˈij mak pixabˈ li pach ri xcan jtzˈibˈajtak yak ajkˈasaltak Jyolj Kakaj Dios ojrtaktzij, tretemajtakaˈ 22 chi juntir cristian jwiˈlke ticubˈar jchˈolak chirij Kakaj Jesucristo tisucˈulabˈ ranmak chiwch Kakaj Dios. Kakaj Dios taˈ jaljoj rilic juntir cristian tran, 23 juntir cristian xmacuntakaˈ chiwch y taˈ tijcˈultak jnimal jkˈijak riqˈui Kakaj Dios.
24 Jwiˈlke rutzil ranm Kakaj Dios chirijak cristian tran sucˈul ranmak chiwch y xsipajke rechak ri jcolicak xansaj laj jkˈabˈ jmacak jwiˈl ri xan Kakaj Jesucristo 25 ri xtaksajch jwiˈl Kakaj Dios pire xcam wich curs chapcaˈ jun awaj ri tisujsaj re Kakaj Dios pire tojbˈi mac. Jilonli xan Kakaj Dios chi jcolicak cristian laj jkˈabˈ jmacak jwiˈlke jquiqˈuel Kakaj Jesucristo y wi ticubˈar jchˈolak chirij. Y jilonli xcˈutun chi Kakaj Dios pi jcholajliˈ tran juntir jwiˈlke ojr xcuyke rilic cristian ri xmacuntak chiwch. 26 Pero lajori xcˈutaˈ chi pi jcholajliˈ tran juntir. Re sucˈuliˈ ranm y tijsucˈulbˈisajiˈ ranmak yak ri ticubˈar jchˈolak chirij Kakaj Jesucristo.
27 Jilonli taˈ tijnaˈ tijcoj jkˈijak cristian chiwch Kakaj Dios jwiˈl maˈ jwiˈl taˈ xantak lawiˈ ri tijbˈij Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios, jwiˈliˈ xcubˈar jchˈolak chirij Kakaj Jesucristo. 28 Jwiˈliˈli ketamiˈ chi jun cristian jwiˈlke ticubˈar jchˈol chirij Kakaj Jesucristo tran sucˈul ranm chiwch Kakaj Dios, maˈ jwiˈl taˈ tran lawiˈ ri tijbˈij Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios. 29 Kakaj Dios jDiosakiˈ yak rijajl Israel y jDiosakiˈ yak maˈ rijajl taˈ Israel. 30 Jilonli ticˈutun chi junke chi Dios wiˈ, riˈ Kakaj Dios li tisucˈulbˈisan ranmak juntir cristian ri ticubˈar jchˈolak chirij Kakaj Jesucristo y Kakaj Dios taˈ tril jcholajl wi cojoliˈ retal jtioˈjlak o taˈn. 31 Jwiˈliˈli mi kabˈijtak chi jwiˈl cubˈul kachˈol chirij Kakaj Jesucristo, taˈ chiquiˈ nen tichacuj Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios, jwiˈl jcubˈarbˈ kachˈol chirij Kakaj Jesucristo tijin tikacˈuttak chi tichoconiˈ Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios.
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
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
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