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Romains 3
Nouvelle Edition de Genève – NEG1979

Privilèges des Juifs

3 Quel est donc l’avantage des Juifs, ou quelle est l’utilité de la circoncision? 2 Il est grand de toute manière, et tout d’abord en ce que les oracles de Dieu leur ont été confiés. 3 Eh quoi! si quelques-uns n’ont pas cru, leur incrédulité annulera-t-elle la fidélité de Dieu? 4 Loin de là! Que Dieu, au contraire, soit reconnu pour vrai, et tout homme pour menteur, selon qu’il est écrit:

Afin que tu sois trouvé juste dans tes paroles,
Et que tu triomphes lorsqu’on te juge[a].

5 Mais si notre injustice établit la justice de Dieu, que dirons-nous? Dieu est-il injuste quand il déchaîne sa colère? (Je parle à la manière des hommes.) 6 Loin de là! Autrement, comment Dieu jugerait-il le monde? 7 Et si, par mon mensonge, la vérité de Dieu éclate davantage pour sa gloire, pourquoi suis-je moi-même encore jugé comme pécheur? 8 Et pourquoi ne ferions-nous pas le mal afin qu’il en arrive du bien, comme quelques-uns, qui nous calomnient, prétendent que nous le disons? La condamnation de ces gens est juste.

L’humanité entière coupable devant Dieu

9 Quoi donc! sommes-nous plus excellents[b]? Nullement. Car nous avons déjà prouvé que tous, Juifs et Grecs, sont sous l’empire du péché, 10 selon qu’il est écrit:

Il n’y a point de juste,
Pas même un seul;
11 Nul n’est intelligent,
Nul ne cherche Dieu;
Tous sont égarés, tous sont pervertis;
12 Il n’en est aucun qui fasse le bien,
Pas même un seul[c];
13 Leur gosier est un sépulcre ouvert;
Ils se servent de leur langue pour tromper[d];
Ils ont sous leurs lèvres un venin d’aspic[e];
14 Leur bouche est pleine de malédiction et d’amertume[f];
15 Ils ont les pieds légers pour répandre le sang;
16 La destruction et le malheur sont sur leur route;
17 Ils ne connaissent pas le chemin de la paix[g];
18 La crainte de Dieu n’est pas devant leurs yeux[h].

19 Or, nous savons que tout ce que dit la loi, elle le dit à ceux qui sont sous la loi, afin que toute bouche soit fermée, et que tout le monde soit reconnu coupable devant Dieu. 20 Car personne[i] ne sera justifié devant lui par les œuvres de la loi, puisque c’est par la loi que vient la connaissance du péché.

Justification par la foi en Christ

21 Mais maintenant, sans la loi est manifestée la justice de Dieu, à laquelle rendent témoignage la loi et les prophètes, 22 justice de Dieu par la foi en Jésus-Christ pour tous ceux qui croient. Il n’y a point de distinction. 23 Car tous ont péché et sont privés de la gloire de Dieu; 24 et ils sont gratuitement justifiés par sa grâce, par le moyen de la rédemption qui est en Jésus-Christ. 25 C’est lui que Dieu a destiné à être, par son sang pour ceux qui croiraient, victime propitiatoire, afin de montrer sa justice, parce qu’il avait laissé impunis les péchés commis auparavant, au temps de sa patience; 26 il montre ainsi sa justice dans le temps présent, de manière à être juste tout en justifiant celui qui a la foi en Jésus.

27 Où donc est le sujet de se glorifier? Il est exclu. Par quelle loi? Par la loi des œuvres? Non, mais par la loi de la foi. 28 Car nous pensons que l’homme est justifié par la foi, sans les œuvres de la loi. 29 Ou bien Dieu est-il seulement le Dieu des Juifs? Ne l’est-il pas aussi des païens? Oui, il l’est aussi des païens, 30 puisqu’il y a un seul Dieu, qui justifiera par la foi les circoncis, et par la foi les incirconcis.

31 Annulons-nous donc la loi par la foi? Loin de là! Au contraire, nous confirmons la loi.

Footnotes

  1. Romains 3:4 + Ps 51:6
  2. Romains 3:9 Plus excellents, sous-entendu que les païens
  3. Romains 3:12 + Ps 14:1-3; 53:2-4
  4. Romains 3:13 + Ps 5:10
  5. Romains 3:13 + Ps 140:4
  6. Romains 3:14 + Ps 10:7
  7. Romains 3:17 + Es 59:7-8
  8. Romains 3:18 + Ps 36:2
  9. Romains 3:20 Personne, litt. nulle chair; Seg. nul
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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:

“So that you may be proved right when you speak
    and prevail when you judge.”[a](G)

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

  1. Romans 3:4 Psalm 51:4
  2. Romans 3:12 Psalms 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Eccles. 7:20
  3. Romans 3:13 Psalm 5:9
  4. Romans 3:13 Psalm 140:3
  5. Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7 (see Septuagint)
  6. Romans 3:17 Isaiah 59:7,8
  7. Romans 3:18 Psalm 36:1
  8. Romans 3:22 Or through the faithfulness of
  9. 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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A Jew’s Advantage and God’s Faithfulness

3 What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew? Or what benefit is there to circumcision? 2 Much in every way! Indeed, above all else, they were entrusted with the messages of God.

3 Now what if some did not believe? Their unbelief[a] will not nullify God’s faithfulness, will it? 4 Absolutely not! God must be true, even though everyone is found to be a liar, just as it is written:

So that you would be justified whenever you speak,
and win the case when you judge.[b]

An Absurd Conclusion

5 Now if our unrighteousness demonstrates God’s righteousness, what shall we say? God is not unjust in bringing his wrath on us, is he? (I am speaking from a human point of view.) 6 Absolutely not! If that were so, how could God judge the world? 7 For example,[c] someone might say, “If by my lie the truth of God increases all the more to his glory, why am I still being judged as a sinner?” 8 And why not say (as some slanderously claim we say), “Let us do evil so that good may result.” Their condemnation is deserved.

All Are Guilty of Sin

9 What then? Are we any better off? No, not at all! In fact, we have already made the charge that all (both Jews and Greeks) are under sin. 10 Just as it is written:

There is no one who is righteous, not even one.
11 There is no one who understands. There is no one who searches for God.
12 They all turned away; together they became useless.
There is no one who does what is good; there is not even one.[d]

13 Their throat is an open grave.
They kept deceiving with their tongues.
The poison of asps is on their lips.[e]
14 Their mouth is filled with cursing and bitterness.[f]

15 Their feet are quick to shed blood.
16 They leave a trail of destruction and suffering wherever they go.
17 The way of peace they did not know.[g]

18 There is no fear of God in front of their eyes.[h]

The Law Condemns Everyone

19 Now we know that whatever the law says is addressed to those who are under the law,[i] so that every mouth will be silenced and the whole world will be subject to God’s judgment. 20 For this reason, no one[j] will be declared righteous in his sight by works of the law, for through the law we become aware of sin.

A Righteousness Apart From the Law by Faith

21 But now, completely apart from the law, a righteousness from God has been made known. The Law and the Prophets testify to it. 22 This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all and over all[k] who believe.

In fact, there is no difference, 23 because all have sinned and fall short of the glory[l] of God 24 and are justified[m] freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God publicly displayed as the atonement seat[n] through faith in his blood. God did this to demonstrate his justice, since, in his divine restraint, he had left the sins that were committed earlier unpunished. 26 He did this to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so that he would be both just and the one who justifies the person who has faith in Jesus.

27 What happens to boasting then? It has been eliminated. By what principle[o]—by the principle of works? No, but by the principle of faith. 28 For we conclude that a person is justified by faith without the works of the law. 29 Or is he only the God of the Jews? Is he not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, also of the Gentiles, 30 since there is one God who will justify the circumcised person by faith and the uncircumcised person through the very same faith. 31 So are we doing away with the law by this faith? Absolutely not! Instead, we are upholding the law.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:3 Or some were not faithful? Their unfaithfulness. . .
  2. Romans 3:4 Psalm 51:4
  3. Romans 3:7 A few witnesses to the text read And. (“Witnesses to the text” mentioned in footnotes may include Greek manuscripts, lectionaries, translations, and quotations in the church fathers.)
  4. Romans 3:12 Psalm 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Ecclesiastes 7:20
  5. Romans 3:13 Psalm 5:9; 140:3
  6. Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7
  7. Romans 3:17 Isaiah 59:7-8
  8. Romans 3:18 Psalm 36:1
  9. Romans 3:19 Or those in the sphere of the law
  10. Romans 3:20 Literally flesh
  11. Romans 3:22 Some witnesses to the text omit and over all.
  12. Romans 3:23 Or approval
  13. Romans 3:24 Or declared righteous
  14. Romans 3:25 The atonement seat was the cover of the Ark of the Covenant. It served as the footstool of God’s throne and was the place where the sacrificial blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement (see Leviticus 16:2,14,15). Christ is the fulfillment of the function of the atonement seat.
  15. Romans 3:27 In this verse, principle translates the Greek term nomos, which is often translated law.
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Ketab El Hayat

أمانة الله

3 إِذَنْ، مَا هُوَ فَضْلُ الْيَهُودِيِّ؟ بَلْ مَا هُوَ نَفْعُ الْخِتَانِ؟ 2 إِنَّهُ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْجِهَاتِ، وَأَهَمُّهَا فِعْلاً أَنَّ أَقْوَالَ اللهِ وُضِعَتْ أَمَانَةً بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ. 3 فَمَاذَا يَحْدُثُ؟ إِنْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ قَدْ خَانُوا الأَمَانَةَ، فَهَلْ يُعَطِّلُ عَدَمُ أَمَانَتِهِمْ أَمَانَةَ اللهِ؟ 4 حَاشَا! وَإِنَّمَا، لِيَكُنِ اللهُ صَادِقاً وَكُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ كَاذِباً، كَمَا قَدْ كُتِبَ: «لِكَيْ تَتَبَرَّرَ يَا اللهُ فِي كَلامِكَ، وَتَسُودَ مَتَى حَكَمْتَ».

5 وَلَكِنْ، إِنْ كَانَ إِثْمُنَا يُبَيِّنُ بِرَّ اللهِ، فَمَاذَا نَقُولُ؟ أَيَكُونُ اللهُ ظَالِماً إِذَا أَنْزَلَ بِنَا الْغَضَبَ؟ أَتَكَلَّمُ هُنَا بِمَنْطِقِ الْبَشَرِ: 6 حَاشَا! وَإلَّا، فَكَيْفَ يَدِينُ اللهُ الْعَالَمَ؟

7 وَلكِنْ، إِنْ كَانَ كَذِبِي يَجْعَلُ صِدْقَ اللهِ يَزْدَادُ لِمَجْدِهِ، فَلِمَاذَا أُدَانُ أَنَا بَعْدُ بِاعْتِبَارِي خَاطِئاً؟ 8 أَمَا يُفْتَرَى عَلَيْنَا كَمَا نُتَّهَمُ زُوراً وَيَزْعُمُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَنَّنَا نَقُولُ: «لِنُمَارِسْ الشُّرُورَ لِكَيْ يَأْتِيَ الْخَيْرُ؟». هَؤُلاءِ دَيْنُونَتُهُمْ عَادِلَةٌ.

الجميع قد ضلوا

9 فَمَاذَا إِذَنْ؟ أَنَحْنُ الْيَهُودَ أَفْضَلُ؟ لا، عَلَى الإِطْلاقِ! فَإِنَّنَا، فِي مَا سَبَقَ، قَدِ اتَّهَمْنَا اليَهُودَ وَالْيُونَانِيِّينَ بِكَوْنِهِمْ جَمِيعاً تَحْتَ الْخَطِيئَةِ، 10 كَمَا قَدْ كُتِبَ: «لَيْسَ بَارٌّ، وَلا وَاحِدٌ. لَيْسَ مَنْ يُدْرِكُ. 11 لَيْسَ مَنْ يَبْحَثُ عَنِ اللهِ. 12 جَمِيعُ النَّاسِ قَدْ ضَلُّوا، وَصَارُوا كُلُّهُمْ بِلا نَفْعٍ. لَيْسَ مَنْ يُمَارِسُ الصَّلاحَ، لَا وَلا وَاحِدٌ. 13 حَنَاجِرُهُمْ قُبُورٌ مَفْتُوحَةٌ؛ أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ أَدَوَاتٌ لِلْمَكْرِ؛ شِفَاهُهُمْ تُخْفِي سُمَّ الأَفَاعِي الْقَاتِلَةِ؛ 14 أَفْوَاهُهُمْ مَمْلُوءَةٌ لَعْنَةً وَمَرَارَةً، 15 أَقْدَامُهُمْ سَرِيعَةٌ إِلَى سَفْكِ الدِّمَاءِ؛ 16 فِي طُرُقِهِمِ الْخَرَابُ وَالشَّقَاءُ؛ 17 أَمَّا طَرِيقُ السَّلامِ فَلَمْ يَعْرِفُوهُ؛ 18 وَمَخَافَةُ اللهِ لَيْسَتْ نُصْبَ عُيُونِهِمْ». 19 وَنَحْنُ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّ كُلَّ مَا تَقُولُهُ الشَّرِيعَةُ إِنَّمَا تُخَاطِبُ بِهِ الَّذِينَ هُمْ تَحْتَ الشَّرِيعَةِ، لِكَيْ يُسَدَّ كُلُّ فَمٍ وَيَقَعَ الْعَالَمُ كُلُّهُ تَحْتَ دَيْنُونَةٍ مِنَ اللهِ. 20 فَإِنَّ أَحَداً مِنَ الْبَشَرِ لَا يَتَبَرَّرُ أَمَامَهُ بِالأَعْمَالِ الْمَطْلُوبَةِ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ. إِذْ إِنَّ الشَّرِيعَةَ هِيَ لإِظْهَارِ الْخَطِيئَةِ.

التبرير بالإِيمان

21 أَمَّا الآنَ، فَقَدْ أُعْلِنَ الْبِرُّ الَّذِي يَمْنَحُهُ اللهُ، مُسْتَقِلاً عَنِ الشَّرِيعَةِ، وَمَشْهُوداً لَهُ مِنَ الشَّرِيعَةِ وَالأَنْبِيَاءِ، 22 ذَلِكَ الْبِرُّ الَّذِي يَمْنَحُهُ اللهُ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ بِيَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ لِجَمِيعِ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ. إِذْ لَا فَرْقَ، 23 لأَنَّ الْجَمِيعَ قَدْ أَخْطَأُوا وَهُمْ عَاجِزُونَ عَنْ بُلُوغِ مَا يُمَجِّدُ اللهَ. 24 فَهُمْ يُبَرَّرُونَ مَجَّاناً، بِنِعْمَتِهِ، بِالْفِدَاءِ بِالْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ 25 الَّذِي قَدَّمَهُ اللهُ كَفَّارَةً، عَنْ طَرِيقِ الإِيمَانِ، وَذَلِكَ بِدَمِهِ. 26 لِيَظْهَرْ بِرُّ اللهِ إِذْ تَغَاضَى، بِإِمْهَالِهِ الإِلَهِيِّ، عَنِ الْخَطَايَا الَّتِي حَدَثَتْ فِي الْمَاضِي، وَيَظْهَرَ أَيْضاً بِرُّهُ فِي الزَّمَنِ الْحَاضِرِ: فَيَتَبَيَّنَ أَنَّهُ بَارٌّ وَأَنَّهُ يُبَرِّرُ مَنْ لَهُ الإِيمَانُ بِيَسُوعَ.

27 إِذَنْ، أَيْنَ الاِفْتِخَارُ؟ إِنَّهُ قَدْ أُبْطِلَ! وَعَلَى أَيِّ أَسَاسٍ؟ أَعَلَى أَسَاسِ الأَعْمَالِ؟ لا، بَلْ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ، 28 لأَنَّنَا قَدِ اسْتَنْتَجْنَا أَنَّ الإِنْسَانَ يَتَبَرَّرُ بِالإِيمَانِ، بِمَعْزِلٍ عَنِ الأَعْمَالِ الْمَطْلُوبَةِ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ. 29 أَوَ يَكُونُ اللهُ إِلَهَ الْيَهُودِ وَحْدَهُمْ؟ أَمَا هُوَ إِلهُ الأُمَمِ أَيْضاً؟ بَلَى، إِنَّهُ إِلَهُ الأُمَمِ أَيْضاً، 30 مَادَامَ اللهُ الْوَاحِدُ هُوَ الَّذِي سَيُبَرِّرُ أَهْلَ الْخِتَانِ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ، وَأَهْلَ عَدَمِ الْخِتَانِ عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ. 31 إِذَنْ، هَلْ نَحْنُ نُبْطِلُ الشَّرِيعَةَ بِالإِيمَانِ؟ حَاشَا، بَلْ إِنَّنَا بِهِ نُثَبِّتُ الشَّرِيعَةَ.

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