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Romani 3
Nuova Riveduta 2006

Privilegi dei Giudei

3 (A)Qual è dunque il vantaggio del Giudeo? Qual è l’utilità della circoncisione? 2 Grande in ogni senso. Prima di tutto, perché a loro furono affidate le rivelazioni di Dio. 3 Che vuol dire infatti se alcuni sono stati increduli? La loro incredulità annullerà la fedeltà di Dio? 4 No di certo![a] Anzi, sia Dio riconosciuto veritiero e ogni uomo bugiardo, com’è scritto:

«Affinché tu sia riconosciuto giusto nelle tue parole e trionfi quando sei giudicato»[b].

5 Ma se la nostra ingiustizia fa risaltare la giustizia di Dio, che diremo? Che Dio è ingiusto quando dà corso alla sua ira? (Parlo alla maniera degli uomini.) 6 No di certo! Perché, altrimenti, come potrà Dio giudicare il mondo?

7 Ma se[c] per la mia menzogna la verità di Dio sovrabbonda a sua gloria, perché sono ancora giudicato come peccatore? 8 Perché non «facciamo il male affinché ne venga il bene», come da taluni siamo calunniosamente accusati di dire? La condanna di costoro è giusta.

Universalità del peccato

9 (B)Che dire dunque? Noi siamo forse superiori?[d] No, affatto! Perché abbiamo già dimostrato che tutti, Giudei e Greci, sono sottoposti al peccato, 10 com’è scritto:

«Non c’è nessun giusto, neppure uno.
11 Non c’è nessuno che capisca, non c’è nessuno che cerchi Dio.
12 Tutti si sono sviati, tutti quanti si sono corrotti. Non c’è nessuno che pratichi la bontà, {no,}[e] neppure uno»[f].
13 «La loro gola è un sepolcro aperto; con le loro lingue hanno tramato frode»[g]. «Sotto le loro labbra c’è un veleno di serpenti»[h].
14 «La loro bocca è piena di maledizione e di amarezza»[i].
15 «I loro piedi sono veloci a spargere il sangue.
16 Rovina e calamità sono sul loro cammino
17 e non conoscono la via della pace»[j].
18 «Non c’è timor di Dio davanti ai loro occhi»[k].

19 Or noi sappiamo che tutto quel che la legge dice, lo dice a quelli che sono sotto la legge, affinché sia chiusa ogni bocca e tutto il mondo sia riconosciuto colpevole di fronte a Dio; 20 perché mediante le opere della legge nessuno[l] sarà giustificato davanti a lui; infatti la legge dà la conoscenza del peccato.

La giustificazione attraverso la fede in Cristo

21 (C)Ora però, indipendentemente dalla legge, è stata manifestata la giustizia di Dio, della quale danno testimonianza la legge e i profeti: 22 vale a dire la giustizia di Dio mediante la fede in Gesù Cristo, per tutti coloro[m] che credono. Infatti non c’è distinzione: 23 tutti hanno peccato e sono privi della gloria di Dio, 24 ma sono giustificati gratuitamente per la sua grazia, mediante la redenzione che è in Cristo Gesù. 25 Dio lo ha prestabilito come sacrificio propiziatorio mediante la fede nel suo sangue[n], per dimostrare la sua giustizia, avendo usato tolleranza verso i peccati commessi in passato, 26 al tempo della sua divina pazienza; e per dimostrare la sua giustizia nel tempo presente affinché egli sia giusto e giustifichi colui che ha fede in Gesù.

27 Dov’è dunque il vanto? Esso è escluso. Per quale legge? Delle opere? No, ma per la legge della fede; 28 poiché riteniamo[o] che l’uomo è giustificato mediante la fede senza le opere della legge. 29 Dio è forse soltanto il Dio dei Giudei? Non è egli anche il Dio degli altri popoli? Certo, è anche il Dio degli altri popoli, 30 poiché c’è un solo Dio, il quale giustificherà il circonciso per fede, e l’incirconciso ugualmente per mezzo della fede.

31 Annulliamo dunque la legge mediante la fede? No di certo! Anzi, confermiamo la legge.

Footnotes

  1. Romani 3:4 No di certo, lett. non avvenga.
  2. Romani 3:4 + Sl 51:4.
  3. Romani 3:7 TR e M Per cui se…
  4. Romani 3:9 Noi siamo forse superiori? Altri traducono: siamo in condizione inferiore a loro?
  5. Romani 3:12 No, lett. non ce n’è.
  6. Romani 3:12 +Sl 14:1-3; 53:1-3.
  7. Romani 3:13 +Sl 5:9.
  8. Romani 3:13 +Sl 140:3.
  9. Romani 3:14 +Sl 10:7.
  10. Romani 3:17 +Is 59:7-8
  11. Romani 3:18 +Sl 36:1.
  12. Romani 3:20 Nessuno, lett. nessuna carne.
  13. Romani 3:22 TR e M per tutti e sopra tutti coloro…
  14. Romani 3:25 Come sacrificio… nel suo sangue, altri traducono: come propiziazione con il suo sangue mediante la fede.
  15. Romani 3:28 TR e M perciò riteniamo…
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Romans 3
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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,

(G)“That you may be justified in your words,
    and prevail when you (H)are judged.”

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

  1. Romans 3:9 Greek Are we
  2. Romans 3:9 Or at any disadvantage?
  3. Romans 3:20 Greek flesh
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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

  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
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