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Everyone is a Sinner

What advantage, then, does the Jew have, or what value is there in circumcision? There are all kinds of advantages! First of all, the Jews[a] have been entrusted with the utterances of God. What if some of the Jews[b] were unfaithful? Their unfaithfulness cannot cancel God’s faithfulness, can it? Of course not! God is true, even if everyone else is a liar. As it is written,

“You are right when you speak,[c]
    and win your case when you go into court.”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:2 Lit. they
  2. Romans 3:3 Lit. of them
  3. Romans 3:4 Lit. are justified in your words
  4. Romans 3:4 Cf. Ps 51:4

God’s Faithfulness

What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? Much in every way!(A) First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God.(B)

What if some were unfaithful?(C) Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness?(D) 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)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:4 Psalm 51:4