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Romans 3
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Romans 3
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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:
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
- Romans 3:4 Psalm 51:4
- Romans 3:12 Psalms 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Eccles. 7:20
- Romans 3:13 Psalm 5:9
- Romans 3:13 Psalm 140:3
- Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7 (see Septuagint)
- Romans 3:17 Isaiah 59:7,8
- Romans 3:18 Psalm 36:1
- Romans 3:22 Or through the faithfulness of
- 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).
Rimljanima 3
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
Rimljanima 3
Biblija: suvremeni hrvatski prijevod
3 Koje su, dakle, prednosti Židova i koja je vrijednost obrezanja? 2 Židovi imaju mnoge prednosti u svakom pogledu jer je Bog njima povjerio svoje poruke. 3 Pa što ako su neki od njih postali nevjerni? Zar će njihova nevjernost poništiti Božju vjernost? 4 Nikako! Bog će ostati vjeran u svim svojim obećanjima premda su svi ljudi lažljivci, kao što piše u Svetom pismu:
»Pokazat ćeš se pravednim u svemu što kažeš
i pobijedit ćeš kad te budu optuživali.«[a]
5 Što, dakle, da kažemo ako naša nepravednost ističe Božju pravednost? Zar je Bog nepravedan kad pokaže svoj gnjev? Govorim onako kao što ljudi misle. 6 Nikako, Bog nije nepravedan. Kako bi inače mogao suditi svijetu?
7 Netko će reći: »Ako ja lažem, to je Bogu na slavu jer tada dolazi do izražaja Božja istinitost. Zašto me onda osuđuje kao grešnika?« 8 To bi bilo isto kao da kažemo: »Činimo zlo kako bi nastalo dobro!«—kao što me neki blate da ja naučavam. Oni koji tako govore, zaslužili su osudu.
Nitko nije bez grijeha
9 Što sve to znači? Jesmo li mi Židovi u prednosti pred drugima? Nismo! Već smo rekli da su i Židovi i nežidovi jednako pod grijehom. 10 U Svetom pismu piše:
»Nema nikoga pravednoga,
niti jednoga!
11 Nema nikoga tko razumije.
Nema nikoga tko traži Boga.
12 Svi su Boga ostavili,
postali su bezvrijedni.
Nema nikoga tko čini dobro,
ni jednog jedinoga![b]
13 Njihova su usta poput otvorenih grobova,
jezik im govori laži.[c]
Na usnama im je zmijski otrov.[d]
14 Usta su im puna psovke i gorčine.[e]
15 Noge su im brze da ubiju,
16 kamo god idu, uzrokuju razaranja i nesreću,
17 put mira ne poznaju.[f]
18 Nema straha od Boga pred njihovim očima.«[g]
19 Znamo da je sve što je napisano u Zakonu namijenjeno onima koji žive po njemu da bi se ušutkale sve isprike i da bi se cijeli svijet doveo pod Božji sud. 20 Ni jedan čovjek ne može se opravdati pred Bogom vršeći zapovijedi Zakona jer po Zakonu samo prepoznajemo grijeh.
Bog opravdava
21 Bog nam je sada pokazao kako ljude čini pravednima[h] neovisno o Zakonu. Zakon i Proroci to potvrđuju. 22 Bog čini ljude pravednima[i] po vjeri u Isusa Krista.[j] To se odnosi na sve koji vjeruju jer nema razlike među ljudima: 23 svi su griješili i ne mogu sudjelovati u Božjoj slavi. 24 No opravdani su pred Bogom po njegovoj milosti, zbog oslobođenja od grijeha koje dolazi kroz Isusa Krista. To je Božji dar. 25 Bog je poslao Isusa kao žrtvu pomirenja, da po njegovoj krvi budu pomireni s Bogom oni koji vjeruju. Na taj je način Bog pokazao svoju pravednost. Bio je pravedan i u prošlosti, dok je bio strpljiv i nije ih kaznio za njihove grijehe. 26 Učinio je to da bi nam pokazao svoju pravednost i u sadašnje vrijeme; da je pravedan i da opravdava svakoga tko vjeruje u Isusa[k].
27 Dakle, možemo li se ponositi sobom? Ne dolazi u obzir! Na osnovi kojeg zakona? Na osnovi zakona djela? Ne, na osnovi zakona vjere. 28 Mi, naime, smatramo da je čovjek opravdan pred Bogom zato što vjeruje, a ne zato što čini ono što propisuje Zakon. 29 Je li Bog samo Bog Židova? Nije li on Bog i nežidova? Da! On je Bog i nežidova. 30 Jer, Bog je jedan i opravdat će obrezane zato što vjeruju i neobrezane[l] zato što vjeruju. 31 Dakle, poništavamo li Zakon slijedeći vjeru? Ne, nipošto, nego utvrđujemo ono što govori Zakon.
Footnotes
- 3,4 Citat iz Ps 51,4.
- 3,10-12 Citat iz Ps 14,1-3.
- 3,13 Citat iz Ps 5,9.
- 3,13 Citat iz Ps 140,3.
- 3,14 Citat iz Ps 10,7.
- 3,15-17 Citat iz Iz 59,7-8.
- 3,18 Citat iz Ps 36,1.
- 3,21 kako ljude čini pravednima Ili: »svoju pravednost«.
- 3,22 Bog čini ljude pravednima Ili: »Bog je pokazao svoju pravednost«.
- 3,22 po vjeri u Isusa Krista Ili: »po vjernosti Isusa Krista«.
- 3,26 tko vjeruje u Isusa Ili: »po Isusovoj vjernosti«.
- 3,30 obrezani i neobrezani Odnosi se na Židove i nežidove.
Romans 3
New King James Version
Romans 3
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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
- 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
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