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Romans 3
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3 Therefore what advantage does the Jew have, or what is the value of circumcision? 2 Actually, there are many advantages.[a] First of all,[b] the Jews[c] were entrusted with the oracles of God.[d] 3 What then? If some were unfaithful, their unfaithfulness will not nullify God’s faithfulness, will it? 4 Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being[e] shown up as a liar,[f] just as it is written: “so that you will be justified[g] in your words and will prevail when you are judged.”[h]

5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates[i] the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he? (I am speaking in human terms.)[j] 6 Absolutely not! For otherwise how could God judge the world? 7 For if by my lie the truth of God enhances[k] his glory, why am I still actually being judged as a sinner? 8 And why not say, “Let us do evil so that good may come of it”?—as some who slander us allege that we say.[l] (Their[m] condemnation is deserved!)

The Condemnation of the World

9 What then? Are we better off? Certainly not, for we have already charged that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin, 10 just 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,
together they have become worthless;
there is no one who shows kindness, not even one.”[n]
13 “Their throats are open graves,[o]
they deceive with their tongues,
the poison of asps is under their lips.”[p]
14 “Their mouths are[q] full of cursing and bitterness.”[r]
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood,
16 ruin and misery are in their paths,
17 and the way of peace they have not known.”[s]
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”[t]

19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under[u] the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20 For no one is declared righteous before him[v] by the works of the law,[w] for through the law comes[x] the knowledge of sin. 21 But now[y] apart from the law the righteousness of God (although it is attested by the law and the prophets)[z] has been disclosed— 22 namely, the righteousness of God through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ[aa] for all who believe. For there is no distinction, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. 24 But they are justified[ab] freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. 25 God publicly displayed[ac] him[ad] at his death[ae] as the mercy seat[af] accessible through faith.[ag] This was to demonstrate[ah] his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed.[ai] 26 This was[aj] also to demonstrate[ak] his righteousness in the present time, so that he would be just[al] and the justifier of the one who lives because of Jesus’ faithfulness.[am]

27 Where, then, is boasting?[an] It is excluded! By what principle?[ao] Of works? No, but by the principle of faith! 28 For we consider that a person[ap] is declared righteous by faith apart from the works of the law.[aq] 29 Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the Gentiles too? Yes, of the Gentiles too! 30 Since God is one,[ar] he will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. 31 Do we then nullify[as] the law through faith? Absolutely not! Instead[at] we uphold the law.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:2 tn Grk “much in every way.”
  2. Romans 3:2 tc ‡ Most witnesses (א A D2 33 M) have γάρ (gar) after μέν (men), though some significant Alexandrian and Western witnesses lack the conjunction (B D* G Ψ 81 365 1506 2464* latt). A few mss have γάρ, but not μέν (6 1739 1881). γάρ was frequently added by scribes as a clarifying conjunction, making it suspect here. NA28 has the γάρ in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.tn Grk “first indeed that.”
  3. Romans 3:2 tn Grk “they were.”
  4. Romans 3:2 tn The referent of λόγια (logia, “oracles”) has been variously understood: (1) BDAG 598 s.v. λόγιον takes the term to refer here to “God’s promises to the Jews”; (2) some have taken this to refer more narrowly to the national promises of messianic salvation given to Israel (so S. L. Johnson, Jr., “Studies in Romans: Part VII: The Jews and the Oracles of God,” BSac 130 [1973]: 245); (3) perhaps the most widespread interpretation sees the term as referring to the entire OT generally.
  5. Romans 3:4 tn Grk “every man,” but ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is used in a generic sense here to stress humanity rather than masculinity.
  6. Romans 3:4 tn Grk “Let God be true, and every man a liar.” The words “proven” and “shown up” are supplied in the translation to clarify the meaning.
  7. Romans 3:4 tn Grk “might be justified,” a subjunctive verb, but in this type of clause it carries the same sense as the future indicative verb in the latter part. “Will” is more idiomatic in contemporary English.
  8. Romans 3:4 tn Or “prevail when you judge.” A quotation from Ps 51:4.
  9. Romans 3:5 tn Or “shows clearly.”
  10. Romans 3:5 sn The same expression occurs in Gal 3:15, and similar phrases in Rom 6:19 and 1 Cor 9:8.
  11. Romans 3:7 tn Grk “abounded unto.”
  12. Romans 3:8 tn Grk “(as we are slandered and some affirm that we say…).”
  13. Romans 3:8 tn Grk “whose.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, this relative clause was rendered as a new sentence in the translation.
  14. Romans 3:12 sn Verses 10-12 are a quotation from Ps 14:1-3.
  15. Romans 3:13 tn Grk “their throat is an opened grave.”
  16. Romans 3:13 sn A quotation from Pss 5:9; 140:3.
  17. Romans 3:14 tn Grk “whose mouth is.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  18. Romans 3:14 sn A quotation from Ps 10:7.
  19. Romans 3:17 sn Rom 3:15-17 is a quotation from Isa 59:7-8.
  20. Romans 3:18 sn A quotation from Ps 36:1.
  21. Romans 3:19 tn Grk “in,” “in connection with.”
  22. Romans 3:20 sn An allusion to Ps 143:2.
  23. Romans 3:20 tn Grk “because by the works of the law no flesh is justified before him.” Some recent scholars have understood the phrase ἒργα νόμου (erga nomou, “works of the law”) to refer not to obedience to the Mosaic law generally, but specifically to portions of the law that pertain to things like circumcision and dietary laws which set the Jewish people apart from the other nations (e.g., J. D. G. Dunn, Romans [WBC], 1:155). Other interpreters, like C. E. B. Cranfield (“‘The Works of the Law’ in the Epistle to the Romans,” JSNT 43 [1991]: 89-101) reject this narrow interpretation for a number of reasons, among which the most important are: (1) The second half of v. 20, “for through the law comes the knowledge of sin,” is hard to explain if the phrase “works of the law” is understood in a restricted sense; (2) the plural phrase “works of the law” would have to be understood in a different sense from the singular phrase “the work of the law” in 2:15; (3) similar phrases involving the law in Romans (2:13, 14; 2:25, 26, 27; 7:25; 8:4; and 13:8) which are naturally related to the phrase “works of the law” cannot be taken to refer to circumcision (in fact, in 2:25 circumcision is explicitly contrasted with keeping the law). Those interpreters who reject the “narrow” interpretation of “works of the law” understand the phrase to refer to obedience to the Mosaic law in general.
  24. Romans 3:20 tn Grk “is.”
  25. Romans 3:21 tn Νυνὶ δέ (Nuni de, “But now”) could be understood as either (1) logical or (2) temporal in force, but most recent interpreters take it as temporal, referring to a new phase in salvation history.
  26. Romans 3:21 tn Or “which is attested by the law and the prophets.”
  27. Romans 3:22 tn Or “faith in Christ.” A decision is difficult here. Though traditionally translated “faith in Jesus Christ,” an increasing number of NT scholars are arguing that πίστις Χριστοῦ (pistis Christou) and similar phrases in Paul (here and in v. 26; Gal 2:16, 20; 3:22; Eph 3:12; Phil 3:9) involve a subjective genitive and mean “Christ’s faith” or “Christ’s faithfulness” (cf., e.g., G. Howard, “The ‘Faith of Christ’,” ExpTim 85 [1974]: 212-15; R. B. Hays, The Faith of Jesus Christ [SBLDS]; Morna D. Hooker, “Πίστις Χριστοῦ,” NTS 35 [1989]: 321-42). Noteworthy among the arguments for the subjective genitive view is that when πίστις takes a personal genitive it is almost never an objective genitive (cf. Matt 9:2, 22, 29; Mark 2:5; 5:34; 10:52; Luke 5:20; 7:50; 8:25, 48; 17:19; 18:42; 22:32; Rom 1:8; 12; 3:3; 4:5, 12, 16; 1 Cor 2:5; 15:14, 17; 2 Cor 10:15; Phil 2:17; Col 1:4; 2:5; 1 Thess 1:8; 3:2, 5, 10; 2 Thess 1:3; Titus 1:1; Phlm 6; 1 Pet 1:9, 21; 2 Pet 1:5). On the other hand, the objective genitive view has its adherents: A. Hultgren, “The Pistis Christou Formulations in Paul,” NovT 22 (1980): 248-63; J. D. G. Dunn, “Once More, ΠΙΣΤΙΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ,” SBL Seminar Papers, 1991, 730-44. Most commentaries on Romans and Galatians usually side with the objective view.sn ExSyn 116, which notes that the grammar is not decisive, nevertheless suggests that “the faith/faithfulness of Christ is not a denial of faith in Christ as a Pauline concept (for the idea is expressed in many of the same contexts, only with the verb πιστεύω rather than the noun), but implies that the object of faith is a worthy object, for he himself is faithful.” Though Paul elsewhere teaches justification by faith, this presupposes that the object of our faith is reliable and worthy of such faith.
  28. Romans 3:24 tn Or “declared righteous.” Grk “being justified,” as a continuation of the preceding clause. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  29. Romans 3:25 tn Or “purposed, intended.”
  30. Romans 3:25 tn Grk “whom God publicly displayed.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  31. Romans 3:25 tn Grk “in his blood.” The prepositional phrase ἐν τῷ αὐτοῦ αἵματι (en tō autou haimati) is difficult to interpret. It is traditionally understood to refer to the atoning sacrifice Jesus made when he shed his blood on the cross, and as a modifier of ἱλαστήριον (hilastērion). This interpretation fits if ἱλαστήριον is taken to refer to a sacrifice. But if ἱλαστήριον is taken to refer to the place where atonement is made as this translation has done (see note on the phrase “mercy seat”), this interpretation of ἐν τῷ αὐτοῦ αἵματι creates a violent mixed metaphor. Within a few words Paul would switch from referring to Jesus as the place where atonement was made to referring to Jesus as the atoning sacrifice itself. A viable option which resolves this problem is to see ἐν τῷ αὐτοῦ αἵματι as modifying the verb προέθετο (proetheto). If it modifies the verb, it would explain the time or place in which God publicly displayed Jesus as the mercy seat; the reference to blood would be a metaphorical way of speaking of Jesus’ death. This is supported by the placement of ἐν τῷ αὐτοῦ αἵματι in the Greek text (it follows the noun, separated from it by another prepositional phrase) and by stylistic parallels with Rom 1:4. This is the interpretation the translation has followed, although it is recognized that many interpreters favor different options and translations. The prepositional phrase has been moved forward in the sentence to emphasize its connection with the verb, and the referent of the metaphorical language has been specified in the translation. For a detailed discussion of this interpretation, see D. P. Bailey, “Jesus As the Mercy Seat: The Semantics and Theology of Paul’s Use of Hilasterion in Romans 3:25” (Ph.D. diss., University of Cambridge, 1999).
  32. Romans 3:25 tn The word ἱλαστήριον (hilastērion) may carry the general sense “place of satisfaction,” referring to the place where God’s wrath toward sin is satisfied. More likely, though, it refers specifically to the “mercy seat,” i.e., the covering of the ark where the blood was sprinkled in the OT ritual on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). This term is used only one other time in the NT: Heb 9:5, where it is rendered “mercy seat.” There it describes the altar in the most holy place (holy of holies). Thus Paul is saying that God displayed Jesus as the “mercy seat,” the place where propitiation was accomplished. See N. S. L. Fryer, “The Meaning and Translation of Hilasterion in Romans 3:25, ” EvQ 59 (1987): 99-116, who concludes the term is a neuter accusative substantive best translated “mercy seat” or “propitiatory covering,” and D. P. Bailey, “Jesus As the Mercy Seat: The Semantics and Theology of Paul’s Use of Hilasterion in Romans 3:25” (Ph.D. diss., University of Cambridge, 1999), who argues that this is a direct reference to the mercy seat which covered the ark of the covenant.
  33. Romans 3:25 tn The prepositional phrase διὰ πίστεως (dia pisteōs) here modifies the noun ἱλαστήριον (hilastērion). As such it forms a complete noun phrase and could be written as “mercy-seat-accessible-through-faith” to emphasize the singular idea. See Rom 1:4 for a similar construction. The word “accessible” is not in the Greek text but has been supplied to clarify the idea expressed by the prepositional phrase (cf. NRSV “effective through faith”).
  34. Romans 3:25 tn Grk “for a demonstration,” giving the purpose of God’s action in v. 25a. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  35. Romans 3:25 tn Grk “because of the passing over of sins previously committed in the forbearance of God.”
  36. Romans 3:26 tn The words “This was” have been repeated from the previous verse to clarify that this is a continuation of that thought. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  37. Romans 3:26 tn Grk “toward a demonstration,” repeating and expanding the purpose of God’s action in v. 25a.
  38. Romans 3:26 tn Or “righteous.”
  39. Romans 3:26 tn Or “of the one who has faith in Jesus.” See note on “faithfulness of Jesus Christ” in v. 22 for the rationale behind the translation “Jesus’ faithfulness.”
  40. Romans 3:27 tn Although a number of interpreters understand the “boasting” here to refer to Jewish boasting, others (e.g. C. E. B. Cranfield, “‘The Works of the Law’ in the Epistle to the Romans,” JSNT 43 [1991]: 96) take the phrase to refer to all human boasting before God.
  41. Romans 3:27 tn Grk “By what sort of law?”
  42. Romans 3:28 tn Here ἄνθρωπον (anthrōpon) is used in an indefinite and general sense (BDAG 81 s.v. ἄνθρωπος 4.a.γ).
  43. Romans 3:28 tn See the note on the phrase “works of the law” in Rom 3:20.
  44. Romans 3:30 tn Grk “but if indeed God is one.”
  45. Romans 3:31 tn Grk “render inoperative.”
  46. Romans 3:31 tn Grk “but” (Greek ἀλλά, alla).
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Romani 3
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română

Credincioşia lui Dumnezeu

3 Care este atunci avantajul iudeului sau care este avantajul circumciziei? 2 Acesta e mare în toate privinţele! Mai întâi, pentru că lor le-au fost încredinţate rostirile lui Dumnezeu. 3 Şi ce dacă unii n-au fost credincioşi? Va anula oare necredincioşia lor credincioşia lui Dumnezeu? 4 În nici un caz! Dimpotrivă, Dumnezeu să fie găsit adevărat şi fiecare om să fie găsit mincinos, după cum este scris:

„Aşa încât Tu să poţi fi găsit drept în cuvintele Tale
    şi să fii biruitor când vei fi judecat.“[a]

5 Dar dacă nedreptatea noastră pune în lumină dreptatea lui Dumnezeu, ce vom zice? Nu cumva este nedrept Dumnezeu când aduce urgia? Vorbesc în felul oamenilor. 6 În nici un caz! Atunci cum va judeca Dumnezeu lumea? 7 Iar dacă adevărul lui Dumnezeu abundă spre slava Lui, din cauza minciunii mele, atunci de ce sunt condamnat ca păcătos? 8 Şi de ce să nu zicem, aşa cum ne defăimează unii, zicând despre noi că spunem: „Să facem răul, ca să vină binele!“? Condamnarea lor este dreaptă!

Nici un om nu este drept

9 Ce urmează atunci? Suntem noi mai buni[b] decât ei? Nicidecum; căci i-am acuzat mai înainte pe toţi – atât pe iudei, cât şi pe greci – că sunt sub păcat, 10 după cum este scris:

„Nu există nici un om drept, nici unul măcar!
11 Nu există nici unul care să aibă pricepere!
    Nu există nici unul care să-L caute pe Dumnezeu!
12 Toţi s-au rătăcit, cu toţii au devenit buni de nimic!
    Nu mai există nici unul care să facă binele,
nici unul măcar![c]

13 Gâtlejul le este un mormânt deschis;
    cu limbile lor ei înşală,[d]

sub buzele lor este venin de viperă,[e]

14 gura le este plină de blestem şi amărăciune,[f]

15 picioarele lor se grăbesc să verse sânge,
16 iar pe căile lor se află prăpădul şi nenorocirea.
17 Ei nu cunosc calea păcii.[g]

18 Nu este frică de Dumnezeu înaintea ochilor lor!“[h]

19 Ştim că tot ce spune Legea, le spune celor ce sunt sub Lege, pentru ca orice gură să fie închisă şi întreaga lume să fie găsită răspunzătoare înaintea lui Dumnezeu. 20 Căci „nici o fiinţă nu va fi îndreptăţită înaintea Lui“[i] prin faptele Legii, deoarece prin Lege vine cunoaşterea păcatului.

Dreptatea lui Dumnezeu prin credinţă

21 Dar acum, independent de Lege, a fost arătată o dreptate oferită de Dumnezeu, despre care depun mărturie Legea şi Profeţii[j], 22 şi anume dreptatea oferită de Dumnezeu prin credinţa în Isus Cristos, pentru toţi cei ce cred. Nu este nici o deosebire. 23 Căci toţi au păcătuit şi sunt lipsiţi de slava lui Dumnezeu. 24 Ei sunt îndreptăţiţi fără plată, prin harul Lui, prin răscumpărarea care este în Cristos Isus, 25 pe Care Dumnezeu L-a rânduit să fie, prin credinţa în sângele Lui, o jertfă de ispăşire[k], ca dovadă a dreptăţii Sale, căci trecuse cu vederea păcatele săvârşite în trecut, 26 în vremea îngăduinţei lui Dumnezeu, pentru ca, în vremea de acum, să-Şi dovedească dreptatea, în aşa fel încât El să fie drept şi să-l îndreptăţească totodată pe cel ce are credinţă în Isus.

27 Şi atunci, unde este lauda? Este exclusă! Prin ce lege? A faptelor? Nu, ci prin legea credinţei. 28 Căci noi credem că un om este îndreptăţit prin credinţă, fără faptele Legii. 29 Sau Dumnezeu este doar al iudeilor? Nu este şi al neamurilor? Da, este şi al neamurilor, 30 întrucât Dumnezeu este Unul, şi El este Cel Care-i va îndreptăţi, prin credinţă, pe cei circumcişi şi, tot prin credinţă, şi pe cei necircumcişi. 31 Atunci anulăm noi oare Legea prin credinţă? În nici un caz, ci, mai degrabă, noi întărim Legea.

Footnotes

  1. Romani 3:4 Pavel citează din LXX, Ps. 51:4
  2. Romani 3:9 Sau: Suntem noi mai prejos; expresia în limba greacă ne permite să traducem atât cu referire la iudei, cu sens pozitiv (mai buni), cât şi cu referire la neamuri, cu sens negativ (mai prejos)
  3. Romani 3:12 Pavel citează din LXX, Ps. 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Ecl. 7:20
  4. Romani 3:13 Vezi Ps. 5:9
  5. Romani 3:13 Vezi Ps. 140:3
  6. Romani 3:14 Vezi Ps. 10:7
  7. Romani 3:17 Vezi Is. 59:7-8
  8. Romani 3:18 Vezi Ps. 36:1
  9. Romani 3:20 Vezi Ps. 143:2; Pavel foloseşte un ebraism, carne, în loc de fiinţă, cum apare în TM şi LXX, Ps. 143:2
  10. Romani 3:21 Adică Vechiul Testament, care era împărţit în trei secţiuni: Legea (Moise), Profeţii şi Scrierile; vezi texte ca Gen. 15:6; Ps. 32:1-2; Hab. 2:4
  11. Romani 3:25 Sau: un loc de ispăşire; termenul trimite la Capacul Ispăşirii (vezi Ex. 25:17-22) ; în Evr. 9:5, acelaşi termen grecesc este tradus cu Locul (Capacul) Ispăşirii
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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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罗马书 3
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3 那么，犹太人有什么长处呢？割礼有什么价值呢？ 2 其实益处非常多！首先，上帝的圣言托付给了犹太人。 3 虽然有些人不相信，但那有什么关系呢？难道上帝的信实可靠会因他们的不信而化为无有吗？ 4 当然不会！纵然人人都撒谎，上帝仍然真实可靠。正如圣经上说：

“你的判语证明你是公义的；
你虽被人控告，却终必得胜。”

5 我姑且用人的观点说：“如果我们的不义可以反衬出上帝的公义，我们该做何论？上帝向我们发怒是祂不公正吗？” 6 当然不是！若是这样，上帝怎么能审判这世界呢？ 7 你们又说：“如果我们的虚谎凸显出上帝的真实，增加祂的荣耀，为什么祂还要把我们当作罪人审判呢？” 8 为什么你们不干脆说：“我们作恶吧，好成就善事”？有人毁谤我们，说我们传这种道理。这些人受审判是罪有应得！

没有义人

9 那么，我们犹太人比别人优越吗？绝对不是！我们已经说过，无论是犹太人还是希腊人，所有的人都身陷罪中。 10 正如圣经上说：

“没有义人，一个也没有，
11 没有人明白，没有人寻求上帝。
12 人人偏离正路，变得毫无价值。
没有人行善，一个也没有。
13 他们的喉咙是敞开的坟墓，
舌头上尽是诡诈，
嘴唇有蛇的毒液，
14 满口咒诅，言语恶毒；
15 杀人流血，脚步飞快；
16 所到之处，大肆毁灭；
17 平安之路，他们未曾知道；
18 他们眼中毫无对上帝的畏惧。”

19 我们知道律法所讲的都是针对律法之下的人，好叫所有的人都无话可说，使全世界都伏在上帝的审判之下。 20 因为无人能够靠遵行律法而被上帝视为义人，律法的本意是要使人知罪。

因信称义

21 但如今，上帝的义在律法以外显明出来，有律法和众先知做见证。 22 人只要信耶稣基督，就可以被上帝称为义人，没有一个人例外。 23 因为世人都犯了罪，亏欠上帝的荣耀， 24 但蒙上帝的恩典，靠着基督耶稣的救赎，世人被无条件地称为义人。 25 上帝使基督耶稣成为赎罪祭，以便人借着相信耶稣的宝血可以得到赦免。这是为了显明上帝的义，因为祂用忍耐的心宽容人过去的罪， 26 好在现今显明祂的义，使人知道祂是公义的，祂也称信耶稣的为义人。

27 既然如此，我们哪里能夸口呢？当然没有可夸的。靠什么方法让人不能夸口呢？靠遵行律法吗？不是！是靠信主的方法。 28 因为我们坚信人被称为义人是借着信，不是靠遵行律法。 29 难道上帝只是犹太人的上帝吗？祂不也是外族人的上帝吗？祂当然也是外族人的上帝。 30 因为上帝只有一位，祂本着信称受割礼的人为义人，也本着信称未受割礼的人为义人。 31 这么说来，我们是借着信心废掉上帝的律法吗？当然不是！我们反倒是巩固律法。

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3 ಹೀಗಿರಲು, ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟವೇನು? ಸುನ್ನತಿ ಮಾಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ಏನಾದರೂ ವಿಶೇಷತೆಯಿದೆಯೇ? 2 ಹೌದು, ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರಿಗೆ ಅನೇಕ ವಿಶೇಷತೆಗಳಿವೆ. ಎಲ್ಲಕ್ಕಿಂತಲೂ ಅತಿಮುಖ್ಯವಾದದ್ದೇನೆಂದರೆ, ದೇವರು ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರಲ್ಲಿ ಭರವಸವಿಟ್ಟು ತನ್ನ ಉಪದೇಶಗಳನ್ನು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟನು. 3 ಕೆಲವು ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರು ದೇವರಿಗೆ ನಂಬಿಗಸ್ತರಾಗಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂಬುದೇನೊ ಸತ್ಯ. ಆದರೆ ದೇವರು ತಾನು ಮಾಡಿದ ವಾಗ್ದಾನವನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸದಂತೆ ಅದು ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆಯೇ? 4 ಇಲ್ಲ! ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಸುಳ್ಳುಗಾರನಾದರೂ ದೇವರು ಸತ್ಯವಂತನಾಗಿಯೇ ಇರುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಪವಿತ್ರ ಗ್ರಂಥವು ಹೀಗೆಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತದೆ:

“ನಿನ್ನ ಮಾತುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೀನು ನ್ಯಾಯಸ್ಥನೆಂದು ನಿರೂಪಿತನಾಗಬೇಕು.
    ನಿನಗೆ ತೀರ್ಪಾಗುವಾಗ ನೀನು ಜಯಗಳಿಸಬೇಕು.”(A)

5 ದೇವರು ನ್ಯಾಯವಂತನೆಂಬುದನ್ನು ನಾವು ಮಾಡುವ ತಪ್ಪು ಮತ್ತಷ್ಟು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ತೋರ್ಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಹೀಗಿರಲು, ದೇವರು ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಶಿಕ್ಷಿಸುವಾಗ, ಆತನು ಅನ್ಯಾಯ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆಂದು ನಾವು ಹೇಳಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವೇ? (ಬೇರೆ ಕೆಲವು ಜನರಿಗೆ ಇರಬಹುದಾದ ಆಲೋಚನೆಯನ್ನೇ ನಾನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ.) 6 ಇಲ್ಲ! ದೇವರು ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ದಂಡಿಸಲಾಗದಿದ್ದರೆ, ದೇವರು ಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ತೀರ್ಪುಮಾಡಲಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.

7 “ನಾನಾಡುವ ಸುಳ್ಳು ದೇವರ ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವುದಾದರೆ ನನ್ನ ಸುಳ್ಳಿನಿಂದ ದೇವರಿಗೆ ನಿಜವಾಗಿಯೂ ಮಹಿಮೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಹೀಗಿರಲು ನನಗೆ ‘ಪಾಪಿ’ ಎಂಬ ತೀರ್ಪಾಗುವುದೇಕೆ?” ಎಂದು ಒಬ್ಬನು ಕೇಳಬಹುದು. 8 “ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದಾಗುವಂತೆ ನಾವು ಕೇಡುಮಾಡೋಣ” ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುವುದಕ್ಕೂ ಅದಕ್ಕೂ ಯಾವ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸವಿಲ್ಲ. ಅನೇಕ ಜನರು ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಟೀಕಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಾವು ಅಂಥ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಬೋಧಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಆ ಜನರು ತಪ್ಪಿತಸ್ಥರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅವರಿಗೆ ದಂಡನೆಯಾಗಲೇಬೇಕು.

ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜನರು ಅಪರಾಧಿಗಳಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ

9 ಹೀಗಿರಲು, ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರಾದ ನಾವು ಬೇರೆಯವರಿಗಿಂತ ಉತ್ತಮರಾಗಿದ್ದೇವೋ? ಇಲ್ಲ! ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರಿಗೂ ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರಲ್ಲದವರಿಗೂ ಯಾವ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸವಿಲ್ಲವೆಂದು ಆಗಲೇ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಅವರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಪಾಪಮಾಡಿ ಅಪರಾಧಿಗಳಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. 10 ಪವಿತ್ರ ಗ್ರಂಥವು ಹೀಗೆ ಹೇಳುತ್ತದೆ:

“ಪಾಪವಿಲ್ಲದ ಒಬ್ಬನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಇಲ್ಲವೇ ಇಲ್ಲ!
11     ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಒಬ್ಬನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ.
ದೇವರೊಂದಿಗಿರಲು ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ಬಯಸುವ ಒಬ್ಬನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ.
12 ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜನರು ದಾರಿ ತಪ್ಪಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
    ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜನರು ಅಯೋಗ್ಯರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ಒಬ್ಬನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಇಲ್ಲವೇ ಇಲ್ಲ!”(B)

13 “ಜನರ ಬಾಯಿಗಳು ತೆರೆದ ಸಮಾಧಿಗಳಂತಿವೆ.
    ಅವರು ಸುಳ್ಳು ಹೇಳಲು ತಮ್ಮ ನಾಲಿಗೆಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.”(C)

“ಅವರು ಹೇಳುವ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳು ವಿಷಪೂರಿತವಾದ ಹಾವುಗಳಂತಿವೆ.”(D)

14 “ಅವರ ಬಾಯಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಶಾಪವೂ ಕಠೋರತೆಯೂ ತುಂಬಿವೆ.”(E)

15 “ಹಿಂಸಿಸಲು ಮತ್ತು ಕೊಲ್ಲಲು ಜನರು ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಸಿದ್ಧರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
16     ಅವರು ಹೋದಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲಾ ನಾಶನವನ್ನೂ ಸಂಕಟವನ್ನೂ ಬರಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ.
17 ಜನರು ಶಾಂತಿಯ ಮಾರ್ಗವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿದಿಲ್ಲ.”(F)

18 “ಅವರಿಗೆ ದೇವರಲ್ಲಿ ಭಯವಾಗಲಿ ಗೌರವವಾಗಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲ.”(G)

19 ಧರ್ಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದ ಅಧೀನದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಜನರ ವಿಷಯವಾಗಿಯೇ ಧರ್ಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವು ಈ ಸಂಗತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರು ನೆವ ಹೇಳಲು ಸಾದ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ. ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ಇಡೀ ಲೋಕವೇ ದೇವರ ನ್ಯಾಯತೀರ್ಪಿಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗಿದೆ. 20 ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಧರ್ಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸುವುದರ ಮೂಲಕ ನೀತಿವಂತರಾಗಲು ಯಾರಿಗೂ ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ. ಧರ್ಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವು ನಮ್ಮ ಪಾಪವನ್ನು ಮಾತ್ರ ತೋರ್ಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

ದೇವರು ಜನರನ್ನು ನೀತಿವಂತರನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಬಗೆ

21 ಆದರೆ ಈಗ ದೇವರು ಧರ್ಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದ ನೆರವಿಲ್ಲದೆಯೇ ಜನರನ್ನು ನೀತಿವಂತರನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಮಾರ್ಗವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ಧರ್ಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರವಾದಿಗಳು ಈ ಹೊಸ ಮಾರ್ಗದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಮಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ. 22 ನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ಮೂಲಕವಾಗಿ ಅಂದರೆ ಯೇಸು ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತನಲ್ಲಿ ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಇಡುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜನರನ್ನು ದೇವರು ನೀತಿವಂತರನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಆತನಿಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜನರು ಒಂದೇ. 23 ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಪಾಪಮಾಡಿ ದೇವರ ಮಹಿಮೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದದವರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. 24 ಅವರು ನೀತಿವಂತರೆಂದು ನಿರ್ಣಯ ಹೊಂದುವುದು ದೇವರ ಉಚಿತಾರ್ಥವರವಾದ ಕೃಪೆಯಿಂದಲೇ. ದೇವರು ಯೇಸು ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತನ ಮೂಲಕವಾಗಿ ಜನರನ್ನು ಪಾಪದಿಂದ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿ, ನೀತಿವಂತರನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾನೆ. 25 ದೇವರು ನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಜನರ ಪಾಪಗಳನ್ನು ಕ್ಷಮಿಸುವ ಮಾರ್ಗವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ಆ ಮಾರ್ಗವೇ ಯೇಸು. ದೇವರು ಯೇಸುವಿನ ರಕ್ತದ ಮೂಲಕ ಪಾಪವನ್ನು ಕ್ಷಮಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ದೇವರು ಮಾಡುವಂಥದ್ದು ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ನ್ಯಾಯಬದ್ಧವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಇದು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ದೇವರು ಹಿಂದಿನ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ತಾಳ್ಮೆಯಿಂದಿದ್ದು ಜನರನ್ನು ಅವರ ಪಾಪಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ದಂಡಿಸದೆ ಹೋದಾಗಲೂ ದೇವರು ನೀತಿವಂತನಾಗಿದ್ದನು. 26 ಹೀಗೆ ದೇವರು ತಾನೇ ನೀತಿವಂತನೆಂಬುದನ್ನು ಮತ್ತು ಯೇಸುವಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯಿಡುವ ಯಾವನನ್ನೇ ಆಗಲಿ ನೀತಿವಂತನನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇನೆಂಬದನ್ನು ನಿರೂಪಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ.

27 ಹೀಗಿರಲು, ನಮ್ಮ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹೊಗಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ನಮಗೆ ಏನಾದರೂ ಕಾರಣಗಳಿವೆಯೋ? ಇಲ್ಲ! ಏಕೆ? ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಹೊಗಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸುವಂಥದ್ದು ನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ಮಾರ್ಗವೇ ಹೊರತು ಧರ್ಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸುವ ಮಾರ್ಗವಲ್ಲ. 28 ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಒಬ್ಬನು ನೀತಿವಂತನಾಗುವುದು ನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ಮೂಲಕವೇ ಹೊರತು ಧರ್ಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸಲು ಅವನು ಮಾಡಿದ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳಿಂದಲ್ಲ. ನಾವು ನಂಬುವುದೂ ಇದನ್ನೇ. 29 ದೇವರು ಕೇವಲ ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರ ದೇವರಲ್ಲ. ಆತನು ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರಲ್ಲದವರಿಗೂ ಸಹ ದೇವರಾಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ. 30 ದೇವರು ಒಬ್ಬನೇ. ಆತನು ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರನ್ನೂ ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರಲ್ಲದವರನ್ನೂ ಅವರ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ನೀತಿವಂತರನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾನೆ. 31 ಹೀಗಿರಲು, ನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ಮಾರ್ಗವನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸುವುದರ ಮೂಲಕ ನಾವು ಧರ್ಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಅಲ್ಲಗಳೆಯುತ್ತೇವೋ? ಇಲ್ಲ! ನಾವು ಧರ್ಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಸಮರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ.

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