Romans 3
American Standard Version
3 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision? 2 Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God. 3 For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God? 4 [a]God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written,
[b]That thou mightest be justified in thy words,
And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.
5 But if our unrighteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I speak after the manner of men.) 6 [c]God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world? 7 [d]But if the truth of God through my lie abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner? 8 and why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.
9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we before laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin; 10 as it is written,
[e]There is none righteous, no, not one;
11 There is none that understandeth,
There is none that seeketh after God;
12 They have all turned aside, they are together become unprofitable;
There is none that doeth good, no, not so much as one:
13 [f]Their throat is an open sepulchre;
With their tongues they have used deceit:
[g]The poison of asps is under their lips:
14 [h]Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15 [i]Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways;
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
18 [j]There is no fear of God before their eyes.
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God: 20 because [k]by [l]the works of the law shall no flesh be [m]justified in his sight; for [n]through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.
21 But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22 even the righteousness of God through faith [o]in Jesus Christ unto all [p]them that believe; for there is no distinction; 23 for all [q]have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God; 24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 whom God set forth [r]to be a propitiation, through faith, in his blood, to show his righteousness because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God; 26 for the showing, I say, of his righteousness at this present season: that he might himself be [s]just, and the [t]justifier of him that [u]hath faith [v]in Jesus. 27 Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith. 28 [w]We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from [x]the works of the law. 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yea, of Gentiles also: 30 if so be that God is one, and he shall justify the circumcision [y]by faith, and the uncircumcision [z]through faith.
31 Do we then make [aa]the law of none effect [ab]through faith? God forbid: nay, we establish [ac]the law.
Footnotes
- Romans 3:4 Greek Be it not so: and so elsewhere.
- Romans 3:4 Ps. 51:4.
- Romans 3:6 Greek Be it not so: and so elsewhere.
- Romans 3:7 Many ancient authorities read For.
- Romans 3:10 Ps. 14:1ff; 53:1ff.
- Romans 3:13 Ps. 5:9.
- Romans 3:13 Ps. 140:3.
- Romans 3:14 Ps. 10:7.
- Romans 3:15 Isa. 59:7f.
- Romans 3:18 Ps. 36:1.
- Romans 3:20 Greek out of.
- Romans 3:20 Or, works of law
- Romans 3:20 Or, accounted righteous
- Romans 3:20 Or, through law
- Romans 3:22 Or, of
- Romans 3:22 Some ancient authorities add and upon all.
- Romans 3:23 Greek sinned.
- Romans 3:25 Or, to be propitiatory
- Romans 3:26 See 2:13 margin.
- Romans 3:26 See 2:13 margin.
- Romans 3:26 Greek is of faith.
- Romans 3:26 Or, of
- Romans 3:28 Many ancient authorities read For we reckon.
- Romans 3:28 Or, works of law
- Romans 3:30 Greek out of. Gal. 3:8.
- Romans 3:30 Or, through the faith. Gal. 2:16
- Romans 3:31 Or, law
- Romans 3:31 Or, through the faith. Gal. 2:16
- Romans 3:31 Or, law
Romans 3
New American Standard Bible 1995
All the World Guilty
3 Then what [a]advantage has the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision? 2 Great in every respect. First of all, that (A)they were entrusted with the (B)oracles of God. 3 What then? If (C)some [b]did not believe, their [c]unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it? 4 (D)May it never be! Rather, let God be found true, though every man be found (E)a liar, as it is written,
5 But if our unrighteousness [e](G)demonstrates the righteousness of God, (H)what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is He? ((I)I am speaking in human terms.) 6 (J)May it never be! For otherwise, how will (K)God judge the world? 7 But if through my lie (L)the truth of God abounded to His glory, (M)why am I also still being judged as a sinner? 8 And why not say (as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), “(N)Let us do evil that good may come”? [f]Their condemnation is just.
9 What then? [g](O)Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both (P)Jews and (Q)Greeks are (R)all under sin; 10 as it is written,
“(S)There is none righteous, not even one;
11 There is none who understands,
There is none who seeks for God;
12 All have turned aside, together they have become useless;
There is none who does good,
There is not even one.”
13 “(T)Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,”
“(U)The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14 “(V)Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness”;
15 “(W)Their feet are swift to shed blood,
16 Destruction and misery are in their paths,
17 And the path of peace they have not known.”
18 “(X)There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19 Now we know that whatever the (Y)Law says, it speaks to (Z)those who are [h]under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and (AA)all the world may become accountable to God; 20 because (AB)by the works [i]of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for [j](AC)through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.
Justification by Faith
21 But now apart [k]from the Law (AD)the righteousness of God has been manifested, being (AE)witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the (AF)righteousness of God through (AG)faith (AH)in Jesus Christ for (AI)all those [l]who believe; for (AJ)there is no distinction; 23 for all [m](AK)have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified as a gift (AL)by His grace through (AM)the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; 25 whom God displayed publicly as (AN)a [n]propitiation [o](AO)in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, [p]because in the (AP)forbearance of God He (AQ)passed over the sins previously committed; 26 for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who [q]has faith in Jesus.
27 Where then is (AR)boasting? It is excluded. By (AS)what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. 28 [r]For (AT)we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works [s]of the Law. 29 Or (AU)is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30 since indeed (AV)God (AW)who will justify the [t]circumcised [u]by faith and the [v]uncircumcised through faith (AX)is one.
31 Do we then nullify [w]the Law through faith? (AY)May it never be! On the contrary, we (AZ)establish the Law.
Footnotes
- Romans 3:1 Lit is the advantage of the Jew
- Romans 3:3 Or were unfaithful
- Romans 3:3 Or unfaithfulness
- Romans 3:4 Lit in Your judging
- Romans 3:5 Or commends
- Romans 3:8 Lit Whose
- Romans 3:9 Or Are we worse
- Romans 3:19 Lit in
- Romans 3:20 Or of law
- Romans 3:20 Or through law
- Romans 3:21 Or from law
- Romans 3:22 Or who believe. For there is no distinction, since they all have sinned...and are being justified
- Romans 3:23 Or sinned
- Romans 3:25 Or a propitiatory sacrifice
- Romans 3:25 Or by
- Romans 3:25 Lit because of the passing over of the sins previously committed in the forbearance of God
- Romans 3:26 Lit is of the faith of Jesus
- Romans 3:28 One early ms reads Therefore
- Romans 3:28 Or of law
- Romans 3:30 Lit circumcision
- Romans 3:30 Lit out of
- Romans 3:30 Lit uncircumcision
- Romans 3:31 Or law
Romani 3
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
29 Forse Dio è Dio soltanto dei Giudei? Non lo è anche dei pagani? Certo, anche dei pagani! 3 1 Qual è dunque la superiorità del Giudeo? O quale l'utilità della circoncisione?
- 2 Grande, sotto ogni aspetto. Anzitutto perché a loro sono state affidate le rivelazioni di Dio.
- 3 Che dunque? Se alcuni non hanno creduto, la loro incredulità può forse annullare la fedeltà di Dio?
- 4 Impossibile! Resti invece fermo che Dio è verace e ogni uomo mentitore, come sta scritto:
Perché tu sia riconosciuto giusto nelle tue parole
e trionfi quando sei giudicato.
- 5 Se però la nostra ingiustizia mette in risalto la giustizia di Dio, che diremo? Forse è ingiusto Dio quando riversa su di noi la sua ira? Parlo alla maniera umana.
- 6 Impossibile! Altrimenti, come potrà Dio giudicare il mondo?
- 7 Ma se per la mia menzogna la verità di Dio risplende per sua gloria, perché dunque sono ancora giudicato come peccatore? 8 Perché non dovremmo fare il male affinchè venga il bene, come alcuni - la cui condanna è ben giusta - ci calunniano, dicendo che noi lo affermiamo?
9 Che dunque? Dobbiamo noi ritenerci superiori? Niente affatto! Abbiamo infatti dimostrato precedentemente che Giudei e Greci, tutti, sono sotto il dominio del peccato, 10 come sta scritto:
Non c'è nessun giusto, nemmeno uno,
11 non c'è sapiente, non c'è chi cerchi Dio!
12 Tutti hanno traviato e si son pervertiti;
non c'è chi compia il bene, non ce n'è neppure uno.
13 La loro gola è un sepolcro spalancato,
tramano inganni con la loro lingua,
veleno di serpenti è sotto le loro labbra,
14 la loro bocca è piena di maledizione e di
amarezza.
15 I loro piedi corrono a versare il sangue;
16 strage e rovina è sul loro cammino
17 e la via della pace non conoscono.
18 Non c'è timore di Dio davanti ai loro occhi.
19 Ora, noi sappiamo che tutto ciò che dice la legge lo dice per quelli che sono sotto la legge, perché sia chiusa ogni bocca e tutto il mondo sia riconosciuto colpevole di fronte a Dio. 20 Infatti in virtù delle opere della legge nessun uomo sarà giustificato davanti a lui, perché per mezzo della legge si ha solo la conoscenza del peccato.
B. La giustizia di Dio e la fede
Rivelazione della giustizia di Dio
21 Ora invece, indipendentemente dalla legge, si è manifestata la giustizia di Dio, testimoniata dalla legge e dai profeti; 22 giustizia di Dio per mezzo della fede in Gesù Cristo, per tutti quelli che credono. E non c'è distinzione: 23 tutti hanno peccato e sono privi della gloria di Dio, 24 ma sono giustificati gratuitamente per la sua grazia, in virtù della redenzione realizzata da Cristo Gesù. 25 Dio lo ha prestabilito a servire come strumento di espiazione per mezzo della fede, nel suo sangue, al fine di manifestare la sua giustizia, dopo la tolleranza usata verso i peccati passati, 26 nel tempo della divina pazienza. Egli manifesta la sua giustizia nel tempo presente, per essere giusto e giustificare chi ha fede in Gesù.
La funzione della fede
27 Dove sta dunque il vanto? Esso è stato escluso! Da quale legge? Da quella delle opere? No, ma dalla legge della fede. 28 Noi riteniamo infatti che l'uomo è giustificato per la fede indipendentemente dalle opere della legge. 30 Poiché non c'è che un solo Dio, il quale giustificherà per la fede i circoncisi, e per mezzo della fede anche i non circoncisi. 31 Togliamo dunque ogni valore alla legge mediante la fede? Nient'affatto, anzi confermiamo la legge.
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