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There Is None Righteous

Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? Great in every respect. First of all, that (A)they were entrusted with the (B)oracles of God. What then? If (C)some [a]did not believe, does their [b]unbelief abolish the faithfulness of God? (D)May it never be! Rather, let God be true and every man (E)a liar, as it is written,

(F)That You may be justified in Your words,
And overcome when You [c]are judged.”

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  1. Romans 3:3 Or were unfaithful
  2. Romans 3:3 Or unfaithfulness
  3. Romans 3:4 Lit in Your judging

Paul Answers an Objection

So what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the benefit of circumcision? Considerable in every way. First, they were entrusted(A) with the very words of God.(B) What then? If some were unfaithful,(C) will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness? Absolutely not!(D) Let God be true, even though everyone is a liar,(E) as it is written:

That you may be justified in your words
and triumph when you judge.[a](F)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:4 Ps 51:4