Romans 3
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All the World Guilty
1Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision? 2Great in every respect. First of all, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God. 3What then? If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it? 4May it never be! Rather, let God be found true, though every man be found a liar, as it is written,
“That You may be justified in Your words,
And prevail when You are judged.”
5But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is He? (I am speaking in human terms.) 6May it never be! For otherwise, how will God judge the world? 7But if through my lie the truth of God abounded to His glory, why am I also still being judged as a sinner? 8And why not say (as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), “Let us do evil that good may come”? Their condemnation is just.
9What then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin; 10as it is written,
“There is none righteous, not even one;
11There is none who understands,
There is none who seeks for God;
12All have turned aside, together they have become useless;
There is none who does good,
There is not even one.”
13“Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,”
“The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14“Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness”;
15“Their feet are swift to shed blood,
16Destruction and misery are in their paths,
17And the path of peace they have not known.”
18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God; 20because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.
Justification by Faith
21But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; 23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; 25whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; 26for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
27Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. 28For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law. 29Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30since indeed God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith is one.
31Do we then nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law.
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Romans 3
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1Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? 2#Ps 147.19; Rom 9.4. Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews are entrusted with the oracles of God. 3What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? 4#Ps 51.4. By no means! Let God be true though every man be false, as it is written,
“That thou mayest be justified in thy words,
and prevail when thou art judged.”
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Rom 5.9; 6.19; 1 Cor 9.8; Gal 3.15. But if our wickedness serves to show the justice of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.) 6By no means! For then how could God judge the world? 7But if through my falsehood God's truthfulness abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner? 8#Rom 6.1,15. And why not do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.
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Rom 1.18-32; 2.1-29; 11.32; 3.23. What then? Are we Jews any better off?#3.9 Or at any disadvantage? No, not at all; for I#3.9 Greek we have already charged that all men, both Jews and Greeks, are under the power of sin, 10#Ps 14.1-3; 53.1-3. as it is written:
“None is righteous, no, not one;
11no one understands, no one seeks for God.
12All have turned aside, together they have gone wrong;
no one does good, not even one.”
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Ps 5.9; 140.3. “Their throat is an open grave,
they use their tongues to deceive.”
“The venom of asps is under their lips.”
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Ps 10.7. “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
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Is 59.7-8. “Their feet are swift to shed blood,
16in their paths are ruin and misery,
17and the way of peace they do not know.”
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Ps 36.1. “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
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Rom 2.12. Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20#Ps 143.2; Acts 13.39; Gal 2.16; 3.11; Rom 7.7. For no human being will be justified in his sight by works of the law, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
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Rom 1.17; Phil 3.9; 2 Pet 1.1. But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from law, although the law and the prophets bear witness to it, 22#Rom 4.5; 9.30; 10.12; Gal 2.16. the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction; 23#Rom 3.9. since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24#Rom 4.16; 5.9; Eph 2.8; Tit 3.7; Eph 1.7; Col 1.14; Heb 9.15. they are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus, 25whom God put forward as an expiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins; 26#1 Jn 2.2; Col 1.20. it was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous and that he justifies him who has faith in Jesus.
27Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On the principle of works? No, but on the principle of faith. 28#Acts 13.39; Rom 5.1; Eph 2.9. For we hold that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law. 29#Rom 9.24; Acts 10.34-35. Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30#Rom 4.11-12,16. since God is one; and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of their faith and the uncircumcised through their faith. 31#Rom 8.4; Mt 5.17. Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
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