Romans 3
3
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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Romiyim (Romans) 3
3
1What then is the advantage of the Yehuḏi, or what is the value of the circumcision?
2Much in every way! Because firstly indeed, that they were entrusted with the Words of Elohim.#See Rom. 2:20
3For what if some did not believe? Shall their unbelief nullify the trustworthiness of Elohim?
4Let it not be! But let Elohim be true, and every man a liar, as it has been written, “That You should be declared right in Your words, and prevail in Your judging.”# Psa. 51:4
5But if our unrighteousness establishes the righteousness of Elohim, what shall we say? Is Elohim unrighteous who is inflicting wrath? I speak as a man.
6Let it not be! Otherwise how shall Elohim judge the world?
7For if the truth of Elohim has increased through my lie, to His esteem, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
8And why not say, “Let us do evil so that the good might come”? – as we are wrongly accused and as some claim that we say. Their judgment is in the right.
9What then? Are we better than they? Not at all, for we have previously accused both Yehuḏim and Greeks that they are all under sin.
10As it has been written, “There is none righteous, no, not one!
11“There is no one who is understanding, there is none who is seeking Elohim.
12“They all have turned aside, they have together become worthless. There is none who does good, no, not one.”# Psa. 14:1-3; Psa. 53:1-4
13“Their throat is an open tomb, with their tongues they have deceived,”# Psa. 5:9 “The poison of adders is under their lips,”# Psa. 140:3
14“Whose mouth is filled with cursing and bitterness.”# Psa. 10:7
15“Their feet are swift to shed blood,# Pro. 1:16
16ruin and wretchedness are in their ways,
17and the way of peace they have not known.”# Isa. 59:7
18“There is no fear of Elohim before their eyes.”# Psa. 36:1
19And we know that whatever the Torah says, it says to those who are in the Torah, so that every mouth might be stopped, and all the world come under judgment before Elohim.
20Therefore by works of Torah no flesh shall be declared right before Him,# Psa. 143:2 for by the Torah is the knowledge of sin.#See Exo. 20:20; Rom. 4:15; Rom. 7:7
21But now, apart from the Torah, a righteousness of Elohim has been revealed, being witnessed by the Torah and the Prophets,
22and the righteousness of Elohim is through belief in יהושע Messiah to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference,
23for all have sinned and fall short of the esteem of Elohim,
24being declared right, without paying, by His favour through the redemption which is in Messiah יהושע,
25whom Elohim set forth as an atonement, through belief in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His tolerance Elohim had passed over the sins that had taken place before,
26to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He is righteous and declares righteous the one who has belief in יהושע.
27Where, then, is the boasting? It is shut out. By what torah? Of works? No, but by the torah of belief.
28For we reckon that a man is declared right by belief without works of Torah.
29Or is He the Elohim of the Yehuḏim only, and not also of the nations? Yes, of the nations also,
30since it is one Elohim who shall declare right the circumcised by belief and the uncircumcised through belief.
31Do we then nullify the Torah through the belief? Let it not be! On the contrary, we establish the Torah.#See Rom. 7:12
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