Romans 3
3
1WHAT advantage then hath the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?
2Much every way. First indeed, because the words of God were committed to them.
3For what if some of them have not believed? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid.
4But God is true; and every man a liar, as it is written, That thou mayest be justified in thy words, and mayest overcome when thou art judged.
5But if our injustice commend the justice of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust, who executeth wrath?
6(I speak according to man.) God forbid: otherwise how shall God judge this world?
7For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie, unto his glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner?
8And not rather (as we are slandered, and as some affirm that we say) let us do evil, that there may come good? whose damnation is just.
9What then? Do we excel them? No, not so. For we have charged both Jews, and Greeks, that they are all under sin.
10As it is written: There is not any man just.
11There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12All have turned out of the way; they are become unprofitable together: there is none that doth good, there is not so much as one.
13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have dealt deceitfully. The venom of asps is under their lips.
14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15Their feet swift to shed blood:
16Destruction and misery in their ways:
17And the way of peace they have not known:
18There is no fear of God before their eyes.
19Now we know, that what things soever the law speaketh, it speaketh to them that are in the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be made subject to God.
20Because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before him. For by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21But now without the law the justice of God is made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.
22Even the justice of God, by faith of Jesus Christ, unto all and upon all them that believe in him: for there is no distinction:
23For all have sinned, and do need the glory of God.
24Being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption, that is in Christ Jesus,
25Whom God hath proposed to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to the shewing of his justice, for the remission of former sins,
26Through the forbearance of God, for the shewing of his justice in this time; that he himself may be just, and the justifier of him, who is of the faith of Jesus Christ.
27Where is then thy boasting? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.
28For we account a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law.
29Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also.
30For it is one God, that justifieth circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
31Do we, then, destroy the law through faith? God forbid: but we establish the law.
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Romans 3
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1What then is the advantage of the Yehudi? Or what is the value of the milah?
2Much in every way! For, koidem kol (in the first place), they are entrusted with the Divrei Hashem (the oracles, the words of G-d).
3So, where does that leave us? If some have disbelieved, has their lack of emunah annulled the ne'emanut (faithfulness, trustworthiness, reliability) of Hashem?
4Chas v'shalom (G-d forbid!) Let G-d be true and KOL HAADAM KOZEV (every man a liar).#3:4 Ps 116:11 Even as it is written, L'MA'AN TITZDAK B'DAVRECHA (“in order that you might be vindicated when you speak” and shall overcome when you judge).#3:4 Ps 51:4 [6]
5But if our unrighteousness brings out and highlights the Tzedek Olamim, the Tzidkat Hashem (the righteousness of G-d), what shall we say? Rhetorically speaking, is G-d unjust in inflicting Charon Af Hashem?#3:5 1:18 (I speak from a human standpoint.)
6Chas v'shalom! (G-d forbid!) For then how could Hashem be HaShofet kol ha'Aretz?#3:6 Gn 18:25
7“But if the Emes Hashem (truth of G-d) has by my sheker overflowed to His kavod (glory), why am I still judged as a rashah (an evildoer)?”
8Why do we not say, as some speakers of lashon hora slanderously report us to say, “Let us do rah that tov might come of it”? The gezar din (verdict) of ashem (guilty) on them is well deserved.
9What then? Are we (Yehudim) better off? Not altogether. For we have now charged both Yehudim and non-Jews as all alike under HaChet (sin),#3:9 i.e., the power of Chet Kadmon Ro 7:23
10As it is written, EIN TZADDIK BA'ARETZ,#3:10 Koh 7:20 (There is none on earth righteous), not even one.
11There is none who has binah, there is none who seeks out G-d.
12All have turned aside, they have become altogether paskudneh, worthless; there is none who does good, there is none, not so much as one.
13Their throat is an open grave. They use their tongues to deceive. The venom of asps is under their lips,
14Whose mouth is full of curses and bitterness.
15Their feet are swift when it comes to shefach dahm.
16Ruin and wretchedness are in their ways,
17And the derech Shalom (the way of peace) they have not known.#3:17 see Ro 5:1
18There is no yirat Shomayim (fear of G-d) before their eyes.#3:18 See Ps 13:1-3; 14:1-3; 5:9,10; 139:4; 140:3; 10:7; Isa 59:7-8; Ps 36:1; Prov 1:16; Ps 35:2
19Now we know that whatever the Gezetz (Law) says, it says to those under the Gezetz, in order that every mouth might be stopped and kol HaOlam Hazeh become ashem (guilty) and liable to the Mishpat Hashem.#3:19 Ps 1:5
20For by#3:20 Ro 2:17 [depending on] ma'asim of gezetz#3:20 Ro 2:17; 4:2 shall KOL CHAI LO YITZDAK#3:20 Ps 143:2 (all living not be justified), for through the gezetz#3:20 Gn 2:16-17 (law) comes Da'as HaChet#3:20 Gn 3:7 (knowledge of sin).
21But now, apart from gezetz, the Tzidkat Hashem has been manifested, being attested to by the Torah and the Neviim.
22That is, the Tzidkat Hashem through emunah in Moshiach Yehoshua (Yeshua) to all the ma'aminim (believers). For there is no distinction.
23For all have sinned and suffered want of the kavod Hashem.
24They are acquitted and accounted to be YITZDAK IM HASHEM as a matnat Hashem (gift of G-d) by the unmerited Chen v'Chesed Hashem (grace of G-d) through HaPedut#3:24 the payment of ransom for the Geulah redemption — 2Sm 7:23 that comes about through the Go'el Moshiach Tzidkeinu (the ransom),#3:24 T.N. See Ro 11:26-27 which is in Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua,
25Whom G-d set forth as a kapporah#3:25 that which propitiates G-dʼs wrath; c.f. the sa'ir l'azazel in Lv 16:22 and Isa 53:12 paying the onesh for sin through emunah (faith) in the DAHM#3:25 Gn 22:7; Ex 12:3,6; Isa 53:7,10 (blood) of Moshiach, to demonstrate the Tzedek Olamim, the Tzidkat Hashem (righteousness of G-d) in pasach (passing over, letting go the penalty of) the averos (sins) committed in former times.
26In the forbearance of G-d, to vindicate his Tzidkat Hashem (righteousness of G-d) in the present time, that HASHEM TZADDIK#3:26 2Chr 12:6 (G-d is righteous) Himself and the One who counts to be YITZDAK IM HASHEM#3:26 Job 25:4 the person who has Torah of Emunah (the Law of Faith).#3:26 that is, the Law understood in terms of emunah
27Where then is boasting?#3:27 see Ro 4:2 It has been memayet (precluded, excluded). By what kind of gezetz? Of depending on [zokheh-earning] ma'asim? No, on the contrary,#3:27 T.N. Ro 4:2 by the (debt). Torah of Emunah (the Law of Faith, that is, the Law understood in terms of emunah).
28For we reckon that a man is acquitted and pronounced to be YITZDAK IM HASHEM by emunah (personal faith, trust), apart from depending on#3:28 (supposed) zokheh-earning ma'asim of gezetz.
29Or is Hashem G-d of the Yehudim only? Is Hashem not also G-d of the Nations? Ken, of non-Jews, too,
30Vi-bahlt (since), after all, Adonai echad#3:30 Dt 6:4 (G-d is one). Therefore, He will consider to be YITZDAK IM HASHEM and acquit those of the milah on the ground of emunah and the “arelim” (uncircumcised ones) through that same emunah.
31Does it follow that we abolish Torah and make it invalid through emunah? Chas v'shalom! Aderaba (to the contrary), we uphold the Torah.#3:31 See Ro 4:3; 8:4; Ac 21:26
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