Romans 3

¹ What then is the preeminence of the Jew? or what the profit of circumcision?

¹ Then what ^(a)advantage has the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision?

¹ What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?

¹ So what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the benefit of circumcision?

¹ What advantage, then, does the Jew have, or what value is there in circumcision?

³ For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief destroy the faith of God?

³ What then? If ^(C)some ^(b)did not believe, their ^(c)unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?

³ For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

³ What then? If some did not believe,^(C) will their unbelief cancel God’s faithfulness?

³ What if some of the Jews were unfaithful? Their unfaithfulness cannot cancel God's faithfulness, can it?

⁵ But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak as a man;??6 by no means;??ince [if he was] how shall God judge the world?

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.)

⁵ But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

⁵ But if our unrighteousness highlights^(b) God’s righteousness,^(G) what are we to say?^(H) I use a human argument:^(c)(I) Is God unrighteous to inflict wrath?

⁵ But if our unrighteousness serves to confirm God's righteousness, what can we say? God is not unrighteous when he vents his wrath on us, is he? (I am talking in human terms.)

⁷ And as we are falsely accused and as some declare that we say, [do we say] Let us do evil that good may come? Whose judgment is just.

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?

⁷ For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

⁷ But if by my lie God’s truth is amplified to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?^(K)

⁷ For if through my falsehood God's truthfulness glorifies him even more, why am I still being condemned as a sinner?

⁹ as it is written, There is none righteous not one,

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;

⁹ What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

⁹ What then? Are we any better?^(d) Not at all! For we have previously charged that both Jews^(M) and Gentiles^(e)(N) are all under sin,^(f)(O)

⁹ What, then, does this mean? Are we Jews any better off? Not at all! For we have already accused everyone, both Jews and Greeks, of being under the power of sin.

¹¹ all have turned aside, they have together become unprofitable; there is no one that does good, there is not even one;

¹¹ There is none who understands,There is none who seeks for God;

¹¹ There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

¹¹ There is no one who understands;there is no one who seeks God.

¹¹ No one understands. No one searches for God.

¹³ Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

¹³ “^(T)Their throat is an open grave,With their tongues they keep deceiving,”“^(U)The poison of asps is under their lips”;

¹³ Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

¹³ Their throat is an open grave;they deceive with their tongues.^(Q)(i)Vipers’ venom is under their lips.^(R)(j)

¹³ Their throats are open graves. With their tongues they deceive. The venom of poisonous snakes is under their lips.

¹⁵ destruction and misery are in their ways,

¹⁵ “^(W)Their feet are swift to shed blood,

¹⁵ Their feet are swift to shed blood:

¹⁵ Their feet are swift to shed blood;

¹⁵ They run swiftly to shed blood.

¹⁷ There is no fear of God before their eyes.

¹⁷ And the path of peace they have not known.”

¹⁷ And the way of peace have they not known:

¹⁷ and the path of peace they have not known.^(T)(l)

¹⁷ They have not learned the path to peace.

¹⁹ Wherefore by the works of the law there shall no flesh be justified is his sight, for by the law there is an acknowledgment of sin.

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;

¹⁹ Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the law says^(V) speaks to those who are subject to the law,^(n)(W) so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgment.^(o)(X)

¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the Law says applies to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

²¹ but God's righteousness is through the faith of Jesus Christ, in all and upon all that believe. For there is no difference;

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,

²¹ But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

²¹ But now, apart from the law, God’s righteousness has been revealed^(AA)—attested by the Law and the Prophets^(q)(AB)

²¹ But now, apart from the Law, God's righteousness is revealed and is attested by the Law and the Prophets

²³ being justified freely by his grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus,

²³ for all ^(m)(AK)have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

²³ For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

²³ For all have sinned^(AG) and fall short of the^(s) glory of God.

²³ since all have sinned and continue to fall short of God's glory.

²⁵ to show his righteousness at the present time, that he may be righteous and justify him that is of faith.

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;

²⁵ Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

²⁵ God presented Him as a propitiation^(t)(AJ) through faith in His blood,^(AK) to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His restraint God^(AL) passed over the sins previously committed.^(AM)

²⁵ whom God offered as a place where atonement by the Messiah's blood would occur through faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because he had waited patiently to deal with sins committed in the past.

²⁷ We conclude then that a man is justified by faith without the works of the law.

²⁷ Where then is ^(AR)boasting? It is excluded. By ^(AS)what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.

²⁷ Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

²⁷ Where then is boasting?^(AN) It is excluded. By what kind of law?^(v)(AO) By one of works? No, on the contrary, by a law^(w) of faith.

²⁷ What, then, is there to boast about? That has been eliminated. On what principle? On that of actions? No, but on the principle of faith.

²⁹ since there is one God who will justify the circumcision by faith and the uncircumcision through the [same] faith.

²⁹ Or ^(AU)is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

²⁹ Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

²⁹ Or is God for Jews only?^(AQ) Is He not also for Gentiles? Yes, for Gentiles too,

²⁹ Is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the gentiles, too? Yes, of the gentiles, too,