Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is He not the God of the Gentiles also? Yes, [indeed], of the Gentiles also,
New American Standard Bible
Or
King James Version
Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
Holman Bible
Or is God for Jews only?
International Standard Version
Is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the gentiles, too? Yes, of the gentiles, too,
A Conservative Version
Or is God of Jews only and not also of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles also,
American Standard Version
Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yea, of Gentiles also:
Amplified
Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not also the God of Gentiles [who were not given the Law]? Yes, of Gentiles also,
Anderson New Testament
Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also the God of the Gen tiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
Bible in Basic English
Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not in the same way the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles:
Common New Testament
Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
Daniel Mace New Testament
is God the God of the Jews only, and not of the Gentiles? surely he is of the Gentiles too;
Darby Translation
Is God the God of Jews only? is he not of the nations also? Yea, of nations also:
Godbey New Testament
Whether is he the God of the Jews only? is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yea, also of the Gentiles:
Goodspeed New Testament
Does God belong to the Jews alone? Does he not belong to the heathen too? Of course he belongs to the heathen too;
John Wesley New Testament
Is God the God of the Jews only, and not also of the Gentiles? Surely of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God who will justify the circumcision by faith,
Julia Smith Translation
Or only the God of the Jews? and not also of the nations? Yes, also of the nations:
King James 2000
Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Or [is God] the God of the Jews only? [Is he] not also [the God] of the Gentiles? Yes, also of the Gentiles,
Modern King James verseion
Or is He the God of the Jews only, and not also of the nations? Yes, of the nations also,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also the God of the gentiles? Yes, even of the Gentiles also.
Moffatt New Testament
Or is God only the God of Jews? Is he not the God of the Gentiles as well? Surely he is.
Montgomery New Testament
Is God then the God of the Jews alone, and not of the Gentiles also? He is God of the Gentiles also,
NET Bible
Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the Gentiles too? Yes, of the Gentiles too!
New Heart English Bible
Or is God the God of Jews only? Is not he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
Noyes New Testament
Or is God [the God] of Jews alone? Is he not also the God of gentiles? Yea, of gentiles also.
Sawyer New Testament
Is God [a God] of the Jews alone? and not also of the gentiles? Yes, also of the gentiles,
The Emphasized Bible
Or, is God the God, of Jews only, and not of the nations also? Yea! of the nations also: -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Is he the God of the Jews only, and is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, verily, of the Gentiles also:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Or can it be that God is the God only of the Jews? Is not he also the God of the Gentiles?
Webster
Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
Weymouth New Testament
Is God simply the God of the Jews, and not of the Gentiles also? He is certainly the God of the Gentiles also,
Williams New Testament
Or is He the God of Jews alone? Is He not the God of heathen peoples too? Of course, He is the God of heathen peoples too,
World English Bible
Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn't he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
Worrell New Testament
Or is He the God of Jews only? Is He not of gentiles also! Yes, of gentiles also;
Worsley New Testament
or is He the God of the Jews only, and not also of the Gentiles?
Youngs Literal Translation
The God of Jews only is He, and not also of nations?
Themes
Faith/faithfulness » What is achieved through and by faith
Gentiles/heathen » The lord being the God of the gentiles/heathen
God » Fatherhood of » God spoken of as the father of all men
Heavenly » Father » God spoken of as the father of all men
Justification » What you are justified by
Universal » Blessing, possible » God spoken of as the father of all men
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 3:29
Prayers for Romans 3:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
Boasting Excluded
28 For we conclude that a person is made right with God by faith [in Christ], apart from [obedience to] the requirements of a law [or, the law of Moses, See verse 20]. 29 Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is He not the God of the Gentiles also? Yes, [indeed], of the Gentiles also, 30 since there is [only] one God, who makes the circumcised ones [i.e., the Jews] right with Him by faith [in Christ] and the uncircumcised ones [i.e., the Gentiles] through faith [in Christ].
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 22:32
I am Abraham's God, and Isaac's God and Jacob's God.' [So], He is not God to those who are [physically] dead, but [He is] God to those who are [still] alive."
Matthew 28:19
So, as you go, make disciples out of people from all the nations, then immerse believers [See Mark 16:15-16] into the name of [i.e., to enter a relationship with] the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Mark 16:15-16
Then He said to them, "You [men] go into the entire world and preach the good news to every person.
Luke 24:46-47
And He said to them, "This is what was written: The Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one] will suffer, and [then] rise again from the dead on the third day.
Acts 9:15
But the Lord replied to him, "Go on your way, for Saul is someone I have especially chosen to carry my name to the [unconverted] Gentiles, kings and the Israelites.
Acts 22:21
Then the Lord said to me, 'Go, for I will send you far away from here to the Gentiles.' "
Acts 26:17
I will rescue you from the [Jewish] people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them,
Romans 1:16
I am not ashamed of the good news [i.e., the Gospel], because it is God's power for [bringing] salvation to every person who believes [in Jesus]; first to Jews and then to Greeks [i.e., unconverted Gentiles].
Romans 9:24-26
We were these people, whom He called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles.
Romans 10:12
For there is no distinction [with God] between Jews and Greeks [i.e., Gentiles], for all have the same Lord, who is generous to all who appeal to Him [for help].
Romans 11:12-13
Now if the Jews sinning meant blessings for [the rest of] the world, and their [spiritual] defection meant blessings for the Gentiles, how much more will their fullness [also produce blessings]! [Note: "Fullness" here may mean either a large or the complete number of Jews who will be saved, or become completely obedient to God].
Romans 15:9-13
and so that the Gentiles [also] may honor God for His mercy, as it is written [Psa. 18:49], "Therefore, I will praise you among the Gentiles and sing to your name." [Note: Paul here accommodates the words of King David by applying them to Jews participating with Gentiles in praising God as part of the one body].
Romans 15:16
in appointing me to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I am serving like a priest in preaching God's good news, so that the Gentiles might be like an acceptable sacrifice [to God], dedicated by the Holy Spirit.
Galatians 3:14
[This happened] so that the blessing [promised] to Abraham might be received by the Gentiles through [the person and work of] Christ, so that we might receive the promised [gift of the] Holy Spirit through [our] faith [in Jesus].
Galatians 3:25-29
But now that faith [in Christ] has become available, we are no longer in need of this "transportation to school."
Ephesians 3:6
This secret plan is that the Gentiles [now] share in the inheritance along with us [Jews], and are fellow-members of the body [i.e., the church], and that they share, along with us [Jews], in the promise of the Gospel, in [fellowship with] Christ Jesus.
Colossians 3:11
[In this state] there cannot be [such distinctions as] Greek [i.e., Gentile] and Jew; circumcised people and non-circumcised people; barbarian and Scythian [Note: These last two words refer to foreigners whose language was unintelligible and who were uncivilized heathens], or slave and free person; but Christ is all [that is important] and [He is] in all [of His people].