for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one;

But now the righteousness of God has been revealed apart from law, although the law and the prophets bear witness to it,

and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Therefore no flesh will be justified in his sight by works of the law, for through the law comes knowledge of sin.

whom God put forward as an atoning sacrifice by his blood, to be received through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over sins committed beforehand;

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped and the whole world may be held accountable to God.

What then? Are we Jews any better off? Certainly not; for we have already charged that all men, both Jews and Greeks, are under the power of sin.

the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. For there is no difference,

For we hold that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.

Certainly not! For then how could God judge the world?

Certainly not! Let God be true, though every man a liar. As it is written: "That you may be justified in your words and prevail when you are judged."

Then what advantage has the Jew, or what is the value of circumcision?

But if through my falsehood God's truthfulness abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner?

Do we then nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we uphold the law.

"Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness."

"Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to practice deceit." "The poison of asps is under their lips."

and the way of peace they do not know."

in their ways are ruin and misery,

"Their feet are swift to shed blood;

"There is no fear of God before their eyes."

since there is one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through their faith.

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

Where then is our boasting? It is excluded. On what law? On the law of works? No, but on the law of faith.

and it was to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

there is no one who understands, no one who seeks for God.

Much in every way! To begin with, they are entrusted with the oracles of God.

What if some did not have faith? Will their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?

All have turned aside, together they have become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one."

Why not say as we are being slanderously reported as saying and as some claim that we say "Let us do evil that good may come"? Their condemnation is just.

But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.)