Thematic Bible
Romans 3:1 (show verse)
What, then, is the preeminence of the Jew? Or what, the profit of his circumcision?
Romans 3:2 (show verse)
Much, every way: - First, indeed, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.
Romans 3:3 (show verse)
For what? If some distrusted, shall their distrust make, the trust of God, void?
Romans 3:4 (show verse)
Far be it! But let, God, prove to be, true, albeit, every man, be false! Even as it is written - That thou mightest be declared righteous in thy words, and overcome when thou art in judgment.
Romans 3:5 (show verse)
But, if, our unrighteousness, commendeth, God's righteousness, what shall we say? Surely, not unrighteous, is God who visiteth with his anger? After the manner of men, I am speaking, -
Romans 3:6 (show verse)
Far be it! Else how shall God judge the world?
Romans 3:7 (show verse)
But, if, the truth of God, by my falsehood, hath the more abounded unto his glory, why, any longer, am, even I, as a sinner, to be judged?
Romans 3:8 (show verse)
And why not, according as we are injuriously charged, and according as some affirm that we say, Let us do the bad things, that the good ones may come? whose sentence is, just.
Romans 3:9 (show verse)
What then? do we screen ourselves? Not at all! For we have before accused both Jews and Greeks of being, all under sin;
Romans 3:10 (show verse)
Even as it is written - there is none righteous, not even one,
Romans 3:11 (show verse)
There is none that discerneth, There is none that seeketh out God:
Romans 3:12 (show verse)
All, have turned aside, together, have become useless, There is none that doeth kindness, not so much as one:
Romans 3:13 (show verse)
A sepulchre opened, is their throat, with their tongues, have they used deceit, the poison of asps, is under their lips,
Romans 3:14 (show verse)
Whose mouth, of cursing and bitterness, is full,
Romans 3:15 (show verse)
Swift, are their feet to shed blood;
Romans 3:16 (show verse)
Destruction and misery, are in their ways,
Romans 3:17 (show verse)
And, the way of peace, have they not known:
Romans 3:18 (show verse)
There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Romans 3:19 (show verse)
Now we know that, whatsoever things the law saith, to them who are within the law, it speaketh, in order that, every mouth, may be stopped and all the world come, under penal sentence, unto God.
Romans 3:20 (show verse)
Inasmuch as, by works of law, shall no flesh be declared righteous before him, - through law, in fact, is discovery of sin.
Romans 3:21 (show verse)
But now, apart from law, a righteousness of God hath been manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets, -
Romans 3:22 (show verse)
A righteousness of God, through faith in JesusChrist, unto all that have faith; for there is no distinction, -
Romans 3:23 (show verse)
For, all, have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;
Romans 3:24 (show verse)
Being declared righteous freely by his favour through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: -
Romans 3:25 (show verse)
Whom God hath set forth as a propitiatory covering, through faith in his blood, for a showing forth of his righteousness, by reason of the passing-by of the previously committed sins,
Romans 3:26 (show verse)
In the forbearance of God, - with a view to a showing forth of his righteousness in the present season, that he might be righteous even when declaring righteous him that hath faith in Jesus.
Romans 3:27 (show verse)
Where, then, the boasting! It is excluded. Through what kind of law? Of works? Nay! but through a law of faith:
Romans 3:28 (show verse)
For we reckon that a man is to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.
Romans 3:29 (show verse)
Or, is God the God, of Jews only, and not of the nations also? Yea! of the nations also: -
Romans 3:30 (show verse)
If, at all events, God is one, who will declare righteous - the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through their faith.
Romans 3:31 (show verse)
Do we then make, law, void through means of our faith? Far be it! On the contrary, law, we do establish!