Berean Standard Bible

Romans 3

1WhatΤίTiG5101,thenοὖνounG3767, istheτὸtoG3588advantageπερισσὸνperissonG4053ofτοῦtouG3588beinga JewἸουδαίου,IoudaiouG2453?OrἢēG2228whatτίςtisG5101istheἡhēG3588valueὠφέλειαōpheleiaG5622τῆςtēsG3588of circumcisionπεριτομῆς;peritomēsG4061?

2MuchπολὺpoluG4183inκατὰkataG2596everyπάνταpantaG3956wayτρόπον·troponG5158.First of allμὲν γὰρmen garG1063 G3303 G4412ὅτιhotiG3754,they have been entrusted withἐπιστεύθησανepisteuthēsanG4100theτὰtaG3588very wordsλόγιαlogiaG3051τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

3WhatτίtiG5101ifεἰeiG1487γὰρgarG1063someτινες;tinesG5100did not have faithἠπίστησάνēpistēsanG569?Will theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ἡhēG3588lack of faithἀπιστίαapistiaG570nullifyμὴ καταργήσει;mē katargēseiG3361 G2673τὴνtēnG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588faithfulnessπίστινpistinG4102?

4Certainly notμὴ γένοιτο.¶mē genoitoG3361 G1096δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588!Let GodθεὸςtheosG2316beΓινέσθωGinesthōG1096trueἀληθής,alēthēsG227andδὲdeG1161everyπᾶςpasG3956manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444a liarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583.AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125ὅπωςhopōsG3704: “So thatἂνanG302You may be proved rightδικαιωθῇςdikaiōthēasG1344whenἐνenG1722YouσουsouG4771τοῖςtoisG3588speakλόγοιςlogoisG3056andκαὶkaiG2532victoriousνικήσειςnikēseisG3528whenἐνenG1722Youσε.¶seG4771τῷtōG3588judgeκρίνεσθαίkrinesthaiG2919.”

5ButδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487ourG1473ἡhēG3588unrighteousnessἀδικίαadikiaG93highlightsσυνίστησιν,sunistēsinG4921the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whatτίtiG5101shall we sayG2046? ThatὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316isμὴmēG3361unjustἄδικοςadikosG94ὁhoG3588to inflictἐπιφέρωνepipherōnG2018HisτὴνtēnG3588wrathὀργήν;orgēnG3709on us?I am speakingλέγω·legōG3004inκατὰkataG2596human termsἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444.

6Certainly notμὴ γένοιτο·mē genoitoG3361 G1096!In that caseἐπεὶepeiG1893,howπῶςpōsG4459ὁhoG3588could GodθεὸςtheosG2316judgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον;kosmonG2889?

7HoweverδὲdeG1161,ifεἰeiG1487ἡhēG3588ἐνenG1722myG1699τοῦtouG3588falsehoodψεύσματιpseusmatiG5582accentuatesἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052τῷtōG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316truthfulnessἀλήθειαalētheiaG225,to the increaseεἰςeisG1519of Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,whyτίtiG5101am IG2504stillἔτιetiG2089condemnedκρίνομαι;krinomaiG2919asὡςhōsG5613a sinnerἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosG268?

8WhyκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361say,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531καθώςkathōsG2531someτινεςtinesG5100slanderouslyβλασφημούμεθαblasphēmoumethaG987καὶkaiG2532claimφασίνphasinG5346thatweG1473sayλέγεινlegeinG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “Let us doποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160evilκακὰkakaG2556τὰtaG3588thatἵναinaG2443τὰtaG3588goodἀγαθά;agathaG18may resultἔλθῃelthēG2064”?TheirὧνhōnG3739τὸtoG3588condemnationκρίμαkrimaG2917isἐστιν.¶estinG1510deservedἔνδικόνendikonG1738!

There Is No One Righteous

(Psalm 14:1–7; Psalm 53:1–6; Isaiah 59:1–17)

9WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖν;ounG3767?Are we any betterπροεχόμεθα;proechomethaG4284?NotοὐouG3756at allπάντως·pantōsG3843.ForγὰρgarG1063we have already made the chargeπροῃτιασάμεθαproētiasamethaG4256thatJewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453andκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλληναςHellēnasG1672alikeτεteG5037areG1510allπάνταςpantasG3956underὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266.

10AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125ὅτιhotiG3754: “There isἔστινestinG1510no oneοὐκoukG3756righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761oneεἷς·heisG1520.

11There isἔστινestinG1510no oneοὐκoukG3756whoὁhoG3588understandsσυνίων,suniōnG4920ἔστινestinG1510,no oneοὐκoukG3756whoὁhoG3588seeksἐκζητῶνekzētōnG1567τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν·theonG2316.

12AllπάντεςpantesG3956have turned awayἐξέκλιναν,exeklinanG1578,they have together become worthlessἅμα ἠχρεώθησαν·hama ēchreōthēsanG260 G889;there isἔστινestinG1510no oneοὐκoukG3756whoὁhoG3588doesποιῶνpoiōnG4160goodχρηστότητα,chrēstotētaG5544ἔστινestinG1510,notοὐκoukG3756evenἕωςhe'ōsG2193oneἑνός.henosG1520.”

13“Theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846ὁhoG3588throatsλάρυγξlarugxG2995areopenἀνεῳγμένοςaneōgmenosG455gravesτάφοςtaphosG5028ταῖςtaisG3588;theirαὐτῶνautōnG846tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100practice deceitἐδολιοῦσαν·edoliousanG1387.” “ThevenomἰὸςiosG2447of vipersἀσπίδωνaspidōnG785isonὑπὸhupoG5259theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846τὰtaG3588lipsχείληcheilēG5491.”

14“TheirὧνhōnG3739τὸtoG3588mouthsστόμαstomaG4750are fullγέμει.gemeiG1073of cursingἀρᾶςarasG685andκαὶkaiG2532bitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088.”

15“TheirαὐτῶνautōnG846οἱhoiG3588feetπόδεςpodesG4228areswiftὀξεῖςoxeisG3691to shedἐκχέαιekcheaiG1632bloodαἷμα·haimaG129;

16ruinσύντριμμαsuntrimmaG4938andκαὶkaiG2532miseryταλαιπωρίαtalaipōriaG5004lieinἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846ταῖςtaisG3588wakeὁδοῖςhodoisG3598,

17andκαὶkaiG2532thewayὁδὸνhodonG3598of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515they have not knownοὐκ ἔγνωσαν.ouk egnōsanG3756 G1097.”

18“There isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756fearφόβοςphobosG5401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316beforeἀπέναντιapenantiG561theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846τῶνtōnG3588eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788.”

19NowδὲdeG1161we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754whateverὅσαhosaG3745theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551saysλέγειlegeiG3004,it saysλαλεῖ,laleiG2980to those who areτοῖςtoisG3588underἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588lawνόμῳnomōG3551,so thatἵναinaG2443everyπᾶνpanG3956mouthστόμαstomaG4750may be silencedφραγῇ,phragēaG5420andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588wholeπᾶςpasG3956worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889γένηταιgenētaiG1096held accountableὑπόδικοςhupodikosG5267τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

20ThereforeδιότιdiotiG1360noοὐouG3756oneπᾶσα σὰρξpasa sarxG3956 G4561will be justifiedδικαιωθήσεταιdikaiōthēsetaiG1344in His sightἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ·enōpion autouG1799 G846byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041of the lawνόμουnomouG3551.ForγὰρgarG1063thelawνόμουnomouG3551merely bringsδιὰdiaG1223awarenessἐπίγνωσιςepignōsisG1922of sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

Righteousness through Faith in Christ

(Philippians 3:1–11)

21ButδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570,apart fromχωρὶςchōrisG5565thelawνόμουnomouG3551, therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316has been revealedπεφανέρωταιpephanerōtaiG5319,as attestedμαρτυρουμένηmarturoumenēG3140byὑπὸhupoG5259theτοῦtouG3588LawνόμουnomouG3551andκαὶkaiG2532theτῶνtōnG3588Prophetsπροφητῶν,prophētōnG4396.

22AndδὲdeG1161thisrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343fromGodθεοῦtheouG2316comesthroughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547toεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956whoτοὺςtousG3588believeπιστεύοντας·pisteuontasG4100γάρgarG1063.There isἐστινestinG1510noοὐouG3756distinctionδιαστολή.diastolēG1293,

23forγὰρgarG1063allπάντεςpantesG3956have sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264andκαὶkaiG2532fall shortὑστεροῦνταιhusterountaiG5302of theτῆςtēsG3588gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,

24and arejustifiedδικαιούμενοιdikaioumenoiG1344freelyδωρεὰνdōreanG1432byτῇtēaG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846graceχάριτιcharitiG5485throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588redemptionἀπολυτρώσεωςapolutrōseōsG629thatτῆςtēsG3588isinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424.

25GodθεὸςtheosG2316presentedπροέθετοproethetoG4388HimὃνhonG3739ὁhoG3588as anatoning sacrificeἱλαστήριονhilastērionG2435inἐνenG1722HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῆςtēsG3588bloodαἵματιaimatiG129throughδιὰdiaG1223τῷtōG3588faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,in orderεἰςeisG1519to demonstrateἔνδειξινendeixinG1732HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῆςtēsG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,becauseδιὰdiaG1223inἐνenG1722τὴνtēnG3588τῶνtōnG3588Hisθεοῦ·theouG2316forbearanceἀνοχῇanochēaG463τῇtēaG3588Hehad passed overπάρεσινparesinG3929theτοῦtouG3588sinsἁμαρτημάτωνhamartēmatōnG265committed beforehandπρογεγονότωνprogegonotōnG4266.

26He did thisπρὸςprosG4314G3588to demonstrateἔνδειξινendeixinG1732G3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343atG1722theG3588presentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιρῷkairōG2540,so asεἰςeisG1519αὐτὸνautonG846G3588to beG1510justδίκαιονdikaionG1342andκαὶkaiG2532to justifyδικαιοῦνταdikaiountaG1344theG3588one who hasἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

27WhereΠοῦPouG4226,thenοὖνounG3767, isἡhēG3588boastingκαύχησις;kauchēsisG2746?It is excludedἐξεκλείσθη.exekleisthēG1576.OnδιὰdiaG1223whatποίουpoiouG4169principleνόμου;nomouG3551? OnthatτῶνtōnG3588of worksἔργων;ergōnG2041?Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,butἀλλὰallaG235onδιὰdiaG1223thatνόμουnomouG3551of faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

28ForγὰρgarG1063we maintain thatλογιζόμεθαlogizomethaG3049a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444is justifiedδικαιοῦσθαιdikaiousthaiG1344by faithπίστειpisteiG4102apart fromχωρὶςchōrisG5565worksἔργωνergōnG2041of the lawνόμου.nomouG3551.

29ἢēG2228Is GodtheὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316of JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453onlyG3440? Is HenotοὐχὶouchiG3780the Godof Gentilesἐθνῶν;ethnōnG1484tooκαὶkaiG2532?YesναὶnaiG3483,of Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484tooκαὶkaiG2532,

30sinceG1512there is onlyoneεἷςheisG1520ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316,whoὃςhosG3739will justifyδικαιώσειdikaiōseiG1344thecircumcisedπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102andκαὶkaiG2532theuncircumcisedἀκροβυστίανakrobustianG203throughδιὰdiaG1223thatτῆςtēsG3588samefaithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

31Do we, then, nullifyοὖν καταργοῦμενoun katargoumenG3767 G2673thelawνόμονnomonG3551byδιὰdiaG1223thisτῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεως;pisteōsG4102?Certainly notμὴ γένοιτο,mē genoitoG3361 G1096!InsteadἀλλὰallaG235,we upholdἱστάνομεν.¶histanomenG2476thelawνόμονnomonG3551.

There Is No One Righteous

(Psalm 14:1–7; Psalm 53:1–6; Isaiah 59:1–17)

Righteousness through Faith in Christ

(Philippians 3:1–11)

Commentaries on Romans 3