Romans 3

1WhatG5101, thenG3767, is theG3588 advantageG4053 ofG3588 being a JewG2453? OrG2228 whatG5101 is theG3588 valueG5622 of circumcisionG4061? 2MuchG4183 inG2596 everyG3956 wayG5158. First of allG1063G3303G4412, they have been entrusted withG4100 theG3588 very wordsG30511 of GodG2316.

3WhatG5101 ifG1487 someG5100 did not have faithG569? Will theirG846 lack of faithG570 nullifyG3361G2673 God’sG2316 faithfulnessG4102? 4Certainly notG3361G1096! Let GodG2316 beG1096 trueG227 andG1161 everyG3956 manG444 a liarG5583. AsG2531 it is writtenG1125:

5ButG1161 ifG1487 ourG1473 unrighteousnessG93 highlightsG4921 the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316, whatG5101 shall we sayG2046? That GodG2316 is unjustG94 to inflictG2018 His wrathG3709 on us? I am speakingG3004 inG2596 human termsG444. 6Certainly notG3361G1096! In that caseG1893, howG4459 could GodG2316 judgeG2919 theG3588 worldG2889? 7HoweverG1161, ifG1487 myG1699 falsehoodG5582 accentuatesG4052 God’sG2316 truthfulnessG225, to the increaseG1519 of HisG846 gloryG1391, whyG5101 am IG2504 stillG2089 condemnedG2919 asG5613 a sinnerG268? 8Why notG3361 say, asG2531 someG5100 slanderouslyG987 claimG5346 that weG1473 sayG3004, “Let us doG4160 evilG2556 thatG2443 goodG18 may resultG2064”? TheirG3739 condemnationG2917 isG1510 deservedG1738!

There Is No One Righteous

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

9WhatG5101 thenG3767? Are we any betterG4284? NotG3756 at allG3843. ForG1063 we have already made the chargeG4256 that JewsG2453 andG2532 GreeksG1672 alikeG5037 areG1510 allG3956 underG5259 sinG266. 10AsG2531 it is writtenG1125:

19NowG1161 we knowG1492 thatG3754 whateverG3745 theG3588 lawG3551 saysG3004, it saysG2980 to those who areG3588 underG1722 theG3588 lawG3551, so thatG2443 everyG3956 mouthG4750 may be silencedG5420 andG2532 theG3588 wholeG3956 worldG2889 held accountableG5267 to GodG2316. 20ThereforeG1360 noG3756 oneG3956G4561 will be justifiedG1344 in His sightG1799G846 byG1537 worksG2041 of the lawG3551. ForG1063 the lawG3551 merely bringsG1223 awarenessG1922 of sinG266.

Righteousness through Faith in Christ

(Philippians 3:1–11)

21ButG1161 nowG3570, apart fromG5565 the lawG3551, the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316 has been revealedG5319, as attestedG3140 byG5259 theG3588 LawG3551 andG2532 theG3588 ProphetsG4396. 22AndG1161 this righteousnessG1343 from GodG2316 comes throughG1223 faithG4102 in JesusG2424 ChristG5547 toG1519 allG3956 whoG3588 believeG4100. There isG1510 noG3756 distinctionG1293, 23forG1063 allG3956 have sinnedG264 andG2532 fall shortG5302 of theG3588 gloryG1391 of GodG2316, 24and are justifiedG1344 freelyG1432 byG3588 HisG846 graceG5485 throughG1223 theG3588 redemptionG629 thatG3588 is inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424.

25GodG2316 presentedG4388 Him as an atoning sacrificeG24359 inG1722 HisG846 bloodG129 throughG1223 faithG4102, in orderG1519 to demonstrateG1732 HisG846 righteousnessG1343, becauseG1223 inG1722 His forbearanceG463 He had passed overG3929 theG3588 sinsG265 committed beforehandG4266. 26He did this to demonstrateG1732 HisG846 righteousnessG1343 atG1722 theG3588 presentG3568 timeG2540, so asG1519 to beG1510 justG1342 andG2532 to justifyG1344 theG3588 one who has faithG4102 in JesusG2424.

27WhereG4226, thenG3767, is boastingG2746? It is excludedG1576. OnG1223 whatG4169 principleG3551? On thatG3588 of worksG2041? NoG3780, butG235 onG1223 that of faithG4102. 28ForG1063 we maintain thatG3049 a manG444 is justifiedG1344 by faithG4102 apart fromG5565 worksG2041 of the lawG3551.

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Is God theG3588 GodG2316 of JewsG2453 onlyG3440? Is He notG3780 the God of GentilesG1484 tooG2532? YesG3483, of GentilesG1484 tooG2532, 30sinceG1512 there is only oneG1520 GodG2316, whoG3739 will justifyG1344 the circumcisedG4061 byG1537 faithG4102 andG2532 the uncircumcisedG203 throughG1223 thatG3588 same faithG4102.

31Do we, then, nullifyG3767G2673 the lawG3551 byG1223 this faithG4102? Certainly notG3361G1096! InsteadG235, we upholdG2476 the lawG3551.