Romans 3
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Romans 3:1-23

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:

“So thatG302 You may be proved rightG1344 whenG1722 YouG4771 speakG3056andG2532 victoriousG3528 whenG1722 YouG4771 judgeG2919.”2

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!

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:

“There isG1510 no oneG3756 righteousG1342,not evenG3761 oneG1520.11There isG1510 no oneG3756 whoG3588 understandsG4920,no oneG3756 whoG3588 seeksG1567 GodG2316.12AllG3956 have turned awayG1578,they have together become worthlessG260G889;there isG1510 no oneG3756 whoG3588 doesG4160 goodG5544,notG3756 evenG2193 oneG1520.”313“TheirG846 throatsG2995 are openG455 gravesG5028;theirG846 tonguesG1100 practice deceitG1387.”4“The venomG2447 of vipersG785 is onG5259 theirG846 lipsG5491.”514“Their mouthsG4750 are fullG1073of cursingG685 andG2532 bitternessG4088.”615“TheirG846 feetG4228 are swiftG3691 to shedG1632 bloodG129;16ruinG4938 andG2532 miseryG5004 lie inG1722 theirG846 wakeG3598,17andG2532 the wayG3598 of peaceG1515 they have not knownG3756G1097.”718“There isG1510 noG3756 fearG5401 of GodG2316beforeG561 theirG846 eyesG3788.”8

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.

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,

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Notes

  1. 1. Romans 3:2 Or the oracles ↩
  2. 2. Romans 3:4 Or when You are judged; Psalm 51:4 (see also LXX) ↩
  3. 3. Romans 3:12 Psalm 14:1–3 and Psalm 53:1–3 (see also LXX) ↩
  4. 4. Romans 3:13 Psalm 5:9 ↩
  5. 5. Romans 3:13 Psalm 140:3 ↩
  6. 6. Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7 (see also LXX) ↩
  7. 7. Romans 3:17 Isaiah 59:7–8 (see also LXX) ↩
  8. 8. Romans 3:18 Psalm 36:1 ↩

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