New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 3

All the World Guilty

1ThenοὖνounG3767whatΤίTiG5101advantageπερισσὸνperissonG4053has the JewἸουδαίου,IoudaiouG2453?OrἢēG2228whatτίςtisG5101is the benefitὠφέλειαōpheleiaG5622of circumcisionπεριτομῆς;peritomēsG4061?

2GreatπολὺpoluG4183in everyπάνταpantaG3956respectτρόπον·troponG5158.FirstG4413of allG4413, thatthey were entrustedἐπιστεύθησανepisteuthēsanG4100with theoraclesλόγιαlogiaG3051of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

3WhatτίtiG5101thenγὰρgarG1063?IfεἰeiG1487someτινες;tinesG5100did not believeἠπίστησάνēpistēsanG569, theirunbeliefἀπιστίαapistiaG570will not nullifyκαταργήσει;katargēseiG2673the faithfulnessπίστινpistinG4102of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, will it?

4May it neverμὴmēG3361be! RatherδὲdeG1161,let GodθεὸςtheosG2316be foundG1096trueἀληθής,alēthēsG227,thoughδὲdeG1161everyπᾶςpasG3956manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444be founda liarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583,as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, “That You may be justifiedδικαιωθῇςdikaiōthēasG1344in Your wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,And prevailνικήσειςnikēseisG3528whenG1722Youare judgedκρίνεσθαίkrinesthaiG2919.”

5But ifΕἰEiG1487our unrighteousnessἀδικίαadikiaG93demonstratesσυνίστησιν,sunistēsinG4921the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whatτίtiG5101shall we sayG3004?The GodθεὸςtheosG2316who inflictsἐπιφέρωνepipherōnG2018wrathὀργήν;orgēnG3709is not unrighteousἄδικοςadikosG94, is He? (I am speakingλέγω·legōG3004in humanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444termsκατὰkataG2596.)

6May it neverμὴmēG3361be! For otherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893,howπῶςpōsG4459willGodθεὸςtheosG2316judgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919the worldκόσμον;kosmonG2889?

7But ifεἰeiG1487throughἐνenG1722my lieψεύσματιpseusmatiG5582the truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225of GodθεοῦtheouG2316aboundedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052to His gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,whyτίtiG5101am I alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532stillἔτιetiG2089being judgedκρίνομαι;krinomaiG2919as a sinnerἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosG268?

8And why not say (as we are slanderouslyG987reportedG987and as someτινεςtinesG5100claimφασίνphasinG5346that we sayλέγεινlegeinG3004), “Let us doποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160evilκακὰkakaG2556that goodἀγαθά;agathaG18may comeἔλθῃelthēG2064”?Their condemnationκρίμαkrimaG2917is justἔνδικόνendikonG1738.

9WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖν;ounG3767?Are we betterπροεχόμεθα;proechomethaG4284than they? Not at allπάντως·pantōsG3843;for we have alreadyG4256chargedG4256that bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453andGreeksἝλληναςHellēnasG1672areallπάνταςpantasG3956underὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266;

10as it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, “There is noneοὐκoukG3756righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761oneεἷς·heisG1520;

11There is noneοὐκoukG3756who understandsσυνίων,suniōnG4920,There is noneοὐκoukG3756who seeksἐκζητῶνekzētōnG1567for Godθεόν·theonG2316;

12AllπάντεςpantesG3956have turnedG1578asideG1578,togetherἅμαhamaG260they have becomeG889uselessG889;There is noneG3756who doesποιῶνpoiōnG4160goodχρηστότητα,chrēstotētaG5544,There is not evenἕωςhe'ōsG2193oneἑνός.henosG1520.”

13“Their throatλάρυγξlarugxG2995is an openἀνεῳγμένοςaneōgmenosG455graveτάφοςtaphosG5028,With their tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100they keep deceivingἐδολιοῦσαν·edoliousanG1387,” “The poisonἰὸςiosG2447of aspsἀσπίδωνaspidōnG785is underὑπὸhupoG5259their lipsχείληcheilēG5491”;

14“WhoseὧνhōnG3739mouthστόμαstomaG4750is fullγέμει.gemeiG1073of cursingἀρᾶςarasG685and bitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088”;

15“Their feetπόδεςpodesG4228are swiftὀξεῖςoxeisG3691to shedἐκχέαιekcheaiG1632bloodαἷμα·haimaG129,

16DestructionσύντριμμαsuntrimmaG4938and miseryταλαιπωρίαtalaipōriaG5004are in their pathsὁδοῖςhodoisG3598,

17And the pathὁδὸνhodonG3598of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515they have not knownἔγνωσαν.egnōsanG1097.”

18“There is noοὐκoukG3756fearφόβοςphobosG5401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316beforeἀπέναντιapenantiG561their eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788.”

19NowδὲdeG1161we knowG3609that whateverὅσαhosaG3745theLawνόμοςnomosG3551saysλέγειlegeiG3004,it speaksλαλεῖ,laleiG2980tothoseG3588who areunderἐνenG1722the LawνόμῳnomōG3551,soἵναinaG2443that everyπᾶνpanG3956mouthστόμαstomaG4750may be closedφραγῇ,phragēaG5420andallπᾶςpasG3956the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889may becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096accountableὑπόδικοςhupodikosG5267to Godθεῷ.theōG2316;

20becauseδιότιdiotiG1360by the worksἔργωνergōnG2041of the LawνόμουnomouG3551noοὐ πᾶσαou pasaG3756 G3956fleshσὰρξsarxG4561will be justifiedδικαιωθήσεταιdikaiōthēsetaiG1344in His sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799; forthroughδιὰdiaG1223the LawνόμουnomouG3551comesthe knowledgeἐπίγνωσιςepignōsisG1922of sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

Justification by Faith

21But nowνυνὶnuniG3570apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565from the LawνόμουnomouG3551therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316has been manifestedπεφανέρωταιpephanerōtaiG5319, beingwitnessedμαρτυρουμένηmarturoumenēG3140by the LawνόμουnomouG3551and the Prophetsπροφητῶν,prophētōnG4396,

22evenδὲdeG1161therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547forallπάνταςpantasG3956thoseτοὺςtousG3588who believeπιστεύοντας·pisteuontasG4100; forthere is noοὐouG3756distinctionδιαστολή.diastolēG1293;

23for allπάντεςpantesG3956have sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264and fallG5302shortὑστεροῦνταιhusterountaiG5302of the gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,

24being justifiedδικαιούμενοιdikaioumenoiG1344as a giftG1431by His graceχάριτιcharitiG5485throughδιὰdiaG1223the redemptionἀπολυτρώσεωςapolutrōseōsG629which is in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424;

25whomὃνhonG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316displayedG4388publiclyG4388as apropitiationἱλαστήριονhilastērionG2435in His bloodαἵματιaimatiG129throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102. This wasto demonstrateG1731His righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,becauseδιὰdiaG1223in theforbearanceἀνοχῇanochēaG463of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316HepassedG3929overG3929the sinsἁμαρτημάτωνhamartēmatōnG265previouslyG4266committedG4266;

26for the demonstrationἔνδειξινendeixinG1732, I say,of His righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343at the presentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιρῷkairōG2540,soεἰςeisG1519that He would be justδίκαιονdikaionG1342and the justifierδικαιοῦνταdikaiountaG1344of the one whohas faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

27WhereΠοῦPouG4226thenοὖνounG3767isboastingκαύχησις;kauchēsisG2746?It is excludedἐξεκλείσθη.exekleisthēG1576. BywhatG4169kindG4169of lawνόμου;nomouG3551?Of worksἔργων;ergōnG2041?Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,but by a lawνόμουnomouG3551of faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

28Forwe maintainλογιζόμεθαlogizomethaG3049that a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444is justifiedδικαιοῦσθαιdikaiousthaiG1344by faithπίστειpisteiG4102apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565from worksἔργωνergōnG2041of the Lawνόμου.nomouG3551.

29OrἢēG2228is GodθεὸςtheosG2316the Godof JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453onlyG3440? Is He not the Godof Gentilesἐθνῶν;ethnōnG1484alsoκαὶkaiG2532?YesναὶnaiG3483,of Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484alsoκαὶkaiG2532,

30sinceG1512indeedG1512GodθεὸςtheosG2316whoὃςhosG3739will justifyδικαιώσειdikaiōseiG1344thecircumcisedπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061by faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102and theuncircumcisedἀκροβυστίανakrobustianG203throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102is oneεἷςheisG1520.

31Do we thenοὖνounG3767nullifyκαταργοῦμενkatargoumenG2673the LawνόμονnomonG3551throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεως;pisteōsG4102?May it neverμὴmēG3361be! On the contraryἀλλὰallaG235, weestablishἱστάνομεν.¶histanomenG2476the LawνόμονnomonG3551.

All the World Guilty

Justification by Faith

Commentaries on Romans 3