New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 3:21-31

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.

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