Romans 3
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Romans 3:10-31

10as it is writtenG1125, “1There is noneG3756 righteousG1342, not evenG3761 oneG1520;11There is noneG3756 who understandsG4920, There is noneG3756 who seeksG1567 for GodG2316;12AllG3956 have turnedG1578 asideG1578, togetherG260 they have becomeG889 uselessG889; There is noneG3756 who doesG4160 goodG5544, There is not evenG2193 oneG1520.”13“2Their throatG2995 is an openG455 graveG5028, With their tonguesG1100 they keep deceivingG1387,” “3The poisonG2447 of aspsG785 is underG5259 their lipsG5491”;14“4WhoseG3739 mouthG4750 is fullG1073 of cursingG685 and bitternessG4088”;15“5Their feetG4228 are swiftG3691 to shedG1632 bloodG129,16DestructionG4938 and miseryG5004 are in their pathsG3598,17And the pathG3598 of peaceG1515 they have not knownG1097.”18“6There is noG3756 fearG5401 of GodG2316 beforeG561 their eyesG3788.”

19NowG1161 we knowG3609 that whateverG3745 the 7LawG3551 saysG3004, it speaksG2980 to 8thoseG3588 who are 9underG1722 the LawG3551, soG2443 that everyG3956 mouthG4750 may be closedG5420 and 10allG3956 the worldG2889 may becomeG1096 accountableG5267 to GodG2316; 20becauseG1360 11by the worksG2041 12of the LawG3551 noG3756G3956 fleshG4561 will be justifiedG1344 in His sightG1799; for 1314throughG1223 the LawG3551 comes the knowledgeG1922 of sinG266.

21But nowG3570 apartG5565 15from the LawG3551 16the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316 has been manifestedG5319, being 17witnessedG3140 by the LawG3551 and the ProphetsG4396, 22evenG1161 the 18righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316 throughG1223 19faithG4102 20in JesusG2424 ChristG5547 for 21allG3956 thoseG3588 22who believeG4100; for 23there is noG3756 distinctionG1293; 23for allG3956 2425have sinnedG264 and fallG5302 shortG5302 of the gloryG1391 of GodG2316, 24being justifiedG1344 as a giftG1431 26by His graceG5485 throughG1223 27the redemptionG629 which is in ChristG5547 JesusG2424; 25whomG3739 GodG2316 displayedG4388 publiclyG4388 as 28a 29propitiationG2435 3031in His bloodG129 throughG1223 faithG4102. This was to demonstrateG1731 His righteousnessG1343, 32becauseG1223 in the 33forbearanceG463 of GodG2316 He 34passedG3929 overG3929 the sinsG265 previouslyG4266 committedG4266; 26for the demonstrationG1732, I say, of His righteousnessG1343 at the presentG3568 timeG2540, soG1519 that He would be justG1342 and the justifierG1344 of the one who 35has faithG4102 in JesusG2424.

27WhereG4226 thenG3767 is 36boastingG2746? It is excludedG1576. By 37whatG4169 kindG4169 of lawG3551? Of worksG2041? NoG3780, but by a lawG3551 of faithG4102. 2838For 39we maintainG3049 that a manG444 is justifiedG1344 by faithG4102 apartG5565 from worksG2041 40of the LawG3551. 29OrG2228 41is GodG2316 the God of JewsG2453 onlyG3440? Is He not the God of GentilesG1484 alsoG2532? YesG3483, of GentilesG1484 alsoG2532, 30sinceG1512 indeedG1512 42GodG2316 43whoG3739 will justifyG1344 the 44circumcisedG4061 45by faithG4102 and the 46uncircumcisedG203 throughG1223 faithG4102 47is oneG1520.

31Do we thenG3767 nullifyG2673 48the LawG3551 throughG1223 faithG4102? 49May it neverG3361 be! On the contraryG235, we 50establishG2476 the LawG3551.

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Notes

  1. 1. Romans 3:10 Ps 14:1-3; 53:1-3 ↩
  2. 2. Romans 3:13 Ps 5:9 ↩
  3. 3. Romans 3:13 Ps 140:3 ↩
  4. 4. Romans 3:14 Ps 10:7 ↩
  5. 5. Romans 3:15 Is 59:7f ↩
  6. 6. Romans 3:18 Ps 36:1 ↩
  7. 7. Romans 3:19 John 10:34 ↩
  8. 8. Romans 3:19 Rom 2:12 ↩
  9. 9. Romans 3:19 Lit in ↩
  10. 10. Romans 3:19 Rom 3:9 ↩
  11. 11. Romans 3:20 Ps 143:2; Acts 13:39; Gal 2:16 ↩
  12. 12. Romans 3:20 Or of law ↩
  13. 13. Romans 3:20 Or through law ↩
  14. 14. Romans 3:20 Rom 4:15; 5:13, 20; 7:7 ↩
  15. 15. Romans 3:21 Or from law ↩
  16. 16. Romans 3:21 Rom 1:17; 9:30 ↩
  17. 17. Romans 3:21 Acts 10:43; Rom 1:2 ↩
  18. 18. Romans 3:22 Rom 1:17; 9:30 ↩
  19. 19. Romans 3:22 Rom 4:5 ↩
  20. 20. Romans 3:22 Acts 3:16; Gal 2:16, 20; 3:22; Eph 3:12 ↩
  21. 21. Romans 3:22 Rom 4:11, 16; 10:4 ↩
  22. 22. Romans 3:22 Or who believe. For there is no distinction, since they all have sinned...and are being justified ↩
  23. 23. Romans 3:22 Rom 10:12; Gal 3:28; Col 3:11 ↩
  24. 24. Romans 3:23 Or sinned ↩
  25. 25. Romans 3:23 Rom 3:9 ↩
  26. 26. Romans 3:24 Rom 4:4f, 16; Eph 2:8 ↩
  27. 27. Romans 3:24 1 Cor 1:30; Eph 1:7; Col 1:14; Heb 9:15 ↩
  28. 28. Romans 3:25 1 John 2:2; 4:10 ↩
  29. 29. Romans 3:25 Or a propitiatory sacrifice ↩
  30. 30. Romans 3:25 Or by ↩
  31. 31. Romans 3:25 1 Cor 5:7; Heb 9:14, 28; 1 Pet 1:19; Rev 1:5 ↩
  32. 32. Romans 3:25 Lit because of the passing over of the sins previously committed in the forbearance of God ↩
  33. 33. Romans 3:25 Rom 2:4 ↩
  34. 34. Romans 3:25 Acts 14:16; 17:30 ↩
  35. 35. Romans 3:26 Lit is of the faith of Jesus ↩
  36. 36. Romans 3:27 Rom 2:17, 23; 4:2; 1 Cor 1:29ff ↩
  37. 37. Romans 3:27 Rom 9:31 ↩
  38. 38. Romans 3:28 One early ms reads Therefore ↩
  39. 39. Romans 3:28 Acts 13:39; Rom 3:20, 21; Eph 2:9; James 2:20, 24, 26 ↩
  40. 40. Romans 3:28 Or of law ↩
  41. 41. Romans 3:29 Acts 10:34f; Rom 9:24; 10:12; 15:9; Gal 3:28 ↩
  42. 42. Romans 3:30 Rom 10:12; Gal 3:20 ↩
  43. 43. Romans 3:30 Rom 3:22; 4:11f, 16; Gal 3:8 ↩
  44. 44. Romans 3:30 Lit circumcision ↩
  45. 45. Romans 3:30 Lit out of ↩
  46. 46. Romans 3:30 Lit uncircumcision ↩
  47. 47. Romans 3:30 Deut 6:4 ↩
  48. 48. Romans 3:31 Or law ↩
  49. 49. Romans 3:31 Luke 20:16; Rom 3:4 ↩
  50. 50. Romans 3:31 Matt 5:17; Rom 3:4, 6; 8:4 ↩

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