New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 3:10-31

10as it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: “There is noοὐκoukG3756righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342personG1342,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761oneεἷς·heisG1520;

11There is noοὐκoukG3756one who understandsσυνίων,suniōnG4920,There is noοὐκoukG3756one who seeksἐκζητῶνekzētōnG1567outG1567Godθεόν·theonG2316;

12They have allπάντεςpantesG3956turnedG1578asideG1578,togetherἅμαhamaG260they have becomeG889corruptG889;There is noG3756one who doesποιῶνpoiōnG4160goodχρηστότητα,chrēstotētaG5544,There is not evenἕωςhe'ōsG2193oneἑνός.henosG1520.”

13“Their throatλάρυγξlarugxG2995is an openἀνεῳγμένοςaneōgmenosG455graveτάφοςtaphosG5028,With their tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100they keep deceivingἐδολιοῦσαν·edoliousanG1387,” “The venomἰὸςiosG2447ofaspsἀσπίδωνaspidōnG785is underὑπὸhupoG5259their lipsχείληcheilēG5491”;

14“TheirὧνhōnG3739mouthστόμαstomaG4750is fullγέμει.gemeiG1073of cursingἀρᾶςarasG685and bitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088”;

15“Their feetπόδεςpodesG4228are swiftὀξεῖςoxeisG3691to shedἐκχέαιekcheaiG1632bloodαἷμα·haimaG129,

16DestructionσύντριμμαsuntrimmaG4938and miseryταλαιπωρίαtalaipōriaG5004are in their pathsὁδοῖςhodoisG3598,

17And they have not knownἔγνωσαν.egnōsanG1097the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515.”

18“There is noοὐκoukG3756fearφόβοςphobosG5401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316beforeἀπέναντιapenantiG561their eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788.”

19NowδὲdeG1161we knowG3609that whateverὅσαhosaG3745theLawνόμοςnomosG3551saysλέγειlegeiG3004,it speaksλαλεῖ,laleiG2980tothoseG3588who areunderἐνenG1722the LawνόμῳnomōG3551,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443everyπᾶνpanG3956mouthστόμαstomaG4750may be closedφραγῇ,phragēaG5420andallπᾶςpasG3956the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889may becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096accountableὑπόδικοςhupodikosG5267to Godθεῷ.theōG2316;

20becauseδιότιdiotiG1360by the worksἔργωνergōnG2041of the LawνόμουnomouG3551noneοὐ πᾶσαou pasaG3756 G3956of mankindσὰρξsarxG4561will be justifiedδικαιωθήσεταιdikaiōthēsetaiG1344inG1799His sightG1799; forthroughδιὰdiaG1223the LawνόμουnomouG3551comesknowledgeἐπίγνωσιςepignōsisG1922of sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

21But nowνυνὶnuniG3570apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565from the LawνόμουnomouG3551therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316has been revealedπεφανέρωταιpephanerōtaiG5319, beingwitnessedμαρτυρουμένηmarturoumenēG3140by theLawνόμουnomouG3551and the Prophetsπροφητῶν,prophētōnG4396,

22but it is therighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547forallπάνταςpantasG3956thoseτοὺςtousG3588who believeπιστεύοντας·pisteuontasG4100; forthere is noοὐouG3756distinctionδιαστολή.diastolēG1293,

23for allπάντεςpantesG3956have sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264and fallG5302shortὑστεροῦνταιhusterountaiG5302of the gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,

24being justifiedδικαιούμενοιdikaioumenoiG1344as a giftδωρεὰνdōreanG1432by His graceχάριτιcharitiG5485throughδιὰdiaG1223the redemptionἀπολυτρώσεωςapolutrōseōsG629which is in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,

25whomὃνhonG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316displayedG4388publiclyG4388as apropitiationἱλαστήριονhilastērionG2435in His bloodαἵματιaimatiG129throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102. This wasto demonstrateG1731His righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,becauseδιὰdiaG1223in God’sθεοῦ·theouG2316mercifulrestraintἀνοχῇanochēaG463HeletG3929the sinsἁμαρτημάτωνhamartēmatōnG265previouslyG4266committedG4266goG3929unpunishedG3929;

26for the demonstrationἔνδειξινendeixinG1732, that is,of His righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343at the presentνῦνnunG3568timeκαιρῷkairōG2540,soG1519thatG1519He would be justδίκαιονdikaionG1342and the justifierδικαιοῦνταdikaiountaG1344of the one whohas faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

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

28Forwe maintainλογιζόμεθαlogizomethaG3049that a personἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444is 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?FarG3361fromG3361it! On the contraryἀλλὰallaG235, weestablishἱστάνομεν.¶histanomenG2476the LawνόμονnomonG3551.

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