New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 3:1-8

1Then what 1advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the benefit of circumcision? 2Great in every respect. First, that 2they were entrusted with the 3actual words of God. 3What then? If 4some 5did not believe, their 6unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it? 4 7 8Far from it! Rather, God must prove to be true, though every person be found 9a liar, as it is written: “10So that You are justified in Your words, And prevail 11when You are judged.” 5But if our unrighteousness 12 13demonstrates the righteousness of God, 14what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is He? (15I am speaking from a human viewpoint.) 6 16Far from it! For otherwise, how will 17God judge the world? 7But if through my lie 18the truth of God abounded to His glory, 19why am I also still being judged as a sinner? 8And why not say (just as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), “20Let’s do evil that good may come of it”? 21Their condemnation is deserved.

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Notes

1. Romans 3:1 Lit is the advantage of the Jew ↩
2. Romans 3:2 Deut 4:8; Ps 147:19; Rom 9:4 ↩
3. Romans 3:2 Acts 7:38 ↩
4. Romans 3:3 Rom 10:16; Heb 4:2 ↩
5. Romans 3:3 Or were unfaithful ↩
6. Romans 3:3 Or unfaithfulness ↩
7. Romans 3:4 Lit May it never happen! And so throughout the ch ↩
8. Romans 3:4 Luke 20:16; Rom 3:6, 31 ↩
9. Romans 3:4 Ps 116:11; Rom 3:7 ↩
10. Romans 3:4 Ps 51:4 ↩
11. Romans 3:4 Or in Your judging ↩
12. Romans 3:5 I.e., by requiring His judgment ↩
13. Romans 3:5 Rom 5:8; 2 Cor 6:4; 7:11 ↩
14. Romans 3:5 Rom 4:1; 7:7; 8:31; 9:14, 30 ↩
15. Romans 3:5 Rom 6:19; 1 Cor 9:8; 15:32; Gal 3:15 ↩
16. Romans 3:6 Luke 20:16; Rom 3:4, 31 ↩
17. Romans 3:6 Rom 2:16 ↩
18. Romans 3:7 Rom 3:4 ↩
19. Romans 3:7 Rom 9:19 ↩
20. Romans 3:8 Rom 6:1 ↩
21. Romans 3:8 Lit Whose ↩

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