Romans 3

All the World Guilty

1ThenG3767 whatG5101 1advantageG4053 does the JewG2453 have? OrG2228 whatG5101 is the benefitG5622 of circumcisionG4061? 2GreatG4183 in everyG3956 respectG5158. FirstG4413, that 2they were entrustedG4100 with the 3actualG3051 wordsG3051 of GodG2316. 3WhatG5101 thenG1063? IfG1487 4someG5100 5did notG569 believeG569, their 6unbeliefG570 will not nullifyG2673 the faithfulnessG4102 of GodG2316, will it? 478FarG3361 fromG3361 it! RatherG1161, GodG2316 must proveG1096 toG1096 beG1096 trueG227, thoughG1161 everyG3956 personG444 be found 9a liarG5583, as it is writtenG1125: “10SoG3704 thatG3704 You are justifiedG1344 in Your wordsG3056, And prevailG3528 11whenG1722 You are judgedG2919.” 5But ifG1487 our unrighteousnessG93 1213demonstratesG4921 the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316, 14whatG5101 shall we sayG3004? The GodG2316 who inflictsG2018 wrathG3709 is not unrighteousG94, is He? (15I am speakingG3004 fromG2596 aG2596 humanG444 viewpointG2596.) 616FarG3361 fromG3361 it! For otherwise, howG4459 will 17GodG2316 judgeG2919 the worldG2889? 7But ifG1487 throughG1722 my lieG5582 18the truthG225 of GodG2316 aboundedG4052 to His gloryG1391, 19whyG5101 am I alsoG2532 stillG2089 being judgedG2919 as a sinnerG268? 8And why not say (justG2531 asG2531 we are slanderouslyG987 reportedG987 and as someG5100 claimG5346 that we sayG3004), “20Let’s doG4160 evilG2556 that goodG18 may comeG2064 of it”? 21Their condemnationG2917 is deservedG1738.

9WhatG5101 thenG3767? 2223Are we betterG4284 than they? Not at allG3843; for we have alreadyG4256 chargedG4256 that bothG5037 24JewsG2453 and 25GreeksG1672 are 26allG3956 underG5259 sinG266; 10as it is writtenG1125: “27There is noG3756 righteousG1342 personG1342, not evenG3761 oneG1520;11There is noG3756 one who understandsG4920, There is noG3756 one who seeksG1567 outG1567 GodG2316;12They have allG3956 turnedG1578 asideG1578, togetherG260 they have becomeG889 28corruptG889; There is noG3756 one who doesG4160 goodG5544, There is not evenG2193 oneG1520.”13“29Their throatG2995 is an openG455 graveG5028, With their tonguesG1100 they keep deceivingG1387,” “30The venomG2447 of 31aspsG785 is underG5259 their lipsG5491”;14“32TheirG3739 mouthG4750 is fullG1073 of cursingG685 and bitternessG4088”;15“33Their feetG4228 are swiftG3691 to shedG1632 bloodG129,16DestructionG4938 and miseryG5004 are in their pathsG3598,17And they have not knownG1097 the wayG3598 of peaceG1515.”18“34There is noG3756 fearG5401 of GodG2316 beforeG561 their eyesG3788.”

19NowG1161 we knowG3609 that whateverG3745 the 35LawG3551 saysG3004, it speaksG2980 to 36thoseG3588 who are 37underG1722 the LawG3551, soG2443 thatG2443 everyG3956 mouthG4750 may be closedG5420 and 38allG3956 the worldG2889 may becomeG1096 accountableG5267 to GodG2316; 20becauseG1360 39by the worksG2041 40of the LawG3551 41noneG3756G3956 of mankindG4561 will be justifiedG1344 inG1799 His sightG1799; for 4243throughG1223 the LawG3551 comes 44knowledgeG1922 of sinG266.

Justification by Faith

21But nowG3570 apartG5565 45from the LawG3551 46the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316 has been revealedG5319, being 47witnessedG3140 by the 48LawG3551 and the ProphetsG4396, 22but it is the 49righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316 throughG1223 50faithG4102 51in JesusG2424 ChristG5547 for 52allG3956 thoseG3588 53who believeG4100; for 54there is noG3756 distinctionG1293, 23for allG3956 5556have sinnedG264 and fallG5302 shortG5302 of the gloryG1391 of GodG2316, 24being justifiedG1344 as a giftG1432 57by His graceG5485 throughG1223 58the redemptionG629 which is in ChristG5547 JesusG2424, 25whomG3739 GodG2316 displayedG4388 publiclyG4388 as 59a 60propitiationG2435 6162in His bloodG129 throughG1223 faithG4102. This was to demonstrateG1731 His righteousnessG1343, 63becauseG1223 in God’sG2316 merciful 64restraintG463 He 65letG3929 the sinsG265 previouslyG4266 committedG4266 goG3929 unpunishedG3929; 26for the demonstrationG1732, that is, of His righteousnessG1343 at the presentG3568 timeG2540, soG1519 thatG1519 He would be justG1342 and the justifierG1344 of the one who 66has faithG4102 in JesusG2424.

27WhereG4226 thenG3767 is 67boastingG2746? It has been excludedG1576. By 68whatG4169 kindG4169 of lawG3551? Of worksG2041? NoG3780, but by a lawG3551 of faithG4102. 2869For 70we maintainG3049 that a personG444 is justifiedG1344 by faithG4102 apartG5565 from worksG2041 71of the LawG3551. 29OrG2228 72is GodG2316 the God of JewsG2453 onlyG3440? Is He not the God of GentilesG1484 alsoG2532? YesG3483, of GentilesG1484 alsoG2532, 30sinceG1512 indeedG1512 73GodG2316 74whoG3739 will justifyG1344 the 75circumcisedG4061 76by faithG4102 and the 77uncircumcisedG203 throughG1223 faithG4102 78is oneG1520.

31Do we thenG3767 nullifyG2673 79the LawG3551 throughG1223 faithG4102? 80FarG3361 fromG3361 it! On the contraryG235, we 81establishG2476 the LawG3551.