Romans 3:30

Romans 3:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
• New International Version (NIV)since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
• English Standard Version (ESV)since God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
• New King James Version (NKJV)since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

Context of Romans 3:30

28For we consider that a person is declared righteous by faith apart from the works of the law. 29Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the Gentiles too? Yes, of the Gentiles too! Since God is one, he will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. 31Do we then nullify the law through faith? Absolutely not! Instead we uphold the law.

Romans 3:30 word by word

εἴπερ εἷς ὁ θεὸς ὃς δικαιώσει περιτομὴν ἐκ πίστεως καὶ ἀκροβυστίαν διὰ τῆς πίστεως.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Seeingἐπείπερepeiper · sinceG1897
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• shall justifyδικαιόωdikaioō · to justifyG1344
• the circumcisionπεριτομήperitomē · circumcisionG4061
• byἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustia · uncircumcisionG203
• throughδιάdia · through/because ofG1223

Cross-references for Romans 3:30

• Romans 3:28For we consider that a person is declared righteous by faith apart from the works of the law.
• Romans 4:11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, so that he would become the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too could have righteousness credited to them.
• Romans 10:12For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.
• Galatians 2:14But when I saw that they were not behaving consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, although you are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
• Galatians 3:8And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time, saying, “All the nations will be blessed in you.”
• Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight – the only thing that matters is faith working through love.
• Galatians 6:15For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that matters is a new creation!
• Philippians 3:3For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, exult in Christ Jesus, and do not rely on human credentials
• Colossians 2:10and you have been filled in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

Commentaries on Romans 3:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Seeing it is one God - . This has been rendered, Seeing God is one. It however makes little difference in the sense: the apostle's meaning most evidently is, it is one and the same God who made both Jews and Gentiles, who shall justify - pardon, the circumcision - the believing Jews, by faith; and the uncircumcision - the believing Gentiles, by the same faith; as there is but one Savior and one atonement provided for the whole. It is fanciful to suppose…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-31Verses 27-31 God will have the great work of the justification and salvation of sinners carried on from first to last, so as to shut out boasting. Now, if we were saved by our own works, boasting would not be excluded. But the way of justification by faith for ever shuts out boasting. Yet believers are not left to be lawless; faith is a law, it is a working grace, wherever it is in truth. By faith, not in this matter an act of obedience, or a good work…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-30Paul builds his argument on the Jewish belief that there is only one God. From this belief, he shows that God offers forgiveness to all people. If there is only one God, then he is the God of both Jews and Gentiles. Because of this, all people must be able to come to God in the same way. They come to him through faith.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. it is one God who shall justify--"has unchangeably fixed that He shall justify." the circumcision by--"of" faith, and the uncircumcision through faith--probably this is but a varied statement of the same truth for greater emphasis (see Ro 3:22); though Bengel thinks that the justification of the Jews, as the born heirs of the promise, may be here purposely said to be "of faith," while that of the Gentiles, previously "strangers to the covenants of…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 3:30

• Boasting
• Catholicity
• Circumcision
• Justification
• Salvation
• Works

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Boasting
• Conclude
• Destruction
• Establish
• Faith
• Justifier
• Overcome
• Sin

Commentaries on Romans 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings