Revised Literal Translation

Romans 3

1τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588WhatΤίTiG5101advantageπερισσὸνperissonG4053thenοὖνounG3767hath the JewἸουδαίου,IoudaiouG2453?orἢēG2228whatτίςtisG5101profitἡ ὠφέλειαhē ōpheleiaG3588 G5622is thereof circumcisionτῆς περιτομῆς;tēs peritomēsG3588 G4061?

2γὰρgarG1063μὲνmenG3303MuchπολὺpoluG4183κατὰkataG2596everyπάνταpantaG3956wayτρόπον·troponG5158:chieflyG4412,because thatὅτιhotiG3754unto them were committedἐπιστεύθησανepisteuthēsanG4100the oraclesτὰ λόγιαta logiaG3588 G3051of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316.

3ForγὰρgarG1063whatτίtiG5101ifεἰeiG1487someτινες;tinesG5100did not believeἠπίστησάνēpistēsanG569?shallμὴmēG3361theirαὐτῶνautōnG846unbeliefἡ ἀπιστίαhē apistiaG3588 G570makeG2673the faithτὴν πίστινtēn pistinG3588 G4102of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316without effectG2673?

4ὁhoG3588ἂνanG302God forbidμὴmēG3361 G1096:yeaδὲdeG1161,letG1096Godθεὸς τοῖςtheos toisG3588 G2316beG1096trueἀληθής,alēthēsG227,butδὲdeG1161everyπᾶςpasG3956manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444a liarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583;asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,ThatὅπωςhopōsG3704thou mightest be justifiedδικαιωθῇςdikaiōthēasG1344inἐνenG1722thyσουsouG4771sayingsλόγοις τῷlogois tōG3588 G3056,andκαὶkaiG2532mightest overcomeνικήσειςnikēseisG3528whenἐνenG1722thouσε.¶seG4771art judgedκρίνεσθαίkrinesthaiG2919.

5ἡhēG3588μὴmēG3361ButδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487ourG1473unrighteousnessἀδικία ὁadikia hoG3588 G93commendσυνίστησιν,sunistēsinG4921the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whatτίtiG5101shall we sayG2046? IsGodθεὸς ὁtheos hoG3588 G2316unrighteousἄδικοςadikosG94who takethἐπιφέρωνepipherōnG2018vengeanceτὴν ὀργήν;tēn orgēnG3588 G3709? (I speakλέγω·legōG3004asκατὰkataG2596a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444)

6God forbidμὴ γένοιτο·mē genoitoG3361 G1096:for thenἐπεὶepeiG1893howπῶςpōsG4459shallG2919Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316judgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919the worldτὸν κόσμον;ton kosmonG3588 G2889?

7ἡhēG3588ForG1063ifεἰeiG1487the truthἀλήθεια τοῦalētheia touG3588 G225of Godθεοῦ τῷtheou tōG3588 G2316hath more aboundedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052throughἐνenG1722myG1699lieψεύσματιpseusmatiG5582untoεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846gloryτὴν δόξανtēn doxanG3588 G1391;whyτίtiG5101yetἔτιetiG2089am I alsoG2504judgedκρίνομαι;krinomaiG2919asὡςhōsG5613a sinnerἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosG268?

8τὰtaG3588τὰtaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361rather, (asκαθὼςkathōsG2531we be slanderously reportedβλασφημούμεθαblasphēmoumethaG987,andκαὶkaiG2532asκαθώςkathōsG2531someτινεςtinesG5100affirm thatφασίνphasinG5346weG1473sayλέγεινlegeinG3004,)ὅτιhotiG3754Let us doποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160evilκακὰkakaG2556,thatἵναinaG2443goodἀγαθά;agathaG18may comeἔλθῃelthēG2064?whoseὧνhōnG3739damnationτὸ κρίμαto krimaG3588 G2917isἐστιν.¶estinG1510justἔνδικόνendikonG1738.

9WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖν;ounG3767?are we betterπροεχόμεθα;proechomethaG4284than they?NoοὐouG3756,in no wiseπάντως·pantōsG3843:forγὰρgarG1063we have before provedπροῃτιασάμεθαproētiasamethaG4256bothκαὶkaiG2532JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453andτεteG5037GentilesἝλληναςHellēnasG1672,that they areG1510allπάνταςpantasG3956underὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266;

10ὅτιhotiG3754AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,There isἔστινestinG1510noneοὐκoukG3756righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342,no, notοὐδὲoudeG3761oneεἷς·heisG1520:

11ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588There isἔστινestinG1510noneοὐκoukG3756that understandethσυνίων,suniōnG4920,there isἔστινestinG1510noneοὐκoukG3756that seeketh afterἐκζητῶνekzētōnG1567Godτὸν θεόν·ton theonG3588 G2316.

12ἕωςhe'ōsG2193They are allπάντεςpantesG3956gone out of the wayἐξέκλιναν,exeklinanG1578,they areG889togetherἅμαhamaG260become unprofitableG889;there isἔστινestinG1510noneοὐκoukG3756that doethποιῶνpoiōnG4160goodχρηστότητα,chrēstotētaG5544,no, notοὐκoukG3756oneἑνός.henosG1520.ἔστινestinG1510

13Theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846throatλάρυγξlarugxG3588 G2995isan openἀνεῳγμένοςaneōgmenosG455sepulchreτάφοςtaphosG5028;withG3588 G1100theirαὐτῶνautōnG846tonguesG3588 G1100they have used deceitἐδολιοῦσαν·edoliousanG1387;the poisonἰὸςiosG2447of aspsἀσπίδωνaspidōnG785isunderὑπὸhupoG5259theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846lipsχείληcheilēG3588 G5491:

14WhoseὧνhōnG3739mouthτὸ στόμαto stomaG3588 G4750isfullγέμει.gemeiG1073of cursingἀρᾶςarasG685andκαὶkaiG2532bitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088:

15TheirαὐτῶνautōnG846feetοἱ πόδεςhoi podesG3588 G4228areswiftὀξεῖςoxeisG3691to shedἐκχέαιekcheaiG1632bloodαἷμα·haimaG129:

16DestructionσύντριμμαsuntrimmaG4938andκαὶkaiG2532miseryταλαιπωρίαtalaipōriaG5004areinἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846waysταῖς ὁδοῖςtais hodoisG3588 G3598:

17AndκαὶkaiG2532the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515have theyG1097notοὐκoukG3756knownG1097:

18There isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756fearφόβοςphobosG5401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316beforeἀπέναντιapenantiG561theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846eyesτῶν ὀφθαλμῶνtōn ophthalmōnG3588 G3788.

19NowδὲdeG1161we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754what things soeverὅσαhosaG3745the lawὁ νόμοςho nomosG3588 G3551saithλέγειlegeiG3004,it saithλαλεῖ,laleiG2980to them who areτοῖςtoisG3588underἐνenG1722the lawτῷ νόμῳtō nomōG3588 G3551:thatἵναinaG2443everyπᾶνpanG3956mouthστόμαstomaG4750may be stoppedφραγῇ,phragēaG5420,andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶςpasG3956the worldὁ κόσμοςho kosmosG3588 G2889may becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096guiltyὑπόδικοςhupodikosG5267before Godτῷ θεῷ.tō theōG3588 G2316.

20πᾶσαpasaG3956ThereforeδιότιdiotiG1360byἐξexG1537the deedsἔργωνergōnG2041of the lawνόμουnomouG3551there shallG1344noοὐouG3756fleshσὰρξsarxG4561be justifiedG1344inG1799hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846sightG1799:forγὰρgarG1063byδιὰdiaG1223the lawνόμουnomouG3551isthe knowledgeἐπίγνωσιςepignōsisG1922of sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

21ButδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565the lawνόμουnomouG3551is manifestedπεφανέρωταιpephanerōtaiG5319,being witnessedμαρτυρουμένηmarturoumenēG3140byὑπὸhupoG5259the lawτοῦ νόμουtou nomouG3588 G3551andκαὶkaiG2532the prophetsτῶν προφητῶν,tōn prophētōnG3588 G4396;

22τοὺςtousG3588EvenδὲdeG1161the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316which isbyδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547untoεἰςeisG1519allG3956andG2532uponG1909allG3956them that believeπιστεύοντας·pisteuontasG4100:forγάρgarG1063there isἐστινestinG1510noοὐouG3756differenceδιαστολή.diastolēG1293:

23ForγὰρgarG1063allπάντεςpantesG3956have sinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264,andκαὶkaiG2532come shortὑστεροῦνταιhusterountaiG5302of the gloryτῆς δόξηςtēs doxēsG3588 G1391of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316;

24τῇtēaG3588Being justifiedδικαιούμενοιdikaioumenoiG1344freelyδωρεὰνdōreanG1432byG5485hisαὐτοῦautouG846graceχάριτιcharitiG5485throughδιὰdiaG1223the redemptionτῆς ἀπολυτρώσεωςtēs apolutrōseōsG3588 G629that isτῆςtēsG3588inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:

25WhomὃνhonG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath set forthπροέθετοproethetoG4388to bea propitiationἱλαστήριονhilastērionG2435throughδιὰdiaG1223faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588 G4102inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846bloodτῷ αἵματιtō aimatiG3588 G129,toεἰςeisG1519declareἔνδειξινendeixinG1732hisαὐτοῦautouG846righteousnessτῆς δικαιοσύνηςtēs dikaiosunēsG3588 G1343forδιὰdiaG1223the remissionτὴν πάρεσινtēn paresinG3588 G3929of sinsἁμαρτημάτωνhamartēmatōnG265that are pastτῶν προγεγονότωνtōn progegonotōnG3588 G4266,throughἐνenG1722the forbearanceτῇ ἀνοχῇtēa anochēaG3588 G463of Godτοῦ θεοῦ·tou theouG3588 G2316;

26ToπρὸςprosG4314declareἔνδειξινendeixinG1732, I say,atG1722thisνῦνnunG3568timeκαιρῷkairōG3588 G2540hisαὐτοῦautouG846righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG3588 G1343:thatεἰςeisG1519heαὐτὸνautonG846G3588might beG1510justδίκαιονdikaionG1342,andκαὶkaiG2532the justifierδικαιοῦνταdikaiountaG1344G3588ἐκekG1537of him which believethπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

27WhereΠοῦPouG4226isboastingἡ καύχησις;hē kauchēsisG3588 G2746thenοὖνounG3767?It is excludedἐξεκλείσθη.exekleisthēG1576.ByδιὰdiaG1223whatποίουpoiouG4169lawνόμου;nomouG3551?of worksτῶν ἔργων;tōn ergōnG3588 G2041?Nayοὐχί,ouchiG3780:butἀλλὰallaG235byδιὰdiaG1223the lawνόμουnomouG3551of faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

28ThereforeG3767we conclude thatλογιζόμεθαlogizomethaG3049a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444is justifiedδικαιοῦσθαιdikaiousthaiG1344by faithπίστειpisteiG4102withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565the deedsἔργωνergōnG2041of the lawνόμου.nomouG3551.

29ἢēG2228Is hethe Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316of the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453onlyG3440? is henotοὐχὶouchiG3780G1161alsoκαὶkaiG2532of the Gentilesἐθνῶν;ethnōnG1484?YesναὶnaiG3483,of the Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484alsoκαὶkaiG2532:

30SeeingG1897it isoneεἷςheisG1520Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316,whichὃςhosG3739shall justifyδικαιώσειdikaiōseiG1344the circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,andκαὶkaiG2532uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίανakrobustianG203throughδιὰdiaG1223faithτῆς πίστεως.tēs pisteōsG3588 G4102.

31Do weG2673thenοὖνounG3767make voidG2673the lawνόμονnomonG3551throughδιὰdiaG1223faithτῆς πίστεως;tēs pisteōsG3588 G4102?God forbidμὴ γένοιτο,mē genoitoG3361 G1096:yeaἀλλὰallaG235,we establishἱστάνομεν.¶histanomenG2476the lawνόμονnomonG3551.

Commentaries on Romans 3