Revised Literal Translation

Romans 3:10-31

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.

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