Revised Literal Translation

Romans 3:9-20

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.

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