Revised Literal Translation
Romans 3
1WhatG5101 advantageG4053 thenG3767 hath the JewG2453? orG2228 whatG5101 profitG3588G5622 is there of circumcisionG3588G4061? 2MuchG4183 everyG3956 wayG5158: chieflyG4412, because thatG3754 unto them were committedG4100 the oraclesG3588G3051 of GodG3588G2316.
3ForG1063 whatG5101 ifG1487 someG5100 did not believeG569? shallG3361 theirG846 unbeliefG3588G570 makeG2673 the faithG3588G4102 of GodG3588G2316 without effectG2673? 4God forbidG3361G1096: yeaG1161, letG1096 GodG3588G2316 beG1096 trueG227, butG1161 everyG3956 manG444 a liarG5583; asG2531 it is writtenG1125, ThatG3704 thou mightest be justifiedG1344 inG1722 thyG4771 sayingsG3588G3056, andG2532 mightest overcomeG3528 whenG1722 thouG4771 art judgedG2919. 5
ButG1161 ifG1487 ourG1473 unrighteousnessG3588G93 commendG4921 the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316, whatG5101 shall we sayG2046? Is GodG3588G2316 unrighteousG94 who takethG2018 vengeanceG3588G3709? (I speakG3004 asG2596 a manG444) 6God forbidG3361G1096: for thenG1893 howG4459 shallG2919 GodG3588G2316 judgeG2919 the worldG3588G2889? 7ForG1063 ifG1487 the truthG3588G225 of GodG3588G2316 hath more aboundedG4052 throughG1722 myG1699 lieG5582 untoG1519 hisG846 gloryG3588G1391; whyG5101 yetG2089 am I alsoG2504 judgedG2919 asG5613 a sinnerG268? 8AndG2532 notG3361 rather, (asG2531 we be slanderously reportedG987, andG2532 asG2531 someG5100 affirm thatG5346 weG1473 sayG3004,) Let us doG4160 evilG2556, thatG2443 goodG18 may comeG2064? whoseG3739 damnationG3588G2917 isG1510 justG1738.
9WhatG5101 thenG3767? are we betterG4284 than they? NoG3756, in no wiseG3843: forG1063 we have before provedG4256 bothG2532 JewsG2453 andG5037 GentilesG1672, that they areG1510 allG3956 underG5259 sinG266; 10AsG2531 it is writtenG1125, There isG1510 noneG3756 righteousG1342, no, notG3761 oneG1520: 11There isG1510 noneG3756 that understandethG4920, there isG1510 noneG3756 that seeketh afterG1567 GodG3588G2316. 12They are allG3956 gone out of the wayG1578, they areG889 togetherG260 become unprofitableG889; there isG1510 noneG3756 that doethG4160 goodG5544, no, notG3756 oneG1520. 13TheirG846 throatG3588G2995 is an openG455 sepulchreG5028; withG3588G1100 theirG846 tonguesG3588G1100 they have used deceitG1387; the poisonG2447 of aspsG785 is underG5259 theirG846 lipsG3588G5491: 14WhoseG3739 mouthG3588G4750 is fullG1073 of cursingG685 andG2532 bitternessG4088: 15TheirG846 feetG3588G4228 are swiftG3691 to shedG1632 bloodG129: 16DestructionG4938 andG2532 miseryG5004 are inG1722 theirG846 waysG3588G3598: 17AndG2532 the wayG3598 of peaceG1515 have theyG1097 notG3756 knownG1097: 18There isG1510 noG3756 fearG5401 of GodG2316 beforeG561 theirG846 eyesG3588G3788. 19NowG1161 we knowG1492 thatG3754 what things soeverG3745 the lawG3588G3551 saithG3004, it saithG2980 to them who areG3588 underG1722 the lawG3588G3551: thatG2443 everyG3956 mouthG4750 may be stoppedG5420, andG2532 allG3956 the worldG3588G2889 may becomeG1096 guiltyG5267 before GodG3588G2316. 20
ThereforeG1360 byG1537 the deedsG2041 of the lawG3551 there shallG1344 noG3756 fleshG4561 be justifiedG1344 inG1799 hisG846 sightG1799: forG1063 byG1223 the lawG3551 is the knowledgeG1922 of sinG266.
21ButG1161 nowG3570 the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316 withoutG5565 the lawG3551 is manifestedG5319, being witnessedG3140 byG5259 the lawG3588G3551 andG2532 the prophetsG3588G4396; 22EvenG1161 the righteousnessG1343 of GodG2316 which is byG1223 faithG4102 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547 untoG1519 allG3956 andG2532 uponG1909 allG3956 them that believeG4100: forG1063 there isG1510 noG3756 differenceG1293: 23ForG1063 allG3956 have sinnedG264, andG2532 come shortG5302 of the gloryG3588G1391 of GodG3588G2316; 24Being justifiedG1344 freelyG1432 byG5485 hisG846 graceG5485 throughG1223 the redemptionG3588G629 that isG3588 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424: 25WhomG3739 GodG3588G2316 hath set forthG4388 to be a propitiationG2435 throughG1223 faithG3588G4102 inG1722 hisG846 bloodG3588G129, toG1519 declareG1732 hisG846 righteousnessG3588G1343 forG1223 the remissionG3588G3929 of sinsG265 that are pastG3588G4266, throughG1722 the forbearanceG3588G463 of GodG3588G2316; 26ToG4314 declareG1732, I say, atG1722 thisG3568 timeG3588G2540 hisG846 righteousnessG3588G1343: thatG1519 heG846 might beG1510 justG1342, andG2532 the justifierG1344 of him which believethG4102 in JesusG2424. 27WhereG4226 is boastingG3588G2746 thenG3767? It is excludedG1576. ByG1223 whatG4169 lawG3551? of worksG3588G2041? NayG3780: butG235 byG1223 the lawG3551 of faithG4102. 28ThereforeG3767 we conclude thatG3049 a manG444 is justifiedG1344 by faithG4102 withoutG5565 the deedsG2041 of the lawG3551. 29Is he the GodG3588G2316 of the JewsG2453 onlyG3440? is he notG3780 alsoG2532 of the GentilesG1484? YesG3483, of the GentilesG1484 alsoG2532: 30SeeingG1897 it is oneG1520 GodG3588G2316, whichG3739 shall justifyG1344 the circumcisionG4061 byG1537 faithG4102, andG2532 uncircumcisionG203 throughG1223 faithG3588G4102.
31Do weG2673 thenG3767 make voidG2673 the lawG3551 throughG1223 faithG3588G4102? God forbidG3361G1096: yeaG235, we establishG2476 the lawG3551.
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
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