Revised Version 1895

Romans 3

1WhatΤίTiG5101advantageπερισσὸνperissonG4053thenοὖνounG3767haththeG3588JewἸουδαίου,IoudaiouG2453?orG2228whatτίςtisG5101istheG3588profitofG2228circumcisionπεριτομῆς;peritomēsG4061?

2MuchπολὺpoluG4183everyG3956wayτρόπον·troponG5158:firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413ofG2316allG3956,thatG3754theyG3754were intrustedwithG2316theG3956oraclesλόγιαlogiaG3051ofG2316Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

3ForγὰρgarG1063whatτίtiG5101ifεἰeiG1487someτινες;tinesG5100werewithoutG3361faithG4102?shallG2316theirαὐτῶνautōnG846wantofG2316faithG4102makeG3361ofG2316noneG3361effecttheG3588faithfulnessπίστινpistinG4102ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316?

4GodθεὸςtheosG2316forbid: yea,letG1096GodG2316beG1096foundG1096trueἀληθής,alēthēsG227,butδὲdeG1161everyπᾶςpasG3956manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444aliarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583;asκαθὼςkathōsG2531itδὲdeG1161iswrittenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,ThatὅπωςhopōsG3704thou mightestbeG1096justifiedδικαιωθῇςdikaiōthēasG1344inG1722thywordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,AndG2532mightestprevailνικήσειςnikēseisG3528whenG2532thou comestintoG1096judgmentκρίνεσθαίkrinesthaiG2919.

5ButδὲdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487ourG2316unrighteousnessἀδικίαadikiaG93commendeththeG3588righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whatτίtiG5101shallG444weG2249sayG3004? IsGodθεὸςtheosG2316unrighteousἄδικοςadikosG94whoG3588visitethwithG2316wrathὀργήν;orgēnG3709? (IG1473speakλέγω·legōG3004afterκατὰkataG2596theG3588mannerofG2316menἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444.)

6GodθεὸςtheosG2316forbid:forG2316thenhowπῶςpōsG4459shallG2316GodG2316judgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919theG3588worldκόσμον;kosmonG2889?

7ButG1161ifεἰeiG1487theG3588truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316throughἐνenG1722myG1699lieψεύσματιpseusmatiG5582aboundedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052untohisαὐτοῦ,autouG846gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,whyτίtiG5101amG2919IG2504alsoG1161stillἔτιetiG2089judgedG2919asὡςhōsG5613asinnerἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosG268?

8andG2532whyG3739notμὴmēG3361(asG2531weG2249beG1510slanderouslyβλασφημούμεθαblasphēmoumethaG987reportedG3004,andG2532asG2531someτινεςtinesG5100affirmthatG3754weG2249sayλέγεινlegeinG3004),LetἵναinaG2443usG3004doποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160evilκακὰkakaG2556,thatG3754goodἀγαθά;agathaG18mayG2532comeἔλθῃelthēG2064?whoseG3739condemnationκρίμαkrimaG2917isG1510justG2531.

9WhatΤίTiG5101thenG2532?areG1510weG2532inG2532worse casethanG2532theyG3767?NoG3756,inG2532noG3756wise:forγὰρgarG1063weG2532before laidtoG2532theG3956chargebothτεteG5037ofG3956JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453andG2532GreeksἝλληναςHellēnasG1672,thatG3956theyG3767areG1510allG3956underὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266;

10asκαθὼςkathōsG2531itG1510isG1510writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,ThereG1510isG1510noneG3756righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342,noG3756,notG3756oneεἷς·heisG1520;

11ThereG1510isG1510noneοὐκoukG3756thatG2316understandeth,ThereG1510isG1510noneοὐκoukG3756thatG2316seeketh afterGodθεόν·theonG2316;

12TheyG2193haveG1510allG3956turnedG1578asideG1578,theyG2193areG1510togetherἅμαhamaG260becomeποιῶνpoiōnG4160unprofitable;ThereG1510isG1510noneG3756thatG3956doethgoodG1510,noG3756,notG3756so muchasG2193oneἑνός.henosG1520:

13TheirG846throatλάρυγξlarugxG2995is anopenἀνεῳγμένοςaneōgmenosG455sepulchre;WithG846theirG846tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100theyG846have used deceit:TheG3588poisonἰὸςiosG2447ofG3588aspsἀσπίδωνaspidōnG785isunderὑπὸhupoG5259theirG846lipsχείληcheilēG5491:

14WhoseὧνhōnG3739mouthστόμαstomaG4750isfullγέμει.gemeiG1073ofG4750cursingἀρᾶςarasG685andκαὶkaiG2532bitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088:

15TheirG846feetπόδεςpodesG4228areswiftὀξεῖςoxeisG3691toG846shedἐκχέαιekcheaiG1632bloodαἷμα·haimaG129;

16DestructionσύντριμμαsuntrimmaG4938andκαὶkaiG2532miseryταλαιπωρίαtalaipōriaG5004areinἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846waysὁδοῖςhodoisG3598;

17AndG2532theG2532wayὁδὸνhodonG3598ofG3598peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515havetheyG2532notοὐκoukG3756knownἔγνωσαν.egnōsanG1097:

18ThereG1510isG1510noοὐκoukG3756fearφόβοςphobosG5401ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316beforeἀπέναντιapenantiG561theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788.

19NowδὲdeG1161weG2532knowG1492thatG3754whatG3588thingsG3956soevertheG3956lawνόμοςnomosG3551saith,itG1161speakethtoἵναinaG2443themG1722thatG3754areunderG1722theG3956lawνόμῳnomōG3551;thatG3754everyG3956mouthστόμαstomaG4750mayG2532beG1096stoppedφραγῇ,phragēaG5420,andG2532allG3956theG3956worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889mayG2532beG1096broughtG1096underG1722theG3956judgmentofG2316Godθεῷ.theōG2316:

20becauseG1223byG1223theG3956worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofG1537theG3956lawνόμουnomouG3551shallnoοὐouG3756fleshσὰρξsarxG4561beG3956justifiedδικαιωθήσεταιdikaiōthēsetaiG1344inG3956hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799:forγὰρgarG1063throughG1223theG3956lawνόμουnomouG3551comeththeG3956knowledgeἐπίγνωσιςepignōsisG1922ofG1537sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

21ButG1161nowG1161apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromG5259theG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551arighteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316hathbeenG2532manifestedπεφανέρωταιpephanerōtaiG5319, beingwitnessedμαρτυρουμένηmarturoumenēG3140byG5259theG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551andG2532theG3588prophetsπροφητῶν,prophētōnG4396;

22evenδὲdeG1161theG3956righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343ofG1223GodθεοῦtheouG2316throughG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102inεἰςeisG1519JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547untoallG3956themG4100thatG4100believeG4100;forγάρgarG1063thereG1510isG1510noοὐouG3756distinctionδιαστολή.diastolēG1293;

23forγὰρgarG1063allG3956havesinnedἥμαρτονhēmartonG264,andκαὶkaiG2532fallG5302shortὑστεροῦνταιhusterountaiG5302ofG2316theG3956gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316;

24beingjustifiedδικαιούμενοιdikaioumenoiG1344freelyδωρεὰνdōreanG1432byG1722hisG846graceχάριτιcharitiG5485throughδιὰdiaG1223theG3588redemptionἀπολυτρώσεωςapolutrōseōsG629thatG846isinG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424:

25whomὃνhonG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316set forthtoG1519beG2316apropitiationἱλαστήριονhilastērionG2435,throughG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,byἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846bloodαἵματιaimatiG129,toG1519shewhisαὐτοῦautouG846righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,becauseG1223ofG1223theG3588passingoverG1519ofG1223theG3588sinsἁμαρτημάτωνhamartēmatōnG265done aforetime,inἐνenG1722theG3588forbearanceofG1223Godθεοῦ·theouG2316;

26forεἰςeisG1519theG3588shewing,IG2532say,ofG1537hisG846righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343atthisG3588presentνῦνnunG3568seasonκαιρῷkairōG2540:thatG846heG2532mightG2532himselfG846beG1510justδίκαιονdikaionG1342,andG2532theG3588justifierδικαιοῦνταdikaiountaG1344ofG1537himG846thatG846hathfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102inG1722JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

27WhereΠοῦPouG4226thenοὖνounG3767istheG3588glorying?ItG1223isexcludedἐξεκλείσθη.exekleisthēG1576.ByG1223whatποίουpoiouG4169mannerofG1223lawνόμου;nomouG3551?ofG1223worksἔργων;ergōnG2041? Nay:butἀλλὰallaG235byG1223alawνόμουnomouG3551ofG1223faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

28WeG4102reckon thereforethatG444amanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444isjustifiedG1344byG1344faithπίστειpisteiG4102apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromG5565theG1344worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofG3551theG1344lawνόμου.nomouG3551.

29OrἢēG2228isGodθεὸςtheosG2316theG3588GodG2316ofG2316JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453onlyG3440? isheG2532notοὐχὶouchiG3780theG3588GodG2316ofG2316Gentilesἐθνῶν;ethnōnG1484alsoκαὶkaiG2532? Yea,ofG2316Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484alsoκαὶkaiG2532:

30ifG1512soG2532beG2532thatὃςhosG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316isoneεἷςheisG1520,andG2532heG2532shallG2532justifyδικαιώσειdikaiōseiG1344theὁhoG3588circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061byG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,andG2532theτῆςtēsG3588uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίανakrobustianG203throughG1223faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

31Doγένοιτο,genoitoG1096weG3767thenοὖνounG3767makeG2476theG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551ofG1223noneμὴmēG3361effectthroughG1223faithπίστεως;pisteōsG4102? God forbid: nay,weG3767establishG2476theG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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