Darby Bible Translation

New King James Version

God Remains Faithful

What then [is] the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of circumcision?

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God’s Judgment Defended

What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?

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Much every way: and first, indeed, that to them were entrusted the oracles of God.

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Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the [a]oracles of God.

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For what? if some have not believed, shall their unbelief make the faith of God of none effect?

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For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect?

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Far be the thought: but let God be true, and every man false; according as it is written, So that thou shouldest be justified in thy words, and shouldest overcome when thou art in judgment.

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Certainly not! Indeed, let God be [b]true but every man a liar. As it is written:
“That You may be justified in Your words,
And may overcome when You are judged.”

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But if our unrighteousness commend God's righteousness, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak according to man.

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But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust who inflicts wrath? (I speak as a man.)

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Far be the thought: since how shall God judge the world?

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Certainly not! For then how will God judge the world?

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For if the truth of God, in my lie, has more abounded to his glory, why yet am *I* also judged as a sinner?

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For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

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and not, according as we are injuriously charged, and according as some affirm that we say, Let us practise evil things, that good ones may come? whose judgment is just.

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And why not say, “Let us do evil that good may come”? — as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their [c]condemnation is just.

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There is No One Righteous

What then? are we better? No, in no wise: for we have before charged both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin:

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All Have Sinned

What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.

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according as it is written, There is not a righteous [man], not even one;

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As it is written:
“There is none righteous, no, not one;

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there is not the [man] that understands, there is not one that seeks after God.

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There is none who understands;
There is none who seeks after God.

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All have gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable; there is not one that practises goodness, there is not so much as one:

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They have all turned aside;
They have together become unprofitable;
There is none who does good, no, not one.”

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their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps' poison [is] under their lips:

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“Their throat is an open [d]tomb;
With their tongues they have practiced deceit”;
“The poison of asps is under their lips”;

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whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness;

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“Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”

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swift their feet to shed blood;

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“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

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ruin and misery [are] in their ways,

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Destruction and misery are in their ways;

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and way of peace they have not known:

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And the way of peace they have not known.”

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there is no fear of God before their eyes.

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“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

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Now we know that whatever the things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God.

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Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become [e]guilty before God.

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Wherefore by works of law no flesh shall be justified before him; for by law [is] knowledge of sin.

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Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

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Justified by Faith

But now without law righteousness of God is manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets;

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God’s Righteousness Through Faith

But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,

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righteousness of God by faith of Jesus Christ towards all, and upon all those who believe: for there is no difference;

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even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all [f]and on all who believe. For there is no difference;

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for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

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for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

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being justified freely by his grace through the redemption which [is] in Christ Jesus;

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being justified [g]freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

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whom God has set forth a mercy-seat, through faith in his blood, for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness, in respect of the passing by the sins that had taken place before, through the forbearance of God;

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whom God set forth as a [h]propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,

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for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just, and justify him that is of [the] faith of Jesus.

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to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

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Where then [is] boasting? It has been excluded. By what law? of works? Nay, but by law of faith;

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Boasting Excluded

Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.

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for we reckon that a man is justified by faith, without works of law.

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Therefore we conclude that a man is [i]justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.

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Is [God] the God of Jews only? is he not of [the] nations also? Yea, of nations also:

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Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also,

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since indeed [it is] one God who shall justify [the] circumcision on the principle of faith, and uncircumcision by faith.

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since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

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Do we then make void law by faith? Far be the thought: [no,] but we establish law.

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Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.

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