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God’s Righteousness Upheld
Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?
Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?
All the World Guilty
Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision?
Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision?
Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God.
Great in every respect. First of all, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.
What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?
What then? If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?
By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written,
“That you may be justified in your words,
and prevail when you are judged.”
“That you may be justified in your words,
and prevail when you are judged.”
May it never be! Rather, let God be found true, though every man be found a liar, as it is written,
“THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS,
AND PREVAIL WHEN YOU ARE JUDGED.”
“THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS,
AND PREVAIL WHEN YOU ARE JUDGED.”
But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.)
But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is He? (I am speaking in human terms.)
By no means! For then how could God judge the world?
May it never be! For otherwise, how will God judge the world?
But if through my lie God’s truth abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner?
But if through my lie the truth of God abounded to His glory, why am I also still being judged as a sinner?
And why not do evil that good may come? — as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.
And why not say (as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), “Let us do evil that good may come”? Their condemnation is just.
What then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin;
as it is written:
“None is righteous, no, not one;
“None is righteous, no, not one;
as it is written,
“THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE;
“THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE;
no one understands;
no one seeks for God.
no one seeks for God.
THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS,
THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD;
THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD;
All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
no one does good,
not even one.”
no one does good,
not even one.”
ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BECOME USELESS;
THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD,
THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE.”
THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD,
THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE.”
“Their throat is an open grave;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
“The venom of asps is under their lips.”
they use their tongues to deceive.”
“The venom of asps is under their lips.”
“THEIR THROAT IS AN OPEN GRAVE,
WITH THEIR TONGUES THEY KEEP DECEIVING,”
“THE POISON OF ASPS IS UNDER THEIR LIPS”;
WITH THEIR TONGUES THEY KEEP DECEIVING,”
“THE POISON OF ASPS IS UNDER THEIR LIPS”;
“Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
“WHOSE MOUTH IS FULL OF CURSING AND BITTERNESS”;
Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God.
Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God;
because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.
The Righteousness of God Through Faith
But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it —
But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it —
Justification by Faith
But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,
the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:
even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction;
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;
whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed;
It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith.
Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.
Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
since God is one — who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
since indeed God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith is one.