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God’s Faithfulness
What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision?
What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision?
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?
Much in every way! First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God.
Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God.
What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness?
What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?
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.”
But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly, what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.)
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.)
Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?
By no means! For then how could God judge the world?
Someone might argue, “If my falsehood enhances God’s truthfulness and so increases his glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?”
But if through my lie God’s truth abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner?
Why not say — as some slanderously claim that we say — “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is just!
And why not do evil that good may come? — as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.
No One Is Righteous
What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.
What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.
As it is written:
“There is no one righteous, not even one;
“There is no one righteous, not even one;
as it is written:
“None is righteous, no, not one;
“None is righteous, no, not one;
there is no one who understands;
there is no one who seeks God.
there is no one who seeks God.
no one understands;
no one seeks for God.
no one 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.”
“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 mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world 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 stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God.
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.
Righteousness Through Faith
But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
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 —
the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all 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 all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that 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.
he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
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.
Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith.
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.
For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
For we hold that one 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 too? Yes, of Gentiles too,
Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
since God is one — who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.