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1 What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
2 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. Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
3 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? For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
4 Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: “So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge.” 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.” God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
5 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.) But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
6 Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world? By no means! For then how could God judge the world? God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
7 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? For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
8 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. And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
9 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 then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
10 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one; as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11 there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. no one understands; no one seeks for God. There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.” They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
13 “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The poison of vipers is on their lips.” “Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive.” “The venom of asps is under their lips.” Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.” Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood; “Their feet are swift to shed blood; Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16 ruin and misery mark their ways, in their paths are ruin and misery, Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17 and the way of peace they do not know.” and the way of peace they have not known.” And the way of peace have they not known:
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” There is no fear of God before their eyes.
19 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. Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
20 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. For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 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 without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 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, Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— 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 hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
26 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. To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
27 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. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
28 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. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
29 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, Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
30 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. Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law. Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law. Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
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