Romans 3:1-14 ▼

1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what benefit is there from circumcision?

2 much every way: chiefly, because they were intrusted with the oracles of God.

3 for what if some betrayed their trust? shall their unfaithfulness render

4 the faithfulness of God of no effect? by no means; yea, let God be acknowledged to be true, tho' men should be all deceivers; as it is written, " that you might be justified in your sayings, and might overcome when you are judged."

5 but say you, "if our unfaithfulness displays the veracity of God, what shall we say? is it not injustice in God to inflict punishment?"

6 not at all: for then how could God judge the world?

7 "but, say you, if the veracity of God hath appeared more illustrious thro' my unfaithfulness, why then am I condemned as a sinner?

8 and why may we not do evil, that good may come?" which is slanderously reported to be our maxim, by some, whose condemnation is just.

9 "how then are we better than they?" why, not at all: for we have already convicted both Jews and Gentiles, of being all under the guilt of sin.

10 as it is written, " there is none righteous, no not one:

11 there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

12 they are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable, there is none that doth good, no not one.

13 their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

14 whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.