1 ¶ What advantage then has the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?

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

2 M uch in every way: first, certainly, that the oracles of God have been entrusted unto them.

Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.

3 F or what if some of them did not believe? Shall their unbelief have made the truth of God without effect?

For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God?

4 N o, in no wise: for God is true, and every man a liar; as it is written, That thou might be justified in thy words and might overcome when thou dost judge.

God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.

5 A nd if our iniquity commends the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Shall for this reason God be unjust who sends punishment? (I speak as a man.)

But if our righteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I speak after the manner of men.)

6 N o, in no wise: for then how shall God judge the world?

God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?

7 F or if the truth of God has more abounded through my lie unto his glory, why even so am I also judged as a sinner?

But if the truth of God through my lie abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

8 A nd why not say (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? The condemnation of whom is just.

and why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.

9 W hat 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;

What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we before laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin;

10 a s it is written, There is no one righteous, no, not one;

as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;

11 t here is no one that understands; there is no one that seeks after God.

There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God;

12 T hey are all gone out of the way; they are together become unprofitable; there is no one that does good, no, not one.

They have all turned aside, they are together become unprofitable; There is none that doeth good, no, not, so much as one:

13 T heir throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison 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 w hose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness;

Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

15 t heir feet are swift to shed blood;

Their feet are swift to shed blood;

16 d estruction and misery are in their ways,

Destruction and misery are in their ways;

17 a nd the way of peace they have not known;

And the way of peace have they not known:

18 t here is no fear of God before their eyes.

There is no fear of God before their eyes.

19 ¶ Now we know that all that the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may submit themselves unto God.

Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God:

20 F or by the deeds of the law, no flesh shall be justified in his sight; for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.

21 B ut now, without the law, the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets:

But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

22 t he righteousness, that is, of God by the faith of Jesus, the Christ, for all and upon all those that believe in him, for there is no difference;

even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ unto all them that believe; for there is no distinction;

23 f or all have sinned and are made destitute of the glory of God,

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

24 b eing justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Jesus, the Christ,

being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

25 w hom God purposed for reconciliation through faith in his blood for the manifestation of his righteousness, for the remission of sins that are past, by the patience of God,

whom God set forth to be a propitiation, through faith, in his blood, to show his righteousness because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God;

26 m anifesting in this time his righteousness that he only be the just one and the justifier of him that is of the faith of Jesus.

for the showing, I say, of his righteousness at this present season: that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him that hath faith in Jesus.

27 W here is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? No, but by the law of faith.

Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith.

28 T herefore, we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

29 I s he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also,

Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yea, of Gentiles also:

30 s eeing it is one God who shall justify the circumcision by faith and the uncircumcision by faith.

if so be that God is one, and he shall justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.

31 D o we then make void the law through faith? No, in no wise; to the contrary, we establish the law.

Do we then make the law of none effect through faith? God forbid: nay, we establish the law.