1 T hen what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?

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

2 M uch in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.

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

3 F or what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?

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

4 M ay it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “That you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”

No, 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.

5 B ut if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.

And 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.)

6 M ay it never be! For then how will God judge the world?

No, in no wise: for then how shall God judge the world?

7 F or if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

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

8 W hy not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), “Let us do evil, that good may come?” Those who say so are justly condemned.

And 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.

9 W hat then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks, that they are all 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 A s it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.

as it is written, There is no one righteous, no, not one;

11 T here is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.

there is no one that understands; there is no one that seeks after God.

12 T hey have all turned aside. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, no, not so much as one.”

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

13 “ Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers 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 “ whose mouth is full of cursing 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;

16 D estruction and misery are in their ways.

destruction and misery are in their ways,

17 T he way of peace, they haven’t known.”

and the way of peace they have not known;

18 “ There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

there is no fear of God before their eyes.

19 N ow we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.

¶ 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.

20 B ecause by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

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

21 B ut now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;

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

22 e ven the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,

the 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;

23 f or all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

for all have sinned and are made destitute of the glory of God,

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

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

25 w hom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;

whom 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,

26 t o demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

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

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

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

28 W e maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

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

29 O r is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he 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 s ince indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith, and the uncircumcised through faith.

seeing it is one God who shall justify the circumcision by faith and the uncircumcision by faith.

31 D o we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.

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