1 W hat, then, the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of the circumcision?

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

2 m uch in every way; for first, indeed, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God;

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

3 f or what, if certain were faithless? shall their faithlessness the faithfulness of god make useless?

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

4 l et it not be! and let God become true, and every man false, according as it hath been written, `That Thou mayest be declared righteous in Thy words, and mayest overcome in Thy being judged.'

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 unrighteousness God's righteousness doth establish, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (after the manner of a man I speak)

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 l et it not be! since how shall God judge the world?

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

7 f or if the truth of God in my falsehood did more abound to His glory, why yet am I also as a sinner judged?

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 not, as we are evil spoken of, and as certain affirm us to say -- `We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?' whose judgment is righteous.

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? not at all! for we did before charge both Jews and Greeks with being 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 ccording as it hath been written -- `There is none righteous, not even one;

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

11 T here is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God.

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

12 A ll did go out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.

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

13 A sepulchre opened their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps 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 S wift their feet to shed blood.

Their feet are swift to shed blood;

16 R uin and misery in their ways.

Destruction and misery are in their ways;

17 A nd a way of peace they did not know.

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 A nd we have known that as many things as the law saith, to those in the law it doth speak, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may come under judgment to 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 w herefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a 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 A nd now apart from law hath the righteousness of God been manifested, testified to 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 a nd the righteousness of God through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and upon all those believing, -- 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 did sin, and are come short of the glory of God --

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

24 b eing declared righteous freely by His grace through the redemption that in Christ Jesus,

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

25 w hom God did set forth a mercy seat, through the faith in his blood, for the shewing forth of His righteousness, because of the passing over of the bygone sins in the forbearance 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 f or the shewing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who 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 then the boasting? it was excluded; by what law? of works? no, but by a 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 do we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.

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

29 T he God of Jews only, and not also of nations?

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

30 y es, also of nations; since one God who shall declare righteous the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through the faith.

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

31 L aw then do we make useless through the faith? let it not be! yea, we do establish law.

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