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

What advantage then has 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 in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed 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 did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect?

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.'

Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written: “That You may be justified in Your words, And may overcome when You are judged.”

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 unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust who inflicts wrath? (I speak as a man.)

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

Certainly not! For then how will 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?

For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to 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 say, “Let us do evil that good may come”?—as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their condemnation is just. All Have Sinned

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? Not at all. For we have previously charged both 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 who understands; There is none who seeks 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 have together become unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one.”

13 A sepulchre opened their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps under their lips.

“ Their throat is an open tomb; With their tongues they have practiced 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 they have 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 whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

20 w herefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. God’s Righteousness Through Faith

21 A nd now apart from law hath the righteousness of God been manifested, testified to by the law and the prophets,

But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, 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, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference;

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 as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,

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.

to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Boasting Excluded

27 W here then the boasting? it was excluded; by what 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 t herefore do we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.

Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.

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

Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the 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.

since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised 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 void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.