Romans 3 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

All the World Guilty

1 Then ^G3767 what ^G5101 [fn]advantage ^G4053 does the Jew ^G2453 have? Or ^G2228 what ^G5101 is the benefit ^G5622 of circumcision ^G4061?

2 Great ^G4183 in every ^G3956 respect ^G5158. First ^G4413, that they were entrusted ^G4100 with the actual ^G3051 words ^G3051 of God ^G2316. 3 What ^G5101 then ^G1063? If ^G1487 some ^G5100 [fn]did not ^G569 believe ^G569, their [fn]unbelief ^G570 will not nullify ^G2673 the faithfulness ^G4102 of God ^G2316, will it? 4 [fn]Far ^G3361 from ^G3361 it! Rather ^G1161, God ^G2316 must prove ^G1096 to ^G1096 be ^G1096 true ^G227, though ^G1161 every ^G3956 person ^G444 be found a liar ^G5583, as it is written ^G1125:

“SO ^G3704 THAT ^G3704 YOU ARE JUSTIFIED ^G1344 IN YOUR WORDS ^G3056,

AND PREVAIL ^G3528 [fn]WHEN ^G1722 YOU ARE JUDGED ^G2919.”

5 But if ^G1487 our unrighteousness ^G93 [fn]demonstrates ^G4921 the righteousness ^G1343 of God ^G2316, what ^G5101 shall we say ^G3004? The God ^G2316 who inflicts ^G2018 wrath ^G3709 is not unrighteous ^G94, is He? (I am speaking ^G3004 from ^G2596 a ^G2596 human ^G444 viewpoint ^G2596.) 6 Far ^G3361 from ^G3361 it! For otherwise, how ^G4459 will God ^G2316 judge ^G2919 the world ^G2889? 7 But if ^G1487 through ^G1722 my lie ^G5582 the truth ^G225 of God ^G2316 abounded ^G4052 to His glory ^G1391, why ^G5101 am I also ^G2532 still ^G2089 being judged ^G2919 as a sinner ^G268? 8 And why not say (just ^G2531 as ^G2531 we are slanderously ^G987 reported ^G987 and as some ^G5100 claim ^G5346 that we say ^G3004), “Let’s do ^G4160 evil ^G2556 that good ^G18 may come ^G2064 of it”? [fn]Their condemnation ^G2917 is deserved ^G1738.

9 What ^G5101 then ^G3767? [fn]Are we better ^G4284 than they? Not at all ^G3843; for we have already ^G4256 charged ^G4256 that both ^G5037 Jews ^G2453 and Greeks ^G1672 are all ^G3956 under ^G5259 sin ^G266; 10 as it is written ^G1125:

“THERE IS NO ^G3756 RIGHTEOUS ^G1342 PERSON ^G1342, NOT EVEN ^G3761 ONE ^G1520;

11 THERE IS NO ^G3756 ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS ^G4920,

THERE IS NO ^G3756 ONE WHO SEEKS ^G1567 OUT ^G1567 GOD ^G2316;

12 THEY HAVE ALL ^G3956 TURNED ^G1578 ASIDE ^G1578, TOGETHER ^G260 THEY HAVE BECOME ^G889 [fn]CORRUPT ^G889;

THERE IS NO ^G3756 ONE WHO DOES ^G4160 GOOD ^G5544,

THERE IS NOT EVEN ^G2193 ONE ^G1520.”

13 “THEIR THROAT ^G2995 IS AN OPEN ^G455 GRAVE ^G5028,

WITH THEIR TONGUES ^G1100 THEY KEEP DECEIVING ^G1387,”

“THE VENOM ^G2447 OF [fn]ASPS ^G785 IS UNDER ^G5259 THEIR LIPS ^G5491”;

14 “THEIR ^G3739 MOUTH ^G4750 IS FULL ^G1073 OF CURSING ^G685 AND BITTERNESS ^G4088”;

15 “THEIR FEET ^G4228 ARE SWIFT ^G3691 TO SHED ^G1632 BLOOD ^G129,

16 DESTRUCTION ^G4938 AND MISERY ^G5004 ARE IN THEIR PATHS ^G3598,

17 AND THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN ^G1097 THE WAY ^G3598 OF PEACE ^G1515.”

18 “THERE IS NO ^G3756 FEAR ^G5401 OF GOD ^G2316 BEFORE ^G561 THEIR EYES ^G3788.”

19 Now ^G1161 we know ^G6063 that whatever ^G3745 the Law ^G3551 says ^G3004, it speaks ^G2980 to those ^G3588 who are [fn]under ^G1722 the Law ^G3551, so ^G2443 that ^G2443 every ^G3956 mouth ^G4750 may be closed ^G5420 and all ^G3956 the world ^G2889 may become ^G1096 accountable ^G5267 to God ^G2316; 20 because ^G1360 by the works ^G2041 [fn]of the Law ^G3551 [fn]none ^G3756 G3956 of mankind ^G4561 will be justified ^G1344 in ^G1799 His sight ^G1799; for [fn]through ^G1223 the Law ^G3551 comes [fn]knowledge ^G1922 of sin ^G266.

Justification by Faith

21 But now ^G3570 apart ^G5565 [fn]from the Law ^G3551 the righteousness ^G1343 of God ^G2316 has been revealed ^G5319, being witnessed ^G3140 by the [fn]Law ^G3551 and the Prophets ^G4396,

22 but it is the righteousness ^G1343 of God ^G2316 through ^G1223 faith ^G4102 in Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547 for all ^G3956 those ^G3588 [fn]who believe ^G4100; for there is no ^G3756 distinction ^G1293, 23 for all ^G3956 [fn]have sinned ^G264 and fall ^G5302 short ^G5302 of the glory ^G1391 of God ^G2316, 24 being justified ^G1344 as a gift ^G1432 by His grace ^G5485 through ^G1223 the redemption ^G629 which is in Christ ^G5547 Jesus ^G2424, 25 whom ^G3739 God ^G2316 displayed ^G4388 publicly ^G4388 as a [fn]propitiation ^G2435 [fn]in His blood ^G129 through ^G1223 faith ^G4102. This was to demonstrate ^G1731 His righteousness ^G1343, [fn]because ^G1223 in God’s ^G2316 merciful restraint ^G463 He let ^G3929 the sins ^G265 previously ^G4266 committed ^G4266 go ^G3929 unpunished ^G3929; 26 for the demonstration ^G1732, that is, of His righteousness ^G1343 at the present ^G3568 time ^G2540, so ^G1519 that ^G1519 He would be just ^G1342 and the justifier ^G1344 of the one who [fn]has faith ^G4102 in Jesus ^G2424.

27 Where ^G4226 then ^G3767 is boasting ^G2746? It has been excluded ^G1576. By what ^G4169 kind ^G4169 of law ^G3551? Of works ^G2041? No ^G3780, but by a law ^G3551 of faith ^G4102. 28 [fn]For we maintain ^G3049 that a person ^G444 is justified ^G1344 by faith ^G4102 apart ^G5565 from works ^G2041 [fn]of the Law ^G3551. 29 Or ^G2228 is God ^G2316 the God of Jews ^G2453 only ^G3440? Is He not the God of Gentiles ^G1484 also ^G2532? Yes ^G3483, of Gentiles ^G1484 also ^G2532, 30 since ^G1512 indeed ^G1512 God ^G2316 who ^G3739 will justify ^G1344 the [fn]circumcised ^G4061 [fn]by faith ^G4102 and the [fn]uncircumcised ^G203 through ^G1223 faith ^G4102 is one ^G1520.

31 Do we then ^G3767 nullify ^G2673 [fn]the Law ^G3551 through ^G1223 faith ^G4102? Far ^G3361 from ^G3361 it! On the contrary ^G235, we establish ^G2476 the Law ^G3551.