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All the World Guilty

1 Then° what° Iadvantage° has the Jew°? Or° what° is the benefit° of circumcision°? 2 Great° in every° respect°. First° of all°, that athey were entrusted° with the boracles° of God°. 3 What° then°? If° asome° Idid not believe°, their IIunbelief° will not nullify° the faithfulness° of God°, will it? 4 aMay it never° be! Rather°, let God° be found° true°, though° every° man° [be found] ba liar°, as it is written°,
  “cTHAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED° IN YOUR WORDS°,
  AND PREVAIL° WHEN° YOU IARE JUDGED°.”
5 But if° our unrighteousness° Iademonstrates° the righteousness° of God°, bwhat° shall we say°? The God° who inflicts° wrath° is not unrighteous°, is He? (cI am speaking° in human° terms°.) 6 aMay it never° be! For otherwise°, how° will bGod° judge° the world°? 7 But if° through° my lie° athe truth° of God° abounded° to His glory°, bwhy° am I also° still° being judged° as a sinner°? 8 And why not [say] (as we are slanderously° reported° and as some° claim° that we say°), “aLet us do° evil° that good° may come°”? ITheir condemnation° is just°.

[1] ILit is the advantage of the Jew
[2] aDt 4:8; Ps 147:19; Ro 9:4 bAc 7:38
[3] IOr were unfaithful IIOr unfaithfulness aRo 10:16; He 4:2
[4] ILit in Your judging aLk 20:16; Ro 3:6, 31 bPs 116:11; Ro 3:7 cPs 51:4
[5] IOr commends aRo 5:8; 2Co 6:4; 7:11 bRo 4:1; 7:7; 8:31; 9:14, 30 cRo 6:19; 1Co 9:8; 15:32; Ga 3:15
[6] aLk 20:16; Ro 3:4, 31 bRo 2:16
[7] aRo 3:4 bRo 9:19
[8] ILit Whose aRo 6:1

9 ¶ What° then°? IaAre we better° than they? Not at all°; for we have already° charged° that both° bJews° and cGreeks° are dall° under° sin°; 10 as it is written°,
  “aTHERE IS NONE° RIGHTEOUS°, NOT EVEN° ONE°;
  11 THERE IS NONE° WHO UNDERSTANDS°,
  THERE IS NONE° WHO SEEKS° FOR GOD°;
  12 ALL° HAVE TURNED° ASIDE°, TOGETHER° THEY HAVE BECOME° USELESS°;
  THERE IS NONE° WHO DOES° GOOD°,
  THERE IS NOT EVEN° ONE°.”
  13aTHEIR THROAT° IS AN OPEN° GRAVE°,
  WITH THEIR TONGUES° THEY KEEP DECEIVING°,”
  “bTHE POISON° OF ASPS° IS UNDER° THEIR LIPS°”;
  14aWHOSE° MOUTH° IS FULL° OF CURSING° AND BITTERNESS°”;
  15aTHEIR FEET° ARE SWIFT° TO SHED° BLOOD°,
  16 DESTRUCTION° AND MISERY° ARE IN THEIR PATHS°,
  17 AND THE PATH° OF PEACE° THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN°.”
  18aTHERE IS NO° FEAR° OF GOD° BEFORE° THEIR EYES°.”

[9] IOr Are we worse aRo 3:1 bRo 2:1-29 cRo 1:18-32 dRo 3:19, 23; 11:32; Ga 3:22
[10] aPs 14:1-3; 53:1-3
[13] aPs 5:9 bPs 140:3
[14] aPs 10:7
[15] aIs 59:7f
[18] aPs 36:1

19 ¶ Now° we know° that whatever° the aLaw° says°, it speaks° to bthose° who are Iunder° the Law°, so° that every° mouth° may be closed° and call° the world° may become° accountable° to God°; 20 because° aby the works° Iof the Law° no°° flesh° will be justified° in His sight°; for IIbthrough° the Law° [comes] the knowledge° of sin°.

[19] ILit in aJn 10:34 bRo 2:12 cRo 3:9
[20] IOr of law IIOr through law aPs 143:2; Ac 13:39; Ga 2:16 bRo 4:15; 5:13, 20; 7:7

Justification by Faith

21 ¶ But now° apart° Ifrom the Law° a[the] righteousness° of God° has been manifested°, being bwitnessed° by the Law° and the Prophets°, 22 even° [the] arighteousness° of God° through° bfaith° cin Jesus° Christ° for dall° those° Iwho believe°; for ethere is no° distinction°; 23 for all° Iahave sinned° and fall° short° of the glory° of God°, 24 being justified° as a gift° aby His grace° through° bthe redemption° which is in Christ° Jesus°; 25 whom° God° displayed° publicly° as aa Ipropitiation° IIbin His blood° through° faith°. [This was] to demonstrate° His righteousness°, IIIbecause° in the cforbearance° of God° He dpassed° over° the sins° previously° committed°; 26 for the demonstration°, [I say], of His righteousness° at the present° time°, so° that He would be just° and the justifier° of the one who Ihas faith° in Jesus°.

[21] IOr from law aRo 1:17; 9:30 bAc 10:43; Ro 1:2
[22] IOr who believe. For there is no distinction, since they all have sinned...and are being justified aRo 1:17; 9:30 bRo 4:5 cAc 3:16; Ga 2:16, 20; 3:22; Ep 3:12 dRo 4:11, 16; 10:4 eRo 10:12; Ga 3:28; Col 3:11
[23] IOr sinned aRo 3:9
[24] aRo 4:4f, 16; Ep 2:8 b1Co 1:30; Ep 1:7; Col 1:14; He 9:15
[25] IOr a propitiatory sacrifice IIOr by IIILit because of the passing over of the sins previously committed in the forbearance of God a1 Jn 2:2; 4:10 b1Co 5:7; He 9:14, 28; 1P 1:19; Rv 1:5 cRo 2:4 dAc 14:16; 17:30
[26] ILit is of the faith of Jesus

27 ¶ Where° then° is aboasting°? It is excluded°. By bwhat° kind° of law°? Of works°? No°, but by a law° of faith°. 28 IFor awe maintain° that a man° is justified° by faith° apart° from works° IIof the Law°. 29 Or° ais God° [the God] of Jews° only°? Is He not [the God] of Gentiles° also°? Yes°, of Gentiles° also°, 30 since° indeed° aGod° bwho° will justify° the Icircumcised° IIby faith° and the IIIuncircumcised° through° faith° cis one°.

[27] aRo 2:17, 23; 4:2; 1Co 1:29ff bRo 9:31
[28] IOne early ms reads Therefore IIOr of law aAc 13:39; Ro 3:20, 21; Ep 2:9; Jm 2:20, 24, 26
[29] aAc 10:34f; Ro 9:24; 10:12; 15:9; Ga 3:28
[30] ILit circumcision IILit out of IIILit uncircumcision aRo 10:12; Ga 3:20 bRo 3:22; 4:11f, 16; Ga 3:8 cDt 6:4

31 ¶ Do we then° nullify° Ithe Law° through° faith°? aMay it never° be! On the contrary°, we bestablish° the Law°.

[31] IOr law aLk 20:16; Ro 3:4 bMt 5:17; Ro 3:4, 6; 8:4


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The Jews' prerogative:

1 ¶ Whatº advantageº thenº hath the² Jew?º orº whatº profitº [is there] of circumcision?º 2 Muchº everyº¹ way:º chiefly,º² becauseº¹ thatº unto them were committedºª the² oraclesº of God.º

[1] Gn 25:32; Ec 6:8, 11; Is 1:11; Mal 3:14; Ro 2:25; 1Co 15:32; He 13:9.
[2] Dt 4:7; Ne 9:13; Ps 78:4; 119:140; 147:19; Is 8:20; Ezk 20:11; Dn 10:21; Lk 16:29; Jn 5:39; Ac 7:38; Ro 1:2; 2:18; 3:3; 9:4; 11:1, 15, 28; 1Co 9:17; 2Co 5:19; Ga 2:7; 1Ti 6:20; 2Ti 3:15; He 5:12; 1P 4:11; 2P 1:19, 20; Rv 19:10; 22:6.

which they have not lost:

3 Forº whatº ifº someº did not believe?ºª¹ shall¹ª their¹² unbeliefº² make¹ª the faith¹ of God¹ without effect?ºª²²² 4 God forbid:ººª yea,¹ let¹ª Godº beºª true,º butº everyº manº a liar;º asº it is written,ºª Thatº thou mightest¹ be justifiedºª² inº thyº sayings,º andº mightest overcomeºª when¹ thouº art judged.ºª 5 Butº ifº ourº unrighteousnessº commendºª the righteousnessº of God,º whatº shall we say?ºª¹ [Is] Godº unrighteousº who takethºª vengeance?¹ (I² speakºª asº a man)º 6 God forbid:ººª for thenº howº shall¹ª Godº judgeºªª the² world?º 7 Forº ifº the² truthº of Godº hath more aboundedºª throughº myº lieº untoº his¹² glory;º whyº yetº am¹ª I alsoº judgedºª asº a sinner?º 8 Andº notº [rather], (asº we be slanderously reported,ºª andº asº someº affirmºª that weº say,)¹ª¹ Let us² doºª evil,º thatº goodº may come?ºª whoseº damnationº isºª just.º

[3] Nu 23:19; 1S 15:29; Ps 84:7; Is 54:9; 55:11; 65:15; Jr 33:24; Mt 24:35; Jn 1:16; Ro 9:6; 10:16; 11:1, 29; 2Co 3:18; 2Th 1:3; 2Ti 2:13; Tit 1:1; He 4:2; 6:13.
[4] Dt 32:4; Jb 36:3; 40:8; Ps 51:4; 62:9; 100:5; 116:11; 119:160; 138:2; Mi 7:20; Mt 11:19; Lk 20:16; Jn 3:33; Ro 3:6, 31; 6:2, 15; 7:7, 13; 9:14; 11:1, 11; 1Co 6:15; 2Co 1:18; Ga 2:17, 21; 6:14; Tit 1:2; He 6:18; 1Jn 5:10, 20; Rv 3:7.
[5] Dt 32:39; Ps 58:10; 94:1; Na 1:2, 6; Ro 2:5; 3:7, 19, 25; 4:1; 6:1, 19; 7:7; 8:20; 9:13, 18; 12:19; 1Co 9:8; Ga 3:15; 2Th 1:6; Rv 15:3; 16:5; 18:20.
[6] Gn 18:25; Jb 8:3; 34:17; Ps 9:8; 11:5; 50:6; 96:13; 98:9; Ac 17:31; Ro 3:4.
[7] Gn 37:8, 20; 44:1; 50:18; Ex 3:19; 14:5, 30; 1K 13:17, 26; 2K 8:10; Is 10:6; Mt 26:34, 69; Ac 2:23; 13:27; Ro 9:19.
[8] Mt 5:11; Ro 5:20; 6:1, 15; 7:7; 1P 3:16; Jde 1:4.

howbeit the Law convinceth them also of sin:

9 Whatº then?º are we betterºª [than they]? No,º in no wise:º forº we have before provedºª bothº Jewsº andº Gentiles,º that they areºª allº underº sin;º 10 Asº it is written,ºª¹ There isºª noneº righteous,º no, notº one:º 11 There isºª noneº that understandeth,ºª there isºª noneº that seeketh afterºª God.º 12 They are¹ª allº gone out of the way,ºª they are¹ª togetherº become unprofitable;ºª there isºª noneº that doethºª good,º no,² notº² one.º¹ª¹ 13 Their¹² throatº [is] an openºª sepulchre;º with their¹² tonguesº they have used deceit;ºª the poisonº of aspsº [is] underº their¹² lips:º 14 Whoseº mouthº [is] fullºª of cursingº andº bitterness:º 15 Their¹² feetº [are] swiftº to shedºª blood:º 16 Destructionº andº miseryº [are] inº their¹² ways:º 17 Andº the wayº of peaceº have¹ª they notº known:ºª 18 There isºª noº fearº of Godº beforeº their¹² eyes.º 19 Nowº we knowºª thatº what things soeverº the² lawº saith,ºª it saithºª to them² who are underº the² law:º thatº everyº mouthº may be stopped,ºª andº allº the² worldº may becomeºª guiltyº before God.º

[9] Is 65:5; Lk 7:39; 18:9; Ro 1:28; 2:1; 3:5, 22; 6:15; 11:7; 1Co 4:7; 10:19; 14:15; Ga 3:10, 22; Php 1:18.
[10] Jb 14:4; 15:14, 16; 25:4; Ps 14:1; 53:1; Is 8:20; Jr 17:9; Mt 15:19; Mk 7:21; 10:18; Ro 3:4, 23; 11:8; 15:3; 1Co 6:9; Ga 5:19; Ep 2:1; 5:3; Col 3:5; 1Ti 1:9; 2Ti 3:2; Tit 3:3; 1P 1:16; 1Jn 1:8; Rv 21:8; 22:15.
[11] Jb 21:15; Ps 14:2; 53:2, 4; 94:8; Pv 1:7, 22, 29; Is 9:13; 27:11; 31:1; 55:6; 65:1; Jr 4:22; Ho 4:6; 7:10; Mt 13:13, 19; Ro 1:22, 28; 8:7; Tit 3:3; 1Jn 5:20.
[12] Gn 1:31; 6:6; Ex 32:8; Ps 14:3; 53:1; Ec 7:20, 29; Is 53:6; 59:8; 64:6; Jr 2:13; Mt 25:30; Ep 2:3, 8; Php 2:12; Tit 2:13; Phm 1:11; Jm 1:16; 1P 2:25.
[13] Dt 32:33; Jb 20:14; Ps 5:9; 12:3; 36:3; 52:2; 57:4; 140:3; Is 59:3; Jr 5:16; 9:3; Ezk 13:7; Mt 12:34; 23:27; Ro 3:4; Jm 3:5.
[14] Ps 10:7; 59:12; 109:17; Jm 3:10.
[15] Pv 1:16; 6:18; Is 59:7.
[17] Is 57:21; 59:8; Mt 7:14; Lk 1:79; Ro 5:1.
[18] Gn 20:11; Ps 36:1; Pv 8:13; 16:6; 23:17; Lk 23:40; Rv 19:5.
[19] 1S 2:9; Jb 5:16; 9:2; Ps 107:42; Ezk 16:63; Mt 22:12; Jn 8:9; 10:34; 15:25; Ro 1:20; 2:1, 12; 3:2, 4, 9, 23; 1Co 1:29; 9:20; Ga 3:10, 22, 23; 4:5, 21; 5:18.

therefore no flesh is justified by the Law,

20 Thereforeº byº the deedsº of the lawº there shall¹ª noºº fleshº be justifiedºª in his¹ sight:º² forº byº the lawº [is] the knowledgeº of sin.º 21 Butº nowº the righteousnessº of Godº withoutº the lawº is manifested,ºª being witnessedºª byº the² lawº andº the² prophets;º 22 Evenº the righteousnessº of Godº [which is] byº faithº of Jesusº Christº untoº allº andº uponº allº them that believe:ºª forº there isºª noº difference:º 23 Forº allº have sinned,ºª andº come shortºª of the² gloryº of God;º 24 Being justifiedºª freelyº by his¹² graceº throughº the² redemptionº that² is inº Christº Jesus:º 25 Whomº Godº hath set forthºª [to be] a propitiationº throughº faithº inº his¹² blood,º to¹ declareº² his¹² righteousnessº forº the² remissionº of sinsº that are past,ºª throughº the² forbearanceº of God;º 26 Toº declare,º [I say], atº thisº timeº hisº righteousness:º that¹ he² might beºª just,º andº the justifierºª of him¹² which believethº² in¹ Jesus.º 27 Whereº [is] boastingº then?º It is excluded.ºª Byº whatº law?º of works?º Nay:º butº byº the lawº of faith.º

[20] Jb 15:15; 25:4, 5; Ps 130:3; 143:2; Ac 13:39; Ro 2:13; 3:28; 4:13; 7:7; 9:32; Ga 2:16, 19; 3:10; 5:4; Ep 2:8; Tit 3:5; Jm 2:9, 20.
[21] Gn 15:6; Dt 18:15; Is 45:24; 46:13; 51:8; 54:17; 61:10; Jr 23:5; 33:16; Dn 9:24; Lk 24:44; Jn 1:45; 3:14; 5:46; Ac 3:21; 10:43; 15:11; 26:22; 28:23; Ro 1:2, 17; 5:19, 21; 10:3; 16:26; 1Co 1:30; 2Co 5:21; Ga 3:8; 5:5; Php 3:9; He 10:1; 11:4; 1P 1:10; 2P 1:1.
[22] Is 61:10; Mt 22:11; Lk 15:22; Ac 15:9; Ro 2:1; 4:3, 6, 11, 20, 22; 5:1; 8:1; 10:12; 1Co 4:7; Ga 2:16; 3:6, 7, 28; Php 3:9; Col 3:11; Jm 2:23.
[23] Ec 7:20; Ro 1:28; 2:1; 3:9, 19; 5:2; 11:32; Ga 3:22; 1Th 2:12; 2Th 2:14; He 4:1; 1P 4:13; 5:1, 10; 1Jn 1:8.
[24] Is 53:11; Mt 20:28; Ro 4:16; 5:9, 16; 1Co 6:11; Ep 1:6; 2:7; Col 1:14; 1Ti 2:6; Tit 2:14; 3:5; He 9:2; 1P 1:18; Rv 5:9; 7:14.
[25] Ex 25:17; Lv 16:15; Ps 22:31; 40:10; 50:6; 97:6; 119:142; Is 53:11; Jn 6:47, 53; Ac 2:23; 3:18; 4:28; 13:38; 15:18; 17:30; Ro 3:23, 26; 4:1; 5:1, 9, 11; Col 1:20; 1Ti 1:15; He 9:5, 15, 25; 10:4, 19; 11:7, 14, 17, 39; 1P 1:18; 1Jn 1:10; 2:2; 4:10; Rv 5:9; 13:8; 20:15.
[26] Dt 32:4; Ps 85:10; Is 42:21; 45:21; Zp 3:5, 15; Zc 9:9; Ac 13:38; Ro 3:30; 4:5; 8:33; Ga 3:8; Rv 15:3.
[27] Ezk 16:62; 36:31; Zp 3:11; Mk 16:16; Lk 18:9; Jn 3:36; Ro 2:17, 23; 3:19; 4:2; 7:21, 23, 25; 8:2; 9:11, 32; 10:5; 11:6; 1Co 1:29; 4:7; Ga 2:16; 3:22; Ep 2:8; 1Jn 5:11.

but all, without difference, by faith only:

28 Thereforeº we concludeºª that a manº is justifiedºª by faithº withoutº the deedsº of the law.º 29 [Is he]º the² Godº of the Jewsº only?º [is he]² notº alsoº¹ of the Gentiles?º Yes,º of the Gentilesº also:º 30 Seeingº [it is] oneº God,º whichº shall justifyºª the circumcisionº byº faith,º andº uncircumcisionº throughº faith.º

[28] Jn 3:14; 5:24; 6:40; Ac 13:38; Ro 3:20, 26; 4:5; 5:1; 8:3; 1Co 6:11; Ga 2:16; 3:8, 11, 24; Php 3:9; Tit 3:7.
[29] Gn 17:7, 18; Ps 22:7; 67:2; 72:17; Is 19:23; 54:5; Jr 16:19; 31:33; Ho 1:10; Zc 2:11; 8:20; Mal 1:11; Mt 22:32; 28:19; Mk 16:15; Lk 24:46; Ac 9:15; 22:21; 26:17; Ro 1:16; 9:24; 11:12; 15:9, 16; Ga 3:14, 25; Ep 3:6; Col 3:11.
[30] Ro 3:28; 4:11; 10:12; Ga 2:14; 3:8, 20, 28; 5:6; 6:15; Php 3:3; Col 2:10.

and yet the Law is not abolished.

31 Do we¹ª thenº make voidºª the lawº throughº faith?º God forbid:ººª yea,º we establishºª the law.º

[31] Ps 40:8; 119:126; Is 42:21; Jr 8:8; 31:33; Mt 3:15; 5:17, 20; 15:6; Ro 3:4; 4:14; 7:7, 22, 25; 8:4; 10:4; 13:8; 1Co 9:21; Ga 2:19, 21; 3:17; 5:18; He 10:15; Jm 2:8.


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