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WEB·Romans 3

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

KJVWhat^G5101 advantage^G4053 then^G3767 hath the Jew^G2453? or^G2228 what^G5101 profit^G5622 is there of circumcision^G4061?

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

KJVMuch^G4183 every^G2596^G3956 way^G5158: chiefly^G4412, because^G3303^G1063 that^G3754 unto them were committed^G4100^(G5681) the oracles^G3051 of God^G2316.

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

KJVFor^G1063 what^G5101 if^G1487 some^G5100 did not believe^G569^(G5656)?^G3361 shall^G2673 their^G846 unbelief^G570 make^G2673 the faith^G4102 of God^G2316 without effect^G2673^(G5692)?

⁴ May 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.”

KJVGod forbid^G3361^G1096^(G5636): yea^G1161, let^G1096 God^G2316 be^G1096^(G5737) true^G227, but^G1161 every^G3956 man^G444 a liar^G5583; as^G2531 it is written^G1125^(G5769), That^G3704 thou mightest^G302 be justified^G1344^(G5686) in^G1722 thy^G4675 sayings^G3056, and^G2532 mightest overcome^G3528^(G5661) when^G1722 thou^G4571 art judged^G2919^(G5745).

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

KJVBut^G1161 if^G1487 our^G2257 unrighteousness^G93 commend^G4921^(G5719) the righteousness^G1343 of God^G2316, what^G5101 shall we say^G2046^(G5692)?^G3361 Is God^G2316 unrighteous^G94 who taketh^G2018^(G5723) vengeance^G3709?(I speak^G3004^(G5719) as^G2596 a man^G444)

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

KJVGod forbid^G3361^G1096^(G5636): for then^G1893 how^G4459 shall^G2919 God^G2316 judge^G2919^(G5692)^(G5719) the world^G2889?

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

KJVFor^G1063 if^G1487 the truth^G225 of God^G2316 hath more abounded^G4052^(G5656) through^G1722 my^G1699 lie^G5582 unto^G1519 his^G846 glory^G1391; why^G5101 yet^G2089 am^G2919 I also^G2504 judged^G2919^(G5743) as^G5613 a sinner^G268?

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

KJVAnd^G2532 not^G3361 rather,(as^G2531 we be slanderously reported^G987^(G5743), and^G2532 as^G2531 some^G5100 affirm^G5346^(G5748) that we^G2248 say^G3004^(G5721),)^G3754 Let us do^G4160^(G5661) evil^G2556, that^G2443 good^G18 may come^G2064^(G5632)? whose^G3739 damnation^G2917 is^G2076^(G5748) just^G1738.

⁹ What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.

KJVWhat^G5101 then^G3767? are we better^G4284^(G5736) than they? No^G3756, in no wise^G3843: for^G1063 we have before proved^G4256^(G5662) both^G5037 Jews^G2453 and^G2532 Gentiles^G1672, that they are^G1511^(G5750) all^G3956 under^G5259 sin^G266;

¹⁰ As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.

KJVAs^G2531 it is written^G1125^(G5769),^G3754 There is^G2076^(G5748) none^G3756 righteous^G1342, no, not^G3761 one^G1520:

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

KJVThere is^G2076^(G5748) none^G3756 that understandeth^G4920^(G5723), there is^G2076^(G5748) none^G3756 that seeketh after^G1567^(G5723) God^G2316.

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

KJVThey are^G1578 all^G3956 gone out of the way^G1578^(G5656), they are^G889 together^G260 become unprofitable^G889^(G5681); there is^G2076^(G5748) none^G3756 that doeth^G4160^(G5723) good^G5544, no, not^G3756 one^G2076^(G5748)^G2193^G1520.

¹³ “Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips.”

KJVTheir^G846 throat^G2995 is an open^G455^(G5772) sepulchre^G5028; with their^G846 tongues^G1100 they have used deceit^G1387^(G5707); the poison^G2447 of asps^G785 is under^G5259 their^G846 lips^G5491:

¹⁴ “Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”

KJVWhose^G3739 mouth^G4750 is full^G1073^(G5719) of cursing^G685 and^G2532 bitterness^G4088:

¹⁵ “Their feet are swift to shed blood.

KJVTheir^G846 feet^G4228 are swift^G3691 to shed^G1632^(G5658) blood^G129:

¹⁶ Destruction and misery are in their ways.

KJVDestruction^G4938 and^G2532 misery^G5004 are in^G1722 their^G846 ways^G3598:

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

KJVAnd^G2532 the way^G3598 of peace^G1515 have^G1097 they not^G3756 known^G1097^(G5627):

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

KJVThere is^G2076^(G5748) no^G3756 fear^G5401 of God^G2316 before^G561 their^G846 eyes^G3788.

¹⁹ Now 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.

KJVNow^G1161 we know^G1492^(G5758) that^G3754 what things soever^G3745 the law^G3551 saith^G3004^(G5719), it saith^G2980^(G5719) to them who are under^G1722 the law^G3551: that^G2443 every^G3956 mouth^G4750 may be stopped^G5420^(G5652), and^G2532 all^G3956 the world^G2889 may become^G1096^(G5638) guilty^G5267 before God^G2316.

²⁰ Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

KJVTherefore^G1360 by^G1537 the deeds^G2041 of the law^G3551 there shall^G1344 no^G3956^G3756 flesh^G4561 be justified^G1344^(G5701) in his^G846 sight^G1799: for^G1063 by^G1223 the law^G3551 is the knowledge^G1922 of sin^G266.

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

KJVBut^G1161 now^G3570 the righteousness^G1343 of God^G2316 without^G5565 the law^G3551 is manifested^G5319^(G5769), being witnessed^G3140^(G5746) by^G5259 the law^G3551 and^G2532 the prophets^G4396;

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

KJVEven^G1161 the righteousness^G1343 of God^G2316 which is by^G1223 faith^G4102 of Jesus^G2424 Christ^G5547 unto^G1519 all^G3956 and^G2532 upon^G1909 all^G3956 them that believe^G4100^(G5723): for^G1063 there is^G2076^(G5748) no^G3756 difference^G1293:

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

KJVFor^G1063 all^G3956 have sinned^G264^(G5627), and^G2532 come short^G5302^(G5743) of the glory^G1391 of God^G2316;

²⁴ being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

KJVBeing justified^G1344^(G5746) freely^G1432 by his^G846 grace^G5485 through^G1223 the redemption^G629 that is in^G1722 Christ^G5547 Jesus^G2424:

²⁵ whom 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;

KJVWhom^G3739 God^G2316 hath set forth^G4388^(G5639) to be a propitiation^G2435 through^G1223 faith^G4102 in^G1722 his^G846 blood^G129, to^G1519 declare^G1732 his^G846 righteousness^G1343 for^G1223 the remission^G3929 of sins^G265 that are past^G4266^(G5761), through^G1722 the forbearance^G463 of God^G2316;

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

KJVTo^G4314 declare^G1732, I say, at^G1722 this^G3568 time^G2540 his^G846 righteousness^G1343: that^G1519 he might be^G1511^(G5750) just^G1342, and^G2532 the justifier^G1344^(G5723) of him^G846 which believeth^G4102 in^G1537 Jesus^G2424.

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

KJVWhere^G4226 is boasting^G2746 then^G3767? It is excluded^G1576^(G5681). By^G1223 what^G4169 law^G3551? of works^G2041? Nay^G3780: but^G235 by^G1223 the law^G3551 of faith^G4102.

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

KJVTherefore^G3767 we conclude^G3049^(G5736) that a man^G444 is justified^G1344^(G5745) by faith^G4102 without^G5565 the deeds^G2041 of the law^G3551.

²⁹ Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

KJVIs he^G2228 the God^G2316 of the Jews^G2453 only^G3440? is he not^G3780 also^G1161^G2532 of the Gentiles^G1484? Yes^G3483, of the Gentiles^G1484 also^G2532:

³⁰ since indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

KJVSeeing^G1897 it is one^G1520 God^G2316, which^G3739 shall justify^G1344^(G5692) the circumcision^G4061 by^G1537 faith^G4102, and^G2532 uncircumcision^G203 through^G1223 faith^G4102.

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

KJVDo we^G2673 then^G3767 make void^G2673^(G5719) the law^G3551 through^G1223 faith^G4102? God forbid^G3361^G1096^(G5636): yea^G235, we establish^G2476^(G5719) the law^G3551.

WEB·Romans 2

¹Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.

KJVTherefore^G1352 thou art^G1488^(G5748) inexcusable^G379, O^G5599 man^G444, whosoever^G3956 thou art that judgest^G2919^(G5723): for^G1063 wherein^G1722^G3739 thou judgest^G2919^(G5719) another^G2087, thou condemnest^G2632^(G5719) thyself^G4572; for^G1063 thou that judgest^G2919^(G5723) doest^G4238^(G5719) the same things^G846.

² We know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.

KJVBut^G1161 we are sure^G1492^(G5758) that^G3754 the judgment^G2917 of God^G2316 is^G2076^(G5748) according^G2596 to truth^G225 against^G1909 them which commit^G4238^(G5723) such things^G5108.

³ Do you think this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?

KJVAnd^G1161 thinkest thou^G3049^(G5736) this^G5124, O^G5599 man^G444, that judgest^G2919^(G5723) them which do^G4238^(G5723) such things^G5108, and^G2532 doest^G4160^(G5723) the same^G846, that^G3754 thou^G4771 shalt escape^G1628^(G5695) the judgment^G2917 of God^G2316?

⁴ Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

KJVOr^G2228 despisest thou^G2706^(G5719) the riches^G4149 of his^G846 goodness^G5544 and^G2532 forbearance^G463 and^G2532 longsuffering^G3115; not knowing^G50^(G5723) that^G3754 the goodness^G5543 of God^G2316 leadeth^G71^(G5719) thee^G4571 to^G1519 repentance^G3341?

⁵ But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God,

KJVBut^G1161 after^G2596 thy^G4675 hardness^G4643 and^G2532 impenitent^G279 heart^G2588 treasurest up^G2343^(G5719) unto thyself^G4572 wrath^G3709 against^G1722 the day^G2250 of wrath^G3709 and^G2532 revelation^G602 of the righteous judgment^G1341 of God^G2316;

⁶ who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:”

KJVWho^G3739 will render^G591^(G5692) to every man^G1538 according^G2596 to his^G846 deeds^G2041:

⁷ to those who by perseverance in well-doing seek for glory, honor, and incorruptibility, eternal life;

KJVTo them who by^G3303^G2596 patient continuance^G5281 in well^G18 doing^G2041 seek^G2212^(G5723) for glory^G1391 and^G2532 honour^G5092 and^G2532 immortality^G861, eternal^G166 life^G2222:

⁸ but to those who are self-seeking and don’t obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath, indignation,

KJVBut^G1161 unto them that are contentious^G1537^G2052, and^G2532 do not obey^G544^(G5723)^G3303 the truth^G225, but^G1161 obey^G3982^(G5734) unrighteousness^G93, indignation^G2372 and^G2532 wrath^G3709,

⁹ oppression, and anguish on every soul of man who does evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

KJVTribulation^G2347 and^G2532 anguish^G4730, upon^G1909 every^G3956 soul^G5590 of man^G444 that doeth^G2716^(G5740) evil^G2556, of the Jew^G2453 first^G4412, and^G5037 also^G2532 of the Gentile^G1672;

¹⁰ But glory, honor, and peace go to every man who does good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

KJVBut^G1161^G2532 glory^G1391, honour^G5092, and^G2532 peace^G1515, to every man^G3956 that worketh^G2038^(G5740) good^G18, to the Jew^G2453 first^G4412, and^G5037 also^G2532 to the Gentile^G1672:

¹¹ For there is no partiality with God.

KJVFor^G1063 there is^G2076^(G5748) no^G3756 respect of persons^G4382 with^G3844 God^G2316.

¹² For as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law. As many as have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.

KJVFor^G1063 as many as^G3745 have sinned^G264^(G5627) without law^G460 shall^G622 also^G2532 perish^G622^(G5698) without law^G460: and^G2532 as many as^G3745 have sinned^G264^(G5627) in^G1722 the law^G3551 shall be judged^G2919^(G5701) by^G1223 the law^G3551;

¹³ For it isn’t the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified

KJV(For^G1063 not^G3756 the hearers^G202 of the law^G3551 are just^G1342 before^G3844 God^G2316, but^G235 the doers^G4163 of the law^G3551 shall be justified^G1344^(G5701).

¹⁴ (for when Gentiles who don’t have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,

KJVFor^G1063 when^G3752 the Gentiles^G1484, which^G3588 have^G2192^(G5723) not^G3361 the law^G3551, do^G4160^(G5725) by nature^G5449 the things^G3588 contained in the law^G3551, these^G3778, having^G2192^(G5723) not^G3361 the law^G3551, are^G1526^(G5748) a law^G3551 unto themselves^G1438:

¹⁵ in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)

KJVWhich^G3748 shew^G1731^(G5731) the work^G2041 of the law^G3551 written^G1123 in^G1722 their^G846 hearts^G2588, their^G846 conscience^G4893 also bearing witness^G4828^(G5723), and^G2532 their thoughts^G3053 the mean while accusing^G2723^(G5723) or^G2228 else^G2532 excusing^G626^(G5740) one another^G3342^G240;)

¹⁶ in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Good News, by Jesus Christ.

KJVIn^G1722 the day^G2250 when^G3753 God^G2316 shall judge^G2919^(G5692)^(G5719) the secrets^G2927 of men^G444 by^G1223 Jesus^G2424 Christ^G5547 according^G2596 to my^G3450 gospel^G2098.

¹⁷ Indeed you bear the name of a Jew, rest on the law, glory in God,

KJVBehold^G2396, thou^G4771 art called^G2028^(G5743) a Jew^G2453, and^G2532 restest^G1879^(G5736) in the law^G3551, and^G2532 makest thy boast^G2744^(G5736) of^G1722 God^G2316,

¹⁸ know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,

KJVAnd^G2532 knowest^G1097^(G5719) his will^G2307, and^G2532 approvest^G1381^(G5719) the things that are more excellent^G1308^(G5723), being instructed^G2727^(G5746) out of^G1537 the law^G3551;

¹⁹ and are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

KJVAnd^G5037 art confident^G3982^(G5754) that thou thyself^G4572 art^G1511^(G5750) a guide^G3595 of the blind^G5185, a light^G5457 of them which are in^G1722 darkness^G4655,

²⁰ a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babies, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth.

KJVAn instructor^G3810 of the foolish^G878, a teacher^G1320 of babes^G3516, which hast^G2192^(G5723) the form^G3446 of knowledge^G1108 and^G2532 of the truth^G225 in^G1722 the law^G3551.

²¹ You therefore who teach another, don’t you teach yourself? You who preach that a man shouldn’t steal, do you steal?

KJVThou therefore^G3767 which^G3588 teachest^G1321^(G5723) another^G2087, teachest thou^G1321^(G5719) not^G3756 thyself^G4572? thou that preachest^G2784^(G5723) a man should^G2813 not^G3361 steal^G2813^(G5721), dost thou steal^G2813^(G5719)?

²² You who say a man shouldn’t commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

KJVThou that sayest^G3004^(G5723) a man should^G3431 not^G3361 commit adultery^G3431^(G5721), dost thou commit adultery^G3431^(G5719)? thou that abhorrest^G948^(G5740) idols^G1497, dost thou commit sacrilege^G2416^(G5719)?

²³ You who glory in the law, do you dishonor God by disobeying the law?

KJVThou^G3739 that makest thy boast^G2744^(G5736) of^G1722 the law^G3551, through^G1223 breaking^G3847 the law^G3551 dishonourest thou^G818^(G5719) God^G2316?

²⁴ For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it is written.

KJVFor^G1063 the name^G3686 of God^G2316 is blasphemed^G987^(G5743) among^G1722 the Gentiles^G1484 through^G1223 you^G5209, as^G2531 it is written^G1125^(G5769).

²⁵ For circumcision indeed profits, if you are a doer of the law, but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

KJVFor^G1063 circumcision^G4061 verily^G3303 profiteth^G5623^(G5719), if^G1437 thou keep^G4238^(G5725) the law^G3551: but^G1161 if^G1437 thou be^G5600^(G5753) a breaker^G3848 of the law^G3551, thy^G4675 circumcision^G4061 is made^G1096^(G5754) uncircumcision^G203.

²⁶ If therefore the uncircumcised keep the ordinances of the law, won’t his uncircumcision be accounted as circumcision?

KJVTherefore^G3767 if^G1437 the uncircumcision^G203 keep^G5442^(G5725) the righteousness^G1345 of the law^G3551, shall^G3049 not^G3780 his^G846 uncircumcision^G203 be counted^G3049^(G5701) for^G1519 circumcision^G4061?

²⁷ Won’t those who are physically uncircumcised, but fulfill the law, judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law?

KJVAnd^G2532 shall not^G2919 uncircumcision^G203 which is by^G1537 nature^G5449, if it fulfil^G5055^(G5723) the law^G3551, judge^G2919^(G5692) thee^G4571, who by^G1223 the letter^G1121 and^G2532 circumcision^G4061 dost transgress^G3848 the law^G3551?

²⁸ For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh;

KJVFor^G1063 he is^G2076^(G5748) not^G3756 a Jew^G2453, which is one outwardly^G1722^G5318; neither^G3761 is that circumcision^G4061, which is outward^G1722^G5318 in^G1722 the flesh^G4561:

²⁹ but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

KJVBut^G235 he is a Jew^G2453, which is one inwardly^G1722^G2927; and^G2532 circumcision^G4061 is that of the heart^G2588, in^G1722 the spirit^G4151, and not^G3756 in the letter^G1121; whose^G3739 praise^G1868 is not^G3756 of^G1537 men^G444, but^G235 of^G1537 God^G2316.

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