Romans 3 BSB
God Remains Faithful
1 What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? See the Greek order
2 Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God. See the Greek order
3 What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness? See the Greek order
4 Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.” See the Greek order
5 But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms. See the Greek order
6 Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world? See the Greek order
7 However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner? See the Greek order
8 Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved! See the Greek order
There Is No One Righteous
9 What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin. See the Greek order
10 As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. See the Greek order
11 There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. See the Greek order
12 All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” See the Greek order
13 “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” See the Greek order
14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” See the Greek order
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood; See the Greek order
16 ruin and misery lie in their wake, See the Greek order
17 and the way of peace they have not known.” See the Greek order
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” See the Greek order
19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. See the Greek order
20 Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin. See the Greek order
Righteousness through Faith in Christ
21 But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets. See the Greek order
22 And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction, See the Greek order
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, See the Greek order
24 and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. See the Greek order
25 God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. See the Greek order
26 He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus. See the Greek order
27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith. See the Greek order
28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law. See the Greek order
29 Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, See the Greek order
30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. See the Greek order
31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law. See the Greek order