Chapter 3
Romans
3:1 What advantage then does the Jew have? or what profit is there of circumcision?
3:2 Much in every way: chiefly, because to them the oracles of Elohim were committed.
3:3 For what if some did not believe? will their unbelief make the faith of Elohim without effect?
3:4 By no means: truly let Elohim be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That you may be justified in your sayings, and may overcome when you are judged.
3:5 But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of Elohim, what shall we say? Is Elohim unrighteous who takes vengeance? (I speak as a man.)
3:6 By no means: for then how shall Elohim judge the world?
3:7 For if the truth of Elohim has more abounded through my lie to his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
3:8 And not rather say (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, so that good may come? their damnation is just.
3:9 What then? are we better than they are? No, in no way: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
3:10 As it is written, There is no one righteous, not even one:
3:11 There is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks Elohim.
3:12 They have all gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable: there is no one who does good, not even one.
3:13 Their throat is an open tomb; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
3:14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
3:15 Their feet are swift to shed blood.
3:16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
3:17 And the way of peace they have not known.
3:18 There is no fear of Elohim before their eyes.
3:19 Now we know that whatever things the law says, it says to those who are under the law: so that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before Elohim.
3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law, no flesh shall be justified in his sight: for by the law comes the knowledge of sin.
3:21 But now the righteousness of Elohim without the law is manifested, being testified by the law and the prophets;
3:22 Even the righteousness of Elohim, which is by faith of YASHUWAH the Messiah to all, and upon all those who believe; for there is no difference:
3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of Elohim;
3:24 Being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in YASHUWAH the Messiah:
3:25 Whom Elohim has set forth to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of Elohim;
3:26 To declare at this time his righteousness: so that he may be just, and the justifier of him who believes in YASHUWAH.
3:27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what kind law? of works? No; but by the law of faith.
3:28 Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
3:29 Is he the Elohim of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
3:30 Seeing it is one Elohim who will justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
3:31 Do we then make the law void through faith? By no means: but we establish the law.