罗马书 3
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
3 那么,犹太人有什么长处呢?割礼有什么价值呢? 2 其实益处非常多!首先,上帝的圣言托付给了犹太人。 3 虽然有些人不相信,但那有什么关系呢?难道上帝的信实可靠会因他们的不信而化为无有吗? 4 当然不会!纵然人人都撒谎,上帝仍然真实可靠。正如圣经上说:
“你的判语证明你是公义的;
你虽被人控告,却终必得胜。”
5 我姑且用人的观点说:“如果我们的不义可以反衬出上帝的公义,我们该做何论?上帝向我们发怒是祂不公正吗?” 6 当然不是!若是这样,上帝怎么能审判这世界呢? 7 你们又说:“如果我们的虚谎凸显出上帝的真实,增加祂的荣耀,为什么祂还要把我们当作罪人审判呢?” 8 为什么你们不干脆说:“我们作恶吧,好成就善事”?有人毁谤我们,说我们传这种道理。这些人受审判是罪有应得!
没有义人
9 那么,我们犹太人比别人优越吗?绝对不是!我们已经说过,无论是犹太人还是希腊人,所有的人都身陷罪中。 10 正如圣经上说:
“没有义人,一个也没有,
11 没有人明白,没有人寻求上帝。
12 人人偏离正路,变得毫无价值。
没有人行善,一个也没有。
13 他们的喉咙是敞开的坟墓,
舌头上尽是诡诈,
嘴唇有蛇的毒液,
14 满口咒诅,言语恶毒;
15 杀人流血,脚步飞快;
16 所到之处,大肆毁灭;
17 平安之路,他们未曾知道;
18 他们眼中毫无对上帝的畏惧。”
19 我们知道律法所讲的都是针对律法之下的人,好叫所有的人都无话可说,使全世界都伏在上帝的审判之下。 20 因为无人能够靠遵行律法而被上帝视为义人,律法的本意是要使人知罪。
因信称义
21 但如今,上帝的义在律法以外显明出来,有律法和众先知做见证。 22 人只要信耶稣基督,就可以被上帝称为义人,没有一个人例外。 23 因为世人都犯了罪,亏欠上帝的荣耀, 24 但蒙上帝的恩典,靠着基督耶稣的救赎,世人被无条件地称为义人。 25 上帝使基督耶稣成为赎罪祭,以便人借着相信耶稣的宝血可以得到赦免。这是为了显明上帝的义,因为祂用忍耐的心宽容人过去的罪, 26 好在现今显明祂的义,使人知道祂是公义的,祂也称信耶稣的为义人。
27 既然如此,我们哪里能夸口呢?当然没有可夸的。靠什么方法让人不能夸口呢?靠遵行律法吗?不是!是靠信主的方法。 28 因为我们坚信人被称为义人是借着信,不是靠遵行律法。 29 难道上帝只是犹太人的上帝吗?祂不也是外族人的上帝吗?祂当然也是外族人的上帝。 30 因为上帝只有一位,祂本着信称受割礼的人为义人,也本着信称未受割礼的人为义人。 31 这么说来,我们是借着信心废掉上帝的律法吗?当然不是!我们反倒是巩固律法。
羅馬書 3
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
3 那麼,猶太人有什麼長處呢?割禮有什麼價值呢? 2 其實益處非常多!首先,上帝的聖言託付給了猶太人。 3 雖然有些人不相信,但那有什麼關係呢?難道上帝的信實可靠會因他們的不信而化為無有嗎? 4 當然不會!縱然人人都撒謊,上帝仍然真實可靠。正如聖經上說:
「你的判語證明你是公義的;
你雖被人控告,卻終必得勝。」
5 我姑且用人的觀點說:「如果我們的不義可以反襯出上帝的公義,我們該做何論?上帝向我們發怒是祂不公正嗎?」 6 當然不是!若是這樣,上帝怎麼能審判這世界呢? 7 你們又說:「如果我們的虛謊凸顯出上帝的真實,增加祂的榮耀,為什麼祂還要把我們當作罪人審判呢?」 8 為什麼你們不乾脆說:「我們作惡吧,好成就善事」?有人毀謗我們,說我們傳這種道理。這些人受審判是罪有應得!
沒有義人
9 那麼,我們猶太人比別人優越嗎?絕對不是!我們已經說過,無論是猶太人還是希臘人,所有的人都身陷罪中。 10 正如聖經上說:
「沒有義人,一個也沒有,
11 沒有人明白,沒有人尋求上帝。
12 人人偏離正路,變得毫無價值。
沒有人行善,一個也沒有。
13 他們的喉嚨是敞開的墳墓,
舌頭上盡是詭詐,
嘴唇有蛇的毒液,
14 滿口咒詛,言語惡毒;
15 殺人流血,腳步飛快;
16 所到之處,大肆毀滅;
17 平安之路,他們未曾知道;
18 他們眼中毫無對上帝的畏懼。」
19 我們知道律法所講的都是針對律法之下的人,好叫所有的人都無話可說,使全世界都伏在上帝的審判之下。 20 因為無人能夠靠遵行律法而被上帝視為義人,律法的本意是要使人知罪。
因信稱義
21 但如今,上帝的義在律法以外顯明出來,有律法和眾先知做見證。 22 人只要信耶穌基督,就可以被上帝稱為義人,沒有一個人例外。 23 因為世人都犯了罪,虧欠上帝的榮耀, 24 但蒙上帝的恩典,靠著基督耶穌的救贖,世人被無條件地稱為義人。 25 上帝使基督耶穌成為贖罪祭,以便人藉著相信耶穌的寶血可以得到赦免。這是為了顯明上帝的義,因為祂用忍耐的心寬容人過去的罪, 26 好在現今顯明祂的義,使人知道祂是公義的,祂也稱信耶穌的為義人。
27 既然如此,我們哪裡能誇口呢?當然沒有可誇的。靠什麼方法讓人不能誇口呢?靠遵守律法嗎?不是!是靠信主的方法。 28 因為我們堅信人被稱為義人是藉著信,不是靠遵行律法。 29 難道上帝只是猶太人的上帝嗎?祂不也是外族人的上帝嗎?祂當然也是外族人的上帝。 30 因為上帝只有一位,祂本著信稱受割禮的人為義人,也本著信稱未受割禮的人為義人。 31 這麼說來,我們是藉著信心廢掉上帝的律法嗎?當然不是!我們反倒是鞏固律法。
Romans 3
New International Version
God’s Faithfulness
3 What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? 2 Much in every way!(A) First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God.(B)
3 What if some were unfaithful?(C) Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness?(D) 4 Not at all! Let God be true,(E) and every human being a liar.(F) As it is written:
5 But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly,(H) what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.)(I) 6 Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?(J) 7 Someone might argue, “If my falsehood enhances God’s truthfulness and so increases his glory,(K) why am I still condemned as a sinner?”(L) 8 Why not say—as some slanderously claim that we say—“Let us do evil that good may result”?(M) Their condemnation is just!
No One Is Righteous
9 What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage?(N) Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.(O) 10 As it is written:
“There is no one righteous, not even one;
11 there is no one who understands;
there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned away,
they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
not even one.”[b](P)
13 “Their throats are open graves;
their tongues practice deceit.”[c](Q)
“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”[d](R)
14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”[e](S)
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 ruin and misery mark their ways,
17 and the way of peace they do not know.”[f](T)
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”[g](U)
19 Now we know that whatever the law says,(V) it says to those who are under the law,(W) so that every mouth may be silenced(X) and the whole world held accountable to God.(Y) 20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law;(Z) rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.(AA)
Righteousness Through Faith
21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God(AB) has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.(AC) 22 This righteousness(AD) is given through faith(AE) in[h] Jesus Christ(AF) to all who believe.(AG) There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,(AH) 23 for all have sinned(AI) and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified(AJ) freely by his grace(AK) through the redemption(AL) that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement,[i](AM) through the shedding of his blood(AN)—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished(AO)— 26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
27 Where, then, is boasting?(AP) It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith. 28 For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.(AQ) 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,(AR) 30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.(AS) 31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
Footnotes
- Romans 3:4 Psalm 51:4
- Romans 3:12 Psalms 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Eccles. 7:20
- Romans 3:13 Psalm 5:9
- Romans 3:13 Psalm 140:3
- Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7 (see Septuagint)
- Romans 3:17 Isaiah 59:7,8
- Romans 3:18 Psalm 36:1
- Romans 3:22 Or through the faithfulness of
- Romans 3:25 The Greek for sacrifice of atonement refers to the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant (see Lev. 16:15,16).
Romans 3
King James Version
3 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God hath 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 God;
26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
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