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Romans 3
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Romans 3
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
3 Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? 2 Much, in every way. For in the first place the Jews[a] were entrusted with the oracles of God. 3 What if some were unfaithful? Will their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? 4 By no means! Although everyone is a liar, let God be proved true, as it is written,
‘So that you may be justified in your words,
and prevail in your judging.’[b]
5 But if our injustice serves to confirm the justice of God, what should we say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.) 6 By no means! For then how could God judge the world? 7 But if through my falsehood God’s truthfulness abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner? 8 And why not say (as some people slander us by saying that we say), ‘Let us do evil so that good may come’? Their condemnation is deserved!
None Is Righteous
9 What then? Are we any better off?[c] No, not at all; for we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under the power of sin, 10 as it is written:
‘There is no one who is righteous, not even one;
11 there is no one who has understanding,
there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned aside, together they have become worthless;
there is no one who shows kindness,
there is not even one.’
13 ‘Their throats are opened graves;
they use their tongues to deceive.’
‘The venom of vipers is under their lips.’
14 ‘Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.’
15 ‘Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 ruin and misery are in their paths,
17 and the way of peace they have not known.’
18 ‘There is no fear of God before their eyes.’
19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20 For ‘no human being will be justified in his sight’ by deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
Righteousness through Faith
21 But now, irrespective of law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed, and is attested by the law and the prophets, 22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ[d] for all who believe. For there is no distinction, 23 since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; 24 they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement[e] by his blood, effective through faith. He did this to show his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed; 26 it was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous and that he justifies the one who has faith in Jesus.[f]
27 Then what becomes of boasting? It is excluded. By what law? By that of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law. 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, 30 since God is one; and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. 31 Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
Footnotes
- Romans 3:2 Gk they
- Romans 3:4 Gk when you are being judged
- Romans 3:9 Or at any disadvantage?
- Romans 3:22 Or through the faith of Jesus Christ
- Romans 3:25 Or a place of atonement
- Romans 3:26 Or who has the faith of Jesus
Roma 3
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version
Roma 3
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version
3 Kung ganoon, ano ang kalamangan ng pagiging Judio? Ano ang pakinabang sa pagiging tuli? 2 Napakarami! Una sa lahat, sa mga Judio ipinagkatiwala ang mga aral ng Diyos. 3 Ano nga kung hindi naging tapat ang ilan sa kanila? Ang ibig bang sabihin noo'y hindi na rin tapat ang Diyos? 4 Huwag nawang mangyari! (A) Mananatiling tapat ang Diyos, maging sinungaling man ang lahat ng tao. Gaya ng nasusulat:
“Sa Iyong mga salita'y kikilalanin kang matuwid,
kapag hinatulan ka, ika'y mananaig.”
5 Subalit kung ang ating kasamaan ay nagpapatibay sa katuwiran ng Diyos, masasabi ba nating ang Diyos ay di-makatarungan dahil sa pagbubuhos niya ng poot? Nangangatwiran ako ayon sa pananaw ng tao. 6 Huwag nawang mangyari! Kung hindi makatarungan ang Diyos, paano niya hahatulan ang sanlibutan? 7 Subalit maaaring may magsabi, “Kung dahil sa aking pagsisinungaling ay sumagana ang katotohanan ng Diyos at higit pa siyang niluluwalhati, bakit hinahatulan pa rin ako bilang isang makasalanan?” 8 Bakit hindi na lang natin sabihin, “Gumawa tayo ng masama upang magbunga ng mabuti?” Iyan daw ang sinasabi natin, ayon sa paninirang-puri sa atin ng iba. Nararapat lang ang parusa sa kanila.
Walang Matuwid
9 Ano ngayon ang ibig nitong sabihin? Tayo bang mga Judio ay nakahihigit sa iba? Hindi! Sapagkat isinakdal na namin ang lahat ng tao, Judio man o Griyego, na sila ay pawang nasa ilalim ng kapangyarihan ng kasalanan. 10 Gaya (B) ng nasusulat,
“Walang matuwid, wala, kahit isa.
11 Wala ni isang nakauunawa,
walang humahanap sa Diyos.
12 Lahat sila ay lumihis ng daan, sama-sama silang nawalan ng kabuluhan;
walang gumagawa ng mabuti,
wala, kahit isa.”
13 “Tulad (C) ng libingang bukás ang kanilang lalamunan;
sa pandaraya ang kanilang mga dila ay nag-uumapaw.”
“Kamandag ng mga ulupong ang nasa ilalim ng kanilang labi.”
14 “Pagmumura at pait ang namumutawi (D) sa kanilang bibig.”
15 (E) “Sa pagpapadanak ng dugo mga paa nila'y matutulin,
16 pagkawasak at kalungkutan ang nababakas sa kanilang landasin,
17 hindi nila nalalaman ang daan ng kapayapaan.”
18 (F) “Ang takot sa Diyos, sa mga mata nila'y hindi masilayan.”
19 Nalalaman natin na anumang sinasabi ng Kautusan ay sinasabi sa mga nasa ilalim nito, upang walang maidahilan ang sinuman, at upang ang buong sanlibutan ay pananagutin sa harapan ng Diyos. 20 Sapagkat (G) walang sinumang[a] ituturing na matuwid sa harapan ng Diyos sa pamamagitan ng mga gawang batay sa Kautusan, sapagkat sa pamamagitan ng Kautusan ay nagkaroon ng kamalayan sa kasalanan.
Ang Pagiging Matuwid
21 Subalit ngayon ay nahayag na ang pagiging matuwid mula sa Diyos, at ito ay walang kinalaman sa Kautusan. Pinatunayan ito mismo ng Kautusan at ng Mga Propeta. 22 Ang (H) pagiging matuwid mula sa Diyos ay sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya kay Jesu-Cristo. Ito ay para sa lahat ng mga sumasampalataya yamang sa lahat ay walang pagkakaiba. 23 Sapagkat ang lahat ay nagkasala, at hindi nakaaabot sa kaluwalhatian ng Diyos. 24 Subalit dahil sa kagandahang-loob ng Diyos, sila ngayon ay itinuturing na matuwid sa pamamagitan ng pagpapalaya na ginawa ni Cristo Jesus. 25 Siya ang inialay ng Diyos bilang handog na makapapayapa sa kanyang galit dahil sa kasalanan ng sanlibutan, upang sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya sa bisa ng kanyang dugo ay mapatawad ang kasalanan ng lahat ng sasampalataya sa kanya. Ginawa niya ito upang ipakita ang kanyang katarungan. Dahil sa kanyang banal na pagtitiis, pinalampas niya ang mga kasalanang ginawa noon ng tao. 26 Ginawa niya ito upang patunayan sa kasalukuyang panahon ang kanyang katarungan, na siya'y matuwid at siya ang nagtuturing na matuwid sa may pananampalataya kay Jesus.[b]
27 May lugar ba ngayon ang pagmamalaki? Wala! Sa anong batayan? Sa pagsunod ba sa Kautusan? Hindi, kundi sa pamamagitan ng kautusan ng pananampalataya. 28 Sapagkat pinanghahawakan natin na ang tao ay itinuturing na matuwid dahil sa pananampalataya at walang kinalaman dito ang mga gawang batay sa Kautusan. 29 Ang Diyos ba'y Diyos lamang ng mga Judio? Hindi ba't Diyos din siya ng mga Hentil? Oo, siya'y Diyos din ng mga Hentil, 30 sapagkat (I) iisa lamang ang Diyos. Siya ang magtuturing na matuwid sa mga tuli sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya, at ituturing din niya na matuwid ang mga hindi tuli sa pamamagitan din ng pananampalataya. 31 Kung gayon, pinawawalang-saysay ba namin ang Kautusan dahil sa pananampalataya? Huwag nawang mangyari! Sa halip ay itinataguyod pa nga namin ang Kautusan.
Romans 3
New International Version
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
New King James Version
Romans 3
New King James Version
God’s Judgment Defended
3 What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision? 2 Much in every way! Chiefly because (A)to them were committed the [a]oracles of God. 3 For what if (B)some did not believe? (C)Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect? 4 (D)Certainly not! Indeed, let (E)God be [b]true but (F)every man a liar. As it is written:
(G)“That You may be justified in Your words,
And may overcome when You are judged.”
5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust who inflicts wrath? (H)(I speak as a man.) 6 Certainly not! For then (I)how will God judge the world?
7 For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner? 8 And why not say, (J)“Let us do evil that good may come”?—as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their [c]condemnation is just.
All Have Sinned(K)
9 What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that (L)they are all under sin.
10 As it is written:
(M)“There is none righteous, no, not one;
11 There is none who understands;
There is none who seeks after God.
12 They have all turned aside;
They have together become unprofitable;
There is none who does good, no, not one.”
13 “Their(N) throat is an open [d]tomb;
With their tongues they have practiced deceit”;
(O)“The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14 “Whose(P) mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 “Their(Q) feet are swift to shed blood;
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways;
17 And the way of peace they have not known.”
18 “There(R) is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19 Now we know that whatever (S)the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that (T)every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become [e]guilty before God. 20 Therefore (U)by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
God’s Righteousness Through Faith
21 But now (V)the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, (W)being witnessed by the Law (X)and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all [f]and on all who believe. For (Y)there is no difference; 23 for (Z)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified [g]freely (AA)by His grace (AB)through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth (AC)as a [h]propitiation (AD)by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over (AE)the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Boasting Excluded
27 (AF)Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude (AG)that a man is [i]justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. 29 Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also, 30 since (AH)there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith. 31 Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.
Footnotes
- Romans 3:2 sayings, Scriptures
- Romans 3:4 Found true
- Romans 3:8 Lit. judgment
- Romans 3:13 grave
- Romans 3:19 accountable
- Romans 3:22 NU omits and on all
- Romans 3:24 without any cost
- Romans 3:25 mercy seat
- Romans 3:28 declared righteous
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