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Romarbrevet 3
Svenska Folkbibeln
Romarbrevet 3
Svenska Folkbibeln
Människans orättfärdighet och Guds rättfärdighet
3 Vilket företräde har då judarna, eller vilken nytta har de av omskärelsen? 2 Ett stort företräde på allt sätt. Först och främst att Guds ord har anförtrotts åt dem. 3 Vad betyder det, om somliga inte trodde? Inte kan väl deras otro göra Guds trofasthet om intet? 4 Nej, aldrig! Låt det stå fast att Gud är sann och varje människa en lögnare. Det står ju skrivet:För att du skall få rätt i dina ord och vinna, när man går till rätta med dig.[a]
5 Men om vår orättfärdighet visar Guds rättfärdighet, vad skall vi då säga? Inte kan väl Gud, som straffar i sin vrede, vara orättfärdig - jag talar som människor tänker? 6 Nej, aldrig! Hur skulle han då kunna döma världen? 7 Men om Guds sannfärdighet genom min lögnaktighet framstår så mycket klarare till hans ära, varför blir jag då dömd som syndare? 8 Varför inte säga: "Låt oss göra det onda, för att något gott skall komma av det?" Så säger man hånfullt om oss, och så påstår även somliga att vi lär. De skall få den dom som de förtjänar.
Inför Gud är alla syndare
9 Hur är det då? Har vi något företräde? Nej, inte alls! Vi har ju redan anklagat både judar och greker för att alla vara under syndens välde. 10 Det står skrivet:
Ingen rättfärdig finns, inte en enda[b]
11 ingen förståndig finns, ingen finns som söker Gud.
12 Alla har avvikit, alla har blivit fördärvade.
Ingen finns som gör det goda, inte en enda.
13 En öppen grav är deras strupe. Sina tungor använder de till svek.
Huggormsgift är bakom deras läppar.[c]
14 Deras mun är full av förbannelse och bitterhet.[d]
15 De är snabba på foten till att utgjuta blod.[e]
16 Förödelse och elände råder på deras vägar,
17 och fridens väg känner de inte.
18 De har inte gudsfruktan inför sina ögon.[f]
19 Men vi vet att allt vad lagen säger, det talar den till dem som har lagen, för att var mun skall stoppas till och hela världen stå med skuld inför Gud. 20 Ty ingen människa förklaras rättfärdig inför honom genom laggärningar. Genom lagen ges insikt om synd.
Förklarad rättfärdig i Kristus
21 Men nu har utan lagen en rättfärdighet från Gud blivit uppenbarad, en som lagen och profeterna vittnar om, 22 en rättfärdighet från Gud genom tro på Jesus Kristus, för alla som tror. Ty här finns ingen skillnad. 23 Alla har syndat och saknar härligheten från Gud, 24 och de står som rättfärdiga utan att ha förtjänat det, av hans nåd, därför att Kristus Jesus har friköpt dem. 25 Honom har Gud, genom hans blod, ställt fram som en nådastol,[g] att tas emot genom tron. Så ville han visa sin rättfärdighet,[h] eftersom han hade lämnat ostraffade de synder som förut hade blivit begångna, 26 under tiden för Guds tålamod. I den tid som nu är ville han visa sin rättfärdighet: att han själv är rättfärdig, när han förklarar den rättfärdig som tror på Jesus.
27 Men vad kan vi då berömma oss av? Allt beröm är uteslutet. Genom vilken regel? Genom gärningarnas? Nej, genom trons regel. 28 Vi hävdar att människan förklaras rättfärdig genom tro, utan laggärningar. 29 Eller är Gud endast judarnas Gud? Är han inte också hedningarnas? Jo, också hedningarnas, 30 lika säkert som Gud är en, han som förklarar den omskurne rättfärdig av tro och den oomskurne genom tro. 31 Sätter vi då lagen ur kraft genom tron? Nej, inte alls! Vi upprätthåller lagen.
Footnotes
- Romarbrevet 3:4 Ps 51:6.
- Romarbrevet 3:10 Ps 14:1f.
- Romarbrevet 3:13 Ps 5:10, 140:4.
- Romarbrevet 3:14 Ps 10:7.
- Romarbrevet 3:15 Jes 59:7f.
- Romarbrevet 3:18 Ps 36:2.
- Romarbrevet 3:25 nådastol Ordagrant: "soningsställe". Ordet syftar på nådastolen, det gyllene locket på förbundsarken, (2 Mos 25:17f, 3 Mos 16:14f).
- Romarbrevet 3:25 visa sin rättfärdighet som fordrar att synden blir sonad på ett ställföreträdande sätt.
Romans 3
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Romans 3
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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
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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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