What then is the superiority of the Jew? Or what the profit of circumcision?
2Much every way. For first, indeed, that they were entrusted with the Words of God.
3For what if some did not believe? Will not their unbelief nullify the faith of God?
4Let it not be! But let God be true, and every man a liar; even as it has been written, "That You should be justified in Your words, and will overcome in Your being judged." (See LXX-Psa. 50:6; MT-Psa. 51:4)
5But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who lays on wrath? I speak according to man.
6Let it not be! Otherwise, how will God judge the world?
7For if in my lie the truth of God abounded to His glory, why am I yet judged as a sinner?
8And not (as we are wrongly accused, and as some report us to say), Let us do bad things so that good things may come, the judgment of whom is just.
9What then? Do we excel? Not at all! For we have charged both Jews and Greeks before, all with being under sin;
10according as it has been written, "There is not a righteous one, not even one!"
11"There is not one understanding; there is not one seeking God."
12All turned away, they became worthless together, not one is doing goodness, not so much as one!" (See LXX-Psa. 13:1-3)
13"Their throat is a tomb being opened;" "they used deceit with their tongues; the poison of asps is under their lips;
14whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
15Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16ruin and misery are in their way;
17and they did not know a way of peace;
18there is no fear of God before their eyes." (See LXX-Psa. 5:10; 139:4; 9:28; Isa. 59:7, 8; Psa. 35:2; MT-Psa. 14:1-3; 5:9; 140:3; 10:7; Isa. 59:7, 8; Psa. 36:1)
19But we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those within the Law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God.
20Because by works of Law not one of all flesh will be justified before Him, for through Law is full knowledge of sin. (See Psa. 143:2)
21But now a righteousness of God has been revealed apart from Law, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,
22even the righteousness of God through faith of Jesus Christ toward all and upon all those believing; for there is no difference,
23for all sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
24being justified freely by His grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus,
25whom God set forth as a propitiation through faith in His blood, as a demonstration of His righteousness through the passing over of the sins that had taken place before, in the forbearance of God,
26for a demonstration of His righteousness in the present time, for His being just and justifying the one that is of the faith of Jesus.
27Then where is the boasting? It was excluded. Through what law? Of works? No, but through a Law of faith.
28Then we conclude a man to be justified by faith without works of Law.
29Or is He the God of Jews only, and not also of the nations? Yes, of the nations also,
30since it is one God who will justify circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
31Then is the Law annulled through faith? Let it not be! But we establish Law.