Romans 3:1-9
God’s Righteousness Upheld
1Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? 2Much in every way. To begin with, athe Jews were entrusted with bthe oracles of God. 3 cWhat if some were unfaithful? dDoes their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? 4By no means! eLet God be true though fevery one were a liar, as it is written,g“That you may be justified in your words,
and prevail when you hare judged.”
5But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict iwrath on us? ( jI speak in a human way.) 6By no means! For then how could kGod judge the world? 7But if through my lie God’s truth abounds to his glory, lwhy am I still being condemned as a sinner? 8And why not mdo evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.
No One Is Righteous
9What then? Are we Jews ▼▼Greek Are we
any better off? ▼▼Or at any disadvantage?
No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both pJews and qGreeks, are runder sin,
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