Rom Romans, chapter Epistle to the Romans, chapter 3
What, then, [is] the superiority of the Jew? Or what the profit of the circumcision? Much in every way; for first, indeed, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God; Deu 4:8; Psa 147:19; Rom 9:4for what, if certain were faithless? Will their faithlessness make the faithfulness of God useless? Num 23:19; 2Ti 2:13Let it not be! And let God become true, and every man false, according as it has been written: “That You may be declared righteous in Your words, and may overcome in Your being judged.” Psa 51:4; Psa 116:11; Jhn 3:33And if our unrighteousness establishes God’s righteousness, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (I speak after the manner of a man.) Let it not be! Since how will God judge the world? Gen 18:25; Job 8:3For if the truth of God in my falsehood abounded more to His glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner? And not, as we are spoken evil of, and as certain affirm us to say, “We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?” Whose judgment is righteous. Rom 6:15What, then? Are we better? Not at all! For we charged before both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin, Gal 3:22according as it has been written: “There is none righteous, not even one; Psa 53:3there is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God. Gen 8:21All went out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one. Psa 14:1Their throat [is] an opened grave; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of cobras [is] under their lips— Psa 5:9; Psa 140:3whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness. Psa 10:7Their feet [are] swift to shed blood. Ruin and misery [are] in their ways. And a way of peace they did not know. Pro 1:16; Isa 59:7There is no fear of God before their eyes.” Psa 36:1And we have known that as many things as the Law says, to those in the Law it speaks, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may come under judgment to God; Psa 107:42; Psa 143:2; Ezk 16:63for this reason by works of law will no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin. Rom 7:7; Gal 2:16And now apart from law the righteousness of God has been revealed, testified to by the Law and the Prophets, Gen 15:6; Isa 28:16; Hab 2:4and the righteousness of God [is] through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and on all those believing—for there is no difference, Gal 3:28for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God— Rom 3:10; Rom 5:12being declared righteous freely by His grace through the redemption that [is] in Christ Jesus, Isa 55:1; Rom 8:32whom God set forth [as] a propitiatory covering, through faith in His blood, for the showing forth of His righteousness, because of the passing over of the former sins in the forbearance of God— Act 13:38; 2Co 5:19for the showing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who [is] of the faith of Jesus. Where then [is] the boasting? It was excluded; by what law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith: therefore we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law. [Is He] only the God of Jews, and not also of nations? Gen 17:5Yes, also of nations; since [there is] one God who will declare righteous circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. Rom 4:11Do we then make law useless through faith? Let it not be! Indeed, we establish law.Gal 3:24