Romans 3章 ESV | 微讀聖經

God’s Righteousness Upheld

1Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?

2Much in every way. To begin with, 3:2 Deut. 4:8; Ps. 147:19, 20; See John 4:22the Jews were entrusted with 3:2 See Acts 7:38the oracles of God.

33:3 ch. 10:16; Heb. 4:2What if some were unfaithful? 3:3 [ch. 9:6; 2 Tim. 2:13]Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?

4By no means! 3:4 See John 8:26Let God be true though 3:4 Ps. 62:9; 116:11; [ver. 7] every one were a liar, as it is written,

3:4 Cited from Ps. 51:4 (Gk.) “That you may be justified in your words,

and prevail when you 3:4 [Job 9:32]are judged.”

5But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict 3:5 [ch. 2:5] wrath on us? (3:5 ch. 6:19; 1 Cor. 9:8; Gal. 3:15; [1 Cor. 15:32]I speak in a human way.)

6By no means! For then how could 3:6 [Gen. 18:25; Job 8:3]; See ch. 2:16God judge the world?

7But if through my lie God’s truth abounds to his glory, 3:7 [ch. 9:19]why am I still being condemned as a sinner?

8And why not 3:8 [ch. 6:1, 15]do 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 Jews3:9 Greek Are we any better off?3:9 Or at any disadvantage? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both 3:9 ch. 2:1-29Jews and 3:9 ch. 1:18-32Greeks, are 3:9 Gal. 3:22; [ver. 19, 23; ch. 11:32; Prov. 20:9]under sin,

10as it is written:

3:10 ver. 10-12, cited from Ps. 14:1-3; 53:1-3“None is righteous, no, not one;

11no one understands;

no one seeks for God.

12All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;

no one does good,

not even one.”

133:13 Cited from Ps. 5:9“Their throat is 3:13 Jer. 5:16an open grave;

they use their tongues to deceive.”

3:13 Cited from Ps. 140:3“The venom of asps is under their lips.”

143:14 Cited from Ps. 10:7 (Gk.)“Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”

153:15 Cited from Prov. 1:16; ver. 15-17, cited from Isa. 59:7, 8“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

16in their paths are ruin and misery,

17and 3:17 Luke 1:79the way of peace they have not known.”

183:18 Cited from Ps. 36:1“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

19Now we know that whatever 3:19 John 10:34; 15:25the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, 3:19 Job 5:16; Ps. 63:11; 107:42; Ezek. 16:63; [ch. 1:20; 2:1] so that every mouth may be stopped, and 3:19 See ver. 9the whole world may be held accountable to God.

20For 3:20 Gal. 2:16; [Ps. 143:2; Acts 13:39] by works of the law no human being3:20 Greek flesh will be justified in his sight, since 3:20 ch. 7:7; [ch. 4:15; 5:13, 20]through the law comes knowledge of sin.

The Righteousness of God Through Faith

21But now 3:21 See ch. 1:17the righteousness of God 3:21 ch. 16:26; 2 Tim. 1:10has been manifested apart from the law, although 3:21 Acts 10:43; [ch. 1:2; John 5:46]the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—

22the righteousness of God 3:22 ch. 4:5; [2 Tim. 3:15] through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. 3:22 ch. 10:12; [Gal. 3:28; Col. 3:11]For there is no distinction:

23for 3:23 See ver. 9all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

243:24 Titus 3:7and are justified 3:24 ch. 4:4, 5, 16; See Acts 15:11by his grace as a gift, 3:24 Eph. 1:7; Col. 1:14; Heb. 9:15; [1 Cor. 1:30]through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

25whom God 3:25 Eph. 1:9put forward as 3:25 See 1 John 2:2a propitiation 3:25 ch. 5:9; Eph. 2:13by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in 3:25 ch. 2:4his divine forbearance he had passed over 3:25 [Acts 17:30]former sins.

26It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

273:27 ch. 2:17, 23; 4:2; 1 Cor. 1:29-31; Eph. 2:9; 2 Tim. 1:9; See Acts 13:39Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith.

28For we hold that one is justified by faith 3:28 See James 2:18apart from works of the law.

29Or 3:29 ch. 9:24; 10:12; 15:9is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

30since 3:30 Gal. 3:20; [ch. 10:12] God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and 3:30 Gal. 3:8; [ch. 4:9]; See ch. 2:26the uncircumcised through faith.

31Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.

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