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Epistle to the Romans, Chapter 3

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Chapter 3 of Romans—American Standard Version (ASV)

  1. ¶ What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision?
  2. Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.
  3. For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God?
  4. [a]God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written,
    1That thou mightest be justified in thy words,
    ¶ And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.
  5. ¶ But if our unrighteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I speak after the manner of men.)
  6. [b]God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
  7. [c]But if the truth of God through my lie abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
  8. and why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.
  9. ¶ What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we before laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin;
  10. as it is written,
    2There is none righteous, no, not one;
  11. ¶ There is none that understandeth,
    ¶ There is none that seeketh after God;
  12. ¶ They have all turned aside, they are together become unprofitable;
    ¶ There is none that doeth good, no, not so much as one:
  13. 3Their throat is an open sepulchre;
    ¶ With their tongues they have used deceit:
    4The poison of asps is under their lips:
  14. 5Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
  15. 6Their feet are swift to shed blood;
  16. ¶ Destruction and misery are in their ways;
  17. ¶ And the way of peace have they not known:
  18. 7There is no fear of God before their eyes.
  19. ¶ Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God:
  20. because [d]by [e]the works of the law shall no flesh be [f]justified in his sight; for [g]through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.
  21. ¶ But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
  22. even the righteousness of God through faith [h]in Jesus Christ unto all [i]them that believe; for there is no distinction;
  23. for all [j]have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
  24. being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
  25. whom God set forth [k]to be a propitiation, through faith, in his blood, to show his righteousness because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God;
  26. for the showing, I say, of his righteousness at this present season: that he might himself be [l]8just, and the [m]9justifier of him that [n]hath faith [o]in Jesus.
  27. Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of works? Nay: but by a law of faith.
  28. [p]We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from [q]the works of the law.
  29. Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yea, of Gentiles also:
  30. if so be that God is one, and he shall justify the circumcision [r]10by faith, and the uncircumcision [s]11through faith.
  31. ¶ Do we then make [t]the law of none effect [u]12through faith? God forbid: nay, we establish [v]the law.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Greek Be it not so: and so elsewhere.
  2. ^ Greek Be it not so: and so elsewhere.
  3. ^ Many ancient authorities read For.
  4. ^ Greek out of.
  5. ^ Or, works of law
  6. ^ Or, accounted righteous
  7. ^ Or, through law
  8. ^ Or, of
  9. ^ Some ancient authorities add and upon all.
  10. ^ Greek sinned.
  11. ^ Or, to be propitiatory
  12. ^ See 2:13 margin.
  13. ^ See 2:13 margin.
  14. ^ Greek is of faith.
  15. ^ Or, of
  16. ^ Many ancient authorities read For we reckon.
  17. ^ Or, works of law
  18. ^ Greek out of. Gal. 3:8.
  19. ^ Or, through the faith. Gal. 2:16
  20. ^ Or, law
  21. ^ Or, through the faith. Gal. 2:16
  22. ^ Or, law

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ps 51:4
  2. ^ Ps 14, 53
  3. ^ Ps 5:9
  4. ^ Ps 140:3
  5. ^ Ps 10:7
  6. ^ Is 59:7-21
  7. ^ Ps 36:1
  8. ^ Ro 2:13
  9. ^ Ro 2:13
  10. ^ Ga 3:8
  11. ^ Ga 2:16
  12. ^ Ga 2:16

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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