New King James Version

King James Bible

1What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?

1What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?

2Much in every way! Chiefly because to them were committed the oracles of God.

2Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

3For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect?

3For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

4Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written: “That You may be justified in Your words, And may overcome when You are judged.”

4God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

5But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust who inflicts wrath? (I speak as a man.)

5But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

6Certainly not! For then how will God judge the world?

6God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?

7For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

7For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

8And why not say, “Let us do evil that good may come”?—as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their condemnation is just.

8And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

9What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.

9What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

10As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one;

10As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

11There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God.

11There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

12They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one.”

12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

13“Their throat is an open tomb; With their tongues they have practiced deceit”; “The poison of asps is under their lips”;

13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

14“Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”

14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

15Their feet are swift to shed blood:

16Destruction and misery are in their ways;

16Destruction and misery are in their ways:

17And the way of peace they have not known.”

17And the way of peace have they not known:

18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

18There is no fear of God before their eyes.

19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

20Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

21But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,

21But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

22even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference;

22Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

24being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

24Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

25whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,

25Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

26to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

26To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

27Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.

27Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

28Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.

28Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

29Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also,

29Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

30since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

30Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

31Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law.

31Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

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