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Romans 3

New International Reader's Version NIRV

1 Is there any advantage in being a Jew? Is there any value in being circumcised?

2 There is great value in every way! First of all, the Jews have been given the very words of God.

3 What if some Jews did not believe? Will the fact that they don't have faith keep God from being faithful?

4 Not at all! God is true, even though every human being is a liar. It is written, "You are right when you sentence me. You are fair when you judge me." (Psalm 51:4)

5 Doesn't the fact that we are wrong prove more clearly that God is right? Then what can we say? Can we say that God is not fair when he brings his anger down on us? As you can tell, I am just using human ways of thinking.

6 God is certainly fair! If he weren't, how could he judge the world?

7 Someone might argue, "When I lie, it becomes clearer that God is truthful. It makes his glory shine more brightly. Why then does he find me guilty of sin?"

8 Why not say, "Let's do evil things so that good things will happen"? Some people actually lie by reporting that this is what we say. They are the ones who should be found guilty.

9 What should we say then? Are we Jews any better? Not at all! We have already claimed that Jews are sinners. The same is true of those who aren't Jews.

10 It is written, "No one is right with God, no one at all.

11 No one understands. No one trusts in God.

12 All of them have turned away. They have all become worthless. No one does anything good, no one at all." (Psalms 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Ecclesiastes 7:20)

13 "Their throats are like open graves. With their tongues they tell lies." (Psalm 5:9) "The words from their lips are like the poison of a snake." (Psalm 140:3)

14 "Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness." (Psalm 10:7)

15 "They run quickly to commit murder.

16 They leave a trail of failure and pain.

17 They do not know the way of peace." (Isaiah 59:7,8)

18 "They don't have any respect for God." (Psalm 36:1)

19 What the law says, it says to those who are ruled by the law. Its purpose is to shut every mouth and make the whole world accountable to God.

20 So it can't be said that anyone will be made right with God by obeying the law. Not at all! The law makes us more aware of our sin.

21 But now God has shown us how to become right with him. The Law and the Prophets give witness to this. It has nothing to do with obeying the law.

22 We are made right with God by putting our faith in Jesus Christ. That happens to all who believe. It is no different for the Jews than for anyone else.

23 Everyone has sinned. No one measures up to God's glory.

24 The free gift of God's grace makes all of us right with him. Christ Jesus paid the price to set us free.

25 God gave him as a sacrifice to pay for sins. So he forgives the sins of those who have faith in his blood. God did all of that to prove that he is fair. Because of his mercy he did not punish people for the sins they had committed before Jesus died for them.

26 God did that to prove in our own time that he is fair. He proved that he is right. He also made right with himself those who believe in Jesus.

27 So who can brag? No one! Are people saved by obeying the law? Not at all! They are saved because of their faith.

28 We firmly believe that people are made right with God because of their faith. They are not saved by obeying the law.

29 Is God the God of Jews only? Isn't he also the God of those who aren't Jews? Yes, he is their God too.

30 There is only one God. When those who are circumcised believe in him, he makes them right with himself. When those who are not circumcised believe in him, he also makes them right with himself.

31 Does faith make the law useless? Not at all! We agree with the law.

The Latin Vulgate VUL

1 quid ergo amplius est Iudaeo aut quae utilitas circumcisionis

2 multum per omnem modum primum quidem quia credita sunt illis eloquia Dei

3 quid enim si quidam illorum non crediderunt numquid incredulitas illorum fidem Dei evacuabit absit

4 est autem Deus verax omnis autem homo mendax sicut scriptum est ut iustificeris in sermonibus tuis et vincas cum iudicaris

5 si autem iniquitas nostra iustitiam Dei commendat quid dicemus numquid iniquus Deus qui infert iram secundum hominem dico

6 absit alioquin quomodo iudicabit Deus mundum

7 si enim veritas Dei in meo mendacio abundavit in gloriam ipsius quid adhuc et ego tamquam peccator iudicor

8 et non sicut blasphemamur et sicut aiunt nos quidam dicere faciamus mala ut veniant bona quorum damnatio iusta est

9 quid igitur praecellimus eos nequaquam causati enim sumus Iudaeos et Graecos omnes sub peccato esse

10 sicut scriptum est quia non est iustus quisquam

11 non est intellegens non est requirens Deum

12 omnes declinaverunt simul inutiles facti sunt non est qui faciat bonum non est usque ad unum

13 sepulchrum patens est guttur eorum linguis suis dolose agebant venenum aspidum sub labiis eorum

14 quorum os maledictione et amaritudine plenum est

15 veloces pedes eorum ad effundendum sanguinem

16 contritio et infelicitas in viis eorum

17 et viam pacis non cognoverunt

18 non est timor Dei ante oculos eorum

19 scimus autem quoniam quaecumque lex loquitur his qui in lege sunt loquitur ut omne os obstruatur et subditus fiat omnis mundus Deo

20 quia ex operibus legis non iustificabitur omnis caro coram illo per legem enim cognitio peccati

21 nunc autem sine lege iustitia Dei manifestata est testificata a lege et prophetis

22 iustitia autem Dei per fidem Iesu Christi super omnes qui credunt non enim est distinctio

23 omnes enim peccaverunt et egent gloriam Dei

24 iustificati gratis per gratiam ipsius per redemptionem quae est in Christo Iesu

25 quem proposuit Deus propitiationem per fidem in sanguine ipsius ad ostensionem iustitiae suae propter remissionem praecedentium delictorum

26 in sustentatione Dei ad ostensionem iustitiae eius in hoc tempore ut sit ipse iustus et iustificans eum qui ex fide est Iesu

27 ubi est ergo gloriatio exclusa est per quam legem factorum non sed per legem fidei

28 arbitramur enim iustificari hominem per fidem sine operibus legis

29 an Iudaeorum Deus tantum nonne et gentium immo et gentium

30 quoniam quidem unus Deus qui iustificabit circumcisionem ex fide et praeputium per fidem

31 legem ergo destruimus per fidem absit sed legem statuimus