Romans 3

1 What then [is] the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of circumcision?

What is then the preferment of the Iewe? or what is the profite of circumcision?

2 Much every way: and first, indeed, that to them were entrusted the oracles of God.

Much euery maner of way: for chiefly, because vnto them were of credite committed the oracles of God.

3 For what? if some have not believed, shall their unbelief make the faith of God of none effect?

For what, though some did not beleeue? shall their vnbeliefe make the faith of God without effect?

4 Far be the thought: but let God be true, and every man false; according as it is written, So that thou shouldest be justified in thy words, and shouldest overcome when thou art in judgment.

God forbid: yea, let God be true, and euery man a lyar, as it is written, That thou mightest be iustified in thy words, and ouercome, when thou art iudged.

5 But if our unrighteousness commend God's righteousness, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak according to man.

Now if our vnrighteousnes comend the righteousnes of God, what shall we say? Is God vnrighteous which punisheth? (I speake as a man.)

6 Far be the thought: since how shall God judge the world?

God forbid: els how shall God iudge ye world?

7 For if the truth of God, in my lie, has more abounded to his glory, why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

For if the veritie of God hath more abounded through my lye vnto his glorie, why am I yet condemned as a sinner?

8 and not, according as we are injuriously charged, and according as some affirm that we say, Let us practise evil things, that good ones may come? whose judgment is just.

And (as we are blamed, and as some affirme, that we say) why doe we not euil, that good may come thereof? whose damnation is iust.

9 What then? are we better? No, in no wise: for we have before charged both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin:

What then? are we more excellent? No, in no wise: for we haue alreadie prooued, that all, both Iewes and Gentiles are vnder sinne,

10 according as it is written, There is not a righteous [man], not even one;

As it is written, There is none righteous, no not one.

11 there is not the [man] that understands, there is not one that seeks after God.

There is none that vnderstandeth: there is none that seeketh God.

12 All have gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable; there is not one that practises goodness, there is not so much as one:

They haue all gone out of the way: they haue bene made altogether vnprofitable: there is none that doeth good, no not one.

13 their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; asps' poison [is] under their lips:

Their throte is an open sepulchre: they haue vsed their tongues to deceit: the poyson of aspes is vnder their lippes.

14 whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness;

Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitternesse.

15 swift their feet to shed blood;

Their feete are swift to shead blood.

16 ruin and misery [are] in their ways,

Destruction and calamity are in their waies,

17 and way of peace they have not known:

And ye way of peace they haue not knowen.

18 there is no fear of God before their eyes.

The feare of God is not before their eies.

19 Now we know that whatever the things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God.

Now we know that whatsoeuer ye Lawe saieth, it saieth it to them which are vnder ye Law, that euery mouth may bee stopped, and all the world be subiect to the iudgement of God.

20 Wherefore by works of law no flesh shall be justified before him; for by law [is] knowledge of sin.

Therefore by the woorkes of the Lawe shall no flesh be iustified in his sight: for by the Lawe commeth the knowledge of sinne.

21 But now without law righteousness of God is manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets;

But nowe is the righteousnesse, of God made manifest without the Lawe, hauing witnes of the Lawe and of the Prophets,

22 righteousness of God by faith of Jesus Christ towards all, and upon all those who believe: for there is no difference;

To wit, the righteousnesse of God by the faith of Iesus Christ, vnto all, and vpon all that beleeue.

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

For there is no difference: for all haue sinned, and are depriued of the glorie of God,

24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption which [is] in Christ Jesus;

And are iustified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Iesus,

25 whom God has set forth a mercy-seat, through faith in his blood, for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness, in respect of the passing by the sins that had taken place before, through the forbearance of God;

Whom God hath set forth to be a reconciliation through faith in his blood to declare his righteousnes, by the forgiuenesse of the sinnes that are passed,

26 for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness in the present time, so that he should be just, and justify him that is of [the] faith of Jesus.

Through the patience of God, to shewe at this time his righteousnesse, that hee might be iust, and a iustifier of him which is of the faith of Iesus.

27 Where then [is] boasting? It has been excluded. By what law? of works? Nay, but by law of faith;

Where is then the reioycing? It is excluded. By what Lawe? of woorkes? Nay: but by the Lawe of faith.

28 for we reckon that a man is justified by faith, without works of law.

Therefore we conclude, that a man is iustified by faith, without the workes of the Lawe.

29 Is [God] the God of Jews only? is he not of [the] nations also? Yea, of nations also:

God, is he the God of the Iewes onely, and not of the Gentiles also? Yes, euen of the Gentiles also.

30 since indeed [it is] one God who shall justify [the] circumcision on the principle of faith, and uncircumcision by faith.

For it is one God, who shall iustifie circumcision of faith, and vncircumcision through faith.

31 Do we then make void law by faith? Far be the thought: [no, ] but we establish law.

Doe we then make the Lawe of none effect through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the Lawe.