Romans 3

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 What advantage then hath the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?	1 What advantage is there then in being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?
2 Much every way. First indeed, because the words of God were committed to them.	2 Much, in every respect. (For) in the first place, they were entrusted with the utterances of God.
3 For what if some of them have not believed? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid.	3 What if some were unfaithful? Will their infidelity nullify the fidelity of God?
4 But God is true; and every man a liar, as it is written, That thou mayest be justified in thy words, and mayest overcome when thou art judged.	4 Of course not! God must be true, though every human being is a liar, as it is written: "That you may be justified in your words, and conquer when you are judged."
5 But if our injustice commend the justice of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust, who executeth wrath?	5 But if our wickedness provides proof of God's righteousness, what can we say? Is God unjust, humanly speaking, to inflict his wrath?
6 (I speak according to man.) God forbid: otherwise how shall God judge this world?	6 Of course not! For how else is God to judge the world?
7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie, unto his glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner?	7 But if God's truth redounds to his glory through my falsehood, why am I still being condemned as a sinner?
8 And not rather (as we are slandered, and as some affirm that we say) let us do evil, that there may come good? whose damnation is just.	8 And why not say--as we are accused and as some claim we say--that we should do evil that good may come of it? Their penalty is what they deserve.
9 What then? Do we excel them? No, not so. For we have charged both Jews, and Greeks, that they are all under sin.	9 Well, then, are we better off? Not entirely, for we have already brought the charge against Jews and Greeks alike that they are all under the domination of sin,
10 As it is written: There is not any man just.	10 as it is written: "There is no one just, not one,
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.	11 there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned out of the way; they are become unprofitable together: there is none that doth good, there is not so much as one.	12 All have gone astray; all alike are worthless; there is not one who does good, (there is not) even one.
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have dealt deceitfully. The venom of asps is under their lips.	13 Their throats are open graves; they deceive with their tongues; the venom of asps is on their lips;
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:	14 their mouths are full of bitter cursing.
15 Their feet swift to shed blood:	15 Their feet are quick to shed blood;
16 Destruction and misery in their ways:	16 ruin and misery are in their ways,
17 And the way of peace they have not known:	17 and the way of peace they know not.
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.	18 There is no fear of God before their eyes."
19 Now we know, that what things soever the law speaketh, it speaketh to them that are in the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be made subject to God.	19 Now we know that what the law says is addressed to those under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world stand accountable to God,
20 Because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before him. For by the law is the knowledge of sin.	20 since no human being will be justified in his sight by observing the law; for through the law comes consciousness of sin.
21 But now without the law the justice of God is made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.	21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, though testified to by the law and the prophets,
22 Even the justice of God, by faith of Jesus Christ, unto all and upon all them that believe in him: for there is no distinction:	22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction;
23 For all have sinned, and do need the glory of God.	23 all have sinned and are deprived of the glory of God.
24 Being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption, that is in Christ Jesus,	24 They are justified freely by his grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus,
25 Whom God hath proposed to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to the shewing of his justice, for the remission of former sins,	25 whom God set forth as an expiation, through faith, by his blood, to prove his righteousness because of the forgiveness of sins previously committed,
26 Through the forbearance of God, for the shewing of his justice in this time; that he himself may be just, and the justifier of him, who is of the faith of Jesus Christ.	26 through the forbearance of God--to prove his righteousness in the present time, that he might be righteous and justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
27 Where is then thy boasting? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.	27 What occasion is there then for boasting? It is ruled out. On what principle, that of works? No, rather on the principle of faith.
28 For we account a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law.	28 For we consider that a person is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
29 Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also.	29 Does God belong to Jews alone? Does he not belong to Gentiles, too? Yes, also to Gentiles,
30 For it is one God, that justifieth circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.	30 for God is one and will justify the circumcised on the basis of faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
31 Do we, then, destroy the law through faith? God forbid: but we establish the law.	31 Are we then annulling the law by this faith? Of course not! On the contrary, we are supporting the law.