Romans 3

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 What advantage is there then in being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?	1 What advantage then hath the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?
2 Much, in every respect. (For) in the first place, they were entrusted with the utterances of God.	2 Much every way. First indeed, because the words of God were committed to them.
3 What if some were unfaithful? Will their infidelity nullify the fidelity of God?	3 For what if some of them have not believed? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid.
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."	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.
5 But if our wickedness provides proof of God's righteousness, what can we say? Is God unjust, humanly speaking, to inflict his wrath?	5 But if our injustice commend the justice of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust, who executeth wrath?
6 Of course not! For how else is God to judge the world?	6 (I speak according to man.) God forbid: otherwise how shall God judge this world?
7 But if God's truth redounds to his glory through my falsehood, why am I still being condemned as a sinner?	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?
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.	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.
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,	9 What then? Do we excel them? No, not so. For we have charged both Jews, and Greeks, that they are all under sin.
10 as it is written: "There is no one just, not one,	10 As it is written: There is not any man just.
11 there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God.	11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 All have gone astray; all alike are worthless; there is not one who does good, (there is not) even one.	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.
13 Their throats are open graves; they deceive with their tongues; the venom of asps is on their lips;	13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have dealt deceitfully. The venom of asps is under their lips.
14 their mouths are full of bitter cursing.	14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15 Their feet are quick to shed blood;	15 Their feet swift to shed blood:
16 ruin and misery are in their ways,	16 Destruction and misery in their ways:
17 and the way of peace they know not.	17 And the way of peace they have not known:
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 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,	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.
20 since no human being will be justified in his sight by observing the law; for through the law comes consciousness of sin.	20 Because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before him. For by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, though testified to by the law and the prophets,	21 But now without the law the justice of God is made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.
22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction;	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:
23 all have sinned and are deprived of the glory of God.	23 For all have sinned, and do need the glory of God.
24 They are justified freely by his grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus,	24 Being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption, that is in Christ Jesus,
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,	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,
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.	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.
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.	27 Where is then thy boasting? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.
28 For we consider that a person is justified by faith apart from works of the law.	28 For we account a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law.
29 Does God belong to Jews alone? Does he not belong to Gentiles, too? Yes, also to Gentiles,	29 Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also.
30 for God is one and will justify the circumcised on the basis of faith and the uncircumcised through faith.	30 For it is one God, that justifieth circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
31 Are we then annulling the law by this faith? Of course not! On the contrary, we are supporting the law.	31 Do we, then, destroy the law through faith? God forbid: but we establish the law.