| 1 Τις λοιπον η υπεροχη του Ιουδαιου, η τις η ωφελεια της περιτομης; | 1 Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? |
| 2 Πολλη κατα παντα τροπον. Πρωτον μεν διοτι εις τους Ιουδαιους ενεπιστευθησαν τα λογια του Θεου. | 2 Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews are entrusted with the oracles of God. |
| 3 Επειδη αν τινες δεν επιστευσαν, τι εκ τουτου; μηπως η απιστια αυτων θελει καταργησει την πιστιν του Θεου; | 3 What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? |
| 4 Μη γενοιτο. Αλλ' εστω ο Θεος αληθης, πας δε ανθρωπος ψευστης, καθως ειναι γεγραμμενον? Δια να δικαιωθης εν τοις λογοις σου και να νικησης, οταν κρινησαι. | 4 By no means! Let God be true though every man be false, as it is written, "That thou mayest be justified in thy words, and prevail when thou art judged." |
| 5 Εαν δε η αδικια ημων δεικνυη την δικαιοσυνην του Θεου, τι θελομεν ειπει; μηπως ειναι αδικος ο Θεος ο επιφερων την οργην; ως ανθρωπος λαλω. | 5 But if our wickedness serves to show the justice of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.) |
| 6 Μη γενοιτο? επειδη πως θελει κρινει ο Θεος τον κοσμον; | 6 By no means! For then how could God judge the world? |
| 7 Διοτι εαν η αληθεια του Θεου επερισσευσε προς δοξαν αυτου δια του εμου ψευσματος, δια τι πλεον εγω κρινομαι ως αμαρτωλος, | 7 But if through my falsehood God's truthfulness abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner? |
| 8 και καθως βλασφημουμεθα και καθως κηρυττουσι τινες, οτι ημεις λεγομεν, Δια τι να μη πραττωμεν τα κακα, δια να ελθωσι τα αγαθα; των οποιων η κατακρισις ειναι δικαια. | 8 And why not do evil that good may come?--as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just. |
| 9 Τι λοιπον; υπερεχομεν των εθνικων; Ουχι βεβαιως? διοτι προεξηλεγξαμεν Ιουδαιους τε και Ελληνας, οτι ειναι παντες υπο αμαρτιαν, | 9 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all; for I have already charged that all men, both Jews and Greeks, are under the power of sin, |
| 10 καθως ειναι γεγραμμενον Οτι δεν υπαρχει δικαιος ουδε εις, | 10 as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one; |
| 11 δεν υπαρχει τις εχων συνεσιν? δεν υπαρχει τις εκζητων τον Θεον. | 11 no one understands, no one seeks for God. |
| 12 Παντες εξεκλιναν, ομου εξηχρειωθησαν? δεν υπαρχει ο πραττων αγαθον, δεν υπαρχει ουδε εις. | 12 All have turned aside, together they have gone wrong; no one does good, not even one." |
| 13 Ταφος ανεωγμενος ειναι ο λαρυγξ αυτων, με τας γλωσσας αυτων ελαλουν δολια? φαρμακιον ασπιδων ειναι υπο τα χειλη αυτων? | 13 "Their throat is an open grave, they use their tongues to deceive." "The venom of asps is under their lips." |
| 14 των οποιων το στομα γεμει καταρας και πικριας? | 14 "Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness." |
| 15 οι ποδες αυτων ειναι ταχεις εις το να χυσωσιν αιμα? | 15 "Their feet are swift to shed blood, |
| 16 ερημωσις και ταλαιπωρια εν ταις οδοις αυτων, | 16 in their paths are ruin and misery, |
| 17 Και οδον ειρηνης δεν εγνωρισαν. | 17 and the way of peace they do not know." |
| 18 Δεν ειναι φοβος Θεου εμπροσθεν των οφθαλμων αυτων. | 18 "There is no fear of God before their eyes." |
| 19 Εξευρομεν δε οτι οσα λεγει ο νομος λαλει προς τους υπο τον νομον, δια να εμφραχθη παν στομα και να γεινη πας ο κοσμος υποδικος εις τον Θεον, | 19 Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. |
| 20 διοτι εξ εργων νομου δεν θελει δικαιωθη ουδεμια σαρξ ενωπιον αυτου? επειδη δια του νομου γινεται η γνωρισις της αμαρτιας. | 20 For no human being will be justified in his sight by works of the law, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. |
| 21 Τωρα δε χωρις νομου η δικαιοσυνη του Θεου εφανερωθη, μαρτυρουμενη υπο του νομου και των προφητων, | 21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from law, although the law and the prophets bear witness to it, |
| 22 δικαιοσυνη δε του Θεου δια πιστεως Ιησου Χριστου εις παντας και επι παντας τους πιστευοντας? διοτι δεν υπαρχει διαφορα? | 22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction; |
| 23 επειδη παντες ημαρτον και υστερουνται της δοξης του Θεου, | 23 since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, |
| 24 δικαιουνται δε δωρεαν με την χαριν αυτου δια της απολυτρωσεως της εν Χριστω Ιησου, | 24 they are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus, |
| 25 τον οποιον ο Θεος προεθετο μεσον εξιλεωσεως δια της πιστεως εν τω αιματι αυτου, προς φανερωσιν της δικαιοσυνης αυτου δια την αφεσιν των προγενομενων αμαρτηματων δια της μακροθυμιας του Θεου, | 25 whom God put forward as an expiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins; |
| 26 προς φανερωσιν της δικαιοσυνης αυτου εν τω παροντι καιρω, δια να ηναι αυτος δικαιος και να δικαιονη τον πιστευοντα εις τον Ιησουν. | 26 it was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous and that he justifies him who has faith in Jesus. |
| 27 Που λοιπον η καυχησις; Εκλεισθη εξω. Δια ποιου νομου; των εργων; Ουχι, αλλα δια του νομου της πιστεως. | 27 Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On the principle of works? No, but on the principle of faith. |
| 28 Συμπεραινομεν λοιπον οτι ο ανθρωπος δικαιουται δια της πιστεως χωρις των εργων του νομου. | 28 For we hold that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law. |
| 29 Η των Ιουδαιων μονον ειναι ο Θεος; Ουχι δε και των εθνων; Ναι, και των εθνων, | 29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, |
| 30 επειδη εις ειναι ο Θεος οστις θελει δικαιωσει την περιτομην εκ πιστεως και την ακροβυστιαν δια της πιστεως. | 30 since God is one; and he will justify the circumcised on the ground of their faith and the uncircumcised through their faith. |
| 31 Νομον λοιπον καταργουμεν δια της πιστεως; μη γενοιτο, αλλα νομον συνιστωμεν. | 31 Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law. |
