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Romans 3

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προςprosto the ρωμαιουςromaiousRomans κεφάλαιοkefalaiochapter τρίτοtritothird

1ΤίTiWhat , οὖνounthen , τὸto[is] the περισσὸνperissonadvantage τοῦtouof ἸουδαίουIoudaiou[being] a Jew ? ἢēOr τίςtiswhat [is] ἡhēthe ὠφέλειαōpheleiavalue τῆςtēs- περιτομῆςperitomēsof circumcision ?

2πολὺpolyMuch κατὰkatain πάνταpantaevery τρόπονtroponway . πρῶτονprōtonFirst of all μὲνmenvvv γὰρgarvvv ὅτιhoti- , ἐπιστεύθησανepisteuthēsanthey have been entrusted with τὰtathe λόγιαlogiavery words τοῦtou- ΘεοῦTheouof God .

3ΤίTiWhat γάρgar- εἰeiif ἠπίστησάνēpistēsandid not have faith ? τινεςtinessome μὴmēvvv ἡhē- ἀπιστίαapistialack of faith αὐτῶνautōn{Will} their τὴνtēn- πίστινpistinfaithfulness ? τοῦtou- ΘεοῦTheouGod’s καταργήσειkatargēseinullify

4μὴmēvvv γένοιτοgenoitoCertainly not ! γινέσθωginesthōbe δὲdeand ὁho- ΘεὸςTheos{Let} God ἀληθήςalēthēstrue πᾶςpasevery δὲdeand ἄνθρωποςanthrōposman ψεύστηςpseustēsa liar . καθὼς*kathōsAs γέγραπταιgegraptaiit is written ὍπωςHopōs- : ἂνan“ So that δικαιωθῇςdikaiōthēsYou may be proved right ἐνenwhen τοῖςtois- λόγοιςlogoisspeak σουsouYou καὶkaiand νικήσῃςnikesesvictorious ἐνenwhen τῷtō- κρίνεσθαίkrinesthaijudge .” σεseYou

5ΕἰEiif δὲdeBut ἡhē- ἀδικίαadikiaunrighteousness ἡμῶνhēmōnour ΘεοῦTheouof God , δικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēnthe righteousness συνίστησι,sunistesiproves τίtiwhat ἐροῦμενeroumenshall we say ? μὴmē[is] ἄδικοςadikosunjust ὁho- ΘεὸςTheosGod ὁho[That] ἐπιφέρωνepipherōnto inflict τὴνtēn[His] ὀργήνorgēnwrath [on us] ? κατὰkatain ἄνθρωπονanthrōponhuman terms . λέγωlegōI am speaking

6μὴmēvvv γένοιτοgenoitoCertainly not ! ἐπεὶepeiIn that case , πῶςpōshow κρινεῖkrineijudge ὁho- ΘεὸςTheos{could} God τὸνtonthe κόσμονkosmonworld ?

7εἰeiif γὰρgarFor ἡhē- ἀλήθειαalētheiatruthfulness , τοῦtou- ΘεοῦTheouGod’s ἐνen- τῷtō- ἐμῷemōmy ψεύσματιpseusmatifalsehood ἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenaccentuates εἰςeisto the increase τὴνtēn- δόξανdoxanglory , αὐτοῦautouof His τίtiwhy ἔτιetistill κἀγὼkagō{am} I ὡςhōsas ἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosa sinner ? κρίνομαιkrinomaicondemned

8καὶkai[Why] μὴmēnot [say] , καθὼςkathōsas βλασφημούμεθαblasphēmoumethaslanderously καὶkai- καθώςkathōs- φασίphasiclaim [that] τινεςtinessome ἡμᾶςhēmaswe λέγεινlegeinsay , ὅτιhoti“ - ΠοιήσωμενPoiēsōmenLet us do τὰta- κακὰkakaevil ἵναhinathat ἔλθῃelthēmay result ” ? τὰta- ἀγαθάagathagood ὧνhōnTheir τὸto- κρίμαkrimacondemnation ἔνδικόνendikondeserved ! ἐστίestiI have

9ΤίTiWhat οὖνounthen ? προεχόμεθαproechomethaAre we any better ? οὐouNot πάντωςpantōsat all . προῃτιασάμεθαproētiasamethawe have already made the charge γὰρgarFor ἸουδαίουςIoudaious[that] Jews τεtealike καὶkaiand ἝλληναςHellēnasGreeks πάνταςpantasall ὑφ’hyph’under ἁμαρτίανhamartiansin . εἶναιeinaiare

10καθὼςkathōsAs γέγραπταιgegraptaiit is written ὅτιhoti- : ΟὐκOukno one ἐστίestiI have δίκαιοςdikaiosrighteous , οὐδὲoudenot even εἷςheisone .

11οὐκoukno one ἔστινestinThere is ὁhowho συνίωνsyniōnunderstands , οὐκoukno one ἔστινestin- ὁhowho ἐκζητῶνekzētōnseeks τὸνton- ΘεόνTheonGod .

12πάντεςpantesAll ἐξέκλινανexeklinanhave turned away , ἅμαhamavvv ἠχρειώθησαν·ekhreiothesanthey have together become worthless ; οὐκoukno one ἐστίestiI have ποιῶνpoiōndoes χρηστότηταchrēstotētagood , οὐκouknot ἔστινestin- ἕωςheōseven ἑνόςhenosone . ”

13τάφοςtaphosgraves ; ἀνεῳγμένοςaneōgmenosopen ὁho- λάρυγξlarynxthroats [are] αὐτῶνautōn“ Their ταῖςtais- γλώσσαιςglōssaistongues αὐτῶνautōntheir ἐδολιοῦσανedoliousanpractice deceit . ” ἰὸςios“ [The] venom ἀσπίδωνaspidōnof vipers ὑπὸhypo[is] on τὰta- χείληcheilēlips . ” αὐτῶνautōntheir

14ὧνhōn“ [Their] τὸto- στόμαstomamouths ἀρᾶςarasof cursing καὶkaiand πικρίαςpikriasbitterness . ” γέμειgemeiare full

15ὀξεῖςoxeisswift οἱhoi- πόδεςpodesfeet [are] αὐτῶνautōn“ Their ἐκχέαιekcheaito shed αἷμαhaimablood ;

16σύντριμμαsyntrimmaruin καὶkaiand ταλαιπωρίαtalaipōriamisery ἐνen[lie] in ταῖςtais- ὁδοῖςhodoiswake , αὐτῶνautōntheir

17καὶkaiand ὁδὸνhodon[the] way εἰρήνηςeirēnēsof peace οὐκoukvvv ἔγνωσανegnōsanthey have not known . ”

18οὐκoukvvv ἐστίestiI have φόβοςphobosfear ΘεοῦTheouof God ἀπέναντιapenantibefore τῶνtōn- ὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōneyes .” αὐτῶνautōntheir

19ΟἴδαμενOidamenwe know δὲdeNow ὅτιhotithat ὅσαhosawhatever ὁhothe νόμοςnomoslaw λέγειlegeisays , τοῖςtoisto those who are ἐνenunder τῷtōthe νόμῳnomōlaw , λαλεῖlaleiit says ἵναhinaso that πᾶνpanevery στόμαstomamouth φραγῇphragēmay be silenced καὶkaiand ὑπόδικοςhypodikosheld accountable γένηταιgenētai- πᾶςpaswhole ὁhothe κόσμοςkosmosworld τῷtō- ΘεῷTheōto God .

20διότιdiotiTherefore ἐξexby ἔργωνergōnworks νόμουnomouof the law . οὐouno δικαιωθήσεταιdikaiōthēsetaiwill be justified πᾶσαpasaone σὰρξsarx. . . ἐνώπιονenōpionin His sight αὐτοῦautou. . . διὰdiamerely brings γὰρgarFor νόμουnomou[the] law ἐπίγνωσιςepignōsisawareness ἁμαρτίαςhamartiasof sin .

21ΝυνὶNyninow , δὲdeBut χωρὶςchōrisapart from νόμουnomou[the] law , δικαιοσύνηdikaiosynē[the] righteousness ΘεοῦTheouof God πεφανέρωταιpephanerōtaihas been revealed , μαρτυρουμένηmartyroumenēas attested ὑπὸhypoby τοῦtouthe νόμουnomouLaw καὶkaiand τῶνtōnthe προφητῶνprophētōnProphets .

22δικαιοσύνηdikaiosynē[this] righteousness δὲdeAnd ΘεοῦTheou[from] God διὰdia[comes] through πίστεωςpisteōsfaith ἸησοῦIēsouin Jesus ΧριστοῦChristouChrist εἰςeisto πάνταςpantasall καὶkaiand ἐπὶepiat πάνταςpantasall τοὺςtouswho πιστεύονταςpisteuontasbelieve . οὐouno γὰρgarfor ἐστίestiI have διαστολήdiastolēdistinction ,

23πάντεςpantesall γὰρgarfor ἥμαρτονhēmartonhave sinned καὶkaiand ὑστεροῦνταιhysterountaifall short τῆςtēsof the δόξηςdoxēsglory τοῦtou- ΘεοῦTheouof God ,

24δικαιούμενοιdikaioumenoi[and are] justified δωρεὰνdōreanfreely τῇtēby αὐτοῦautouHis χάριτιcharitigrace διὰdiathrough τῆςtēsthe ἀπολυτρώσεωςapolytrōseōsredemption τῆςtēsthat ἐνen[is] in ΧριστῷChristōChrist ἸησοῦIēsouJesus .

25ὃνhon[Him] προέθετοproethetopresented ὁho- ΘεὸςTheosGod ἱλαστήριονhilastērion[as the] atoning sacrifice διὰdiathrough [τῆς]tēs- πίστεωςpisteōsfaith ἐνenin τῷtō- αὐτοῦautouHis αἵματιhaimatiblood , εἰςeisin order ἔνδειξινendeixinto demonstrate τῆςtēs- δικαιοσύνηςdikaiosynēsrighteousness , αὐτοῦautouHis διὰdiabecause τὴνtēn- πάρεσινparesin[He] had passed over τῶνtōnthe προγεγονότωνprogegonotōncommitted beforehand . ἁμαρτημάτωνhamartēmatōnsins

26ἐνenat τῇtē ἀνοχῇanochēforbearance τοῦtou- ΘεοῦTheou[His] πρὸςpros[He did this] ἔνδειξινendeixinto demonstrate τῆςtēs- δικαιοσύνηςdikaiosynēsrighteousness αὐτοῦautouHis ἐνenat τῷtōthe νῦνnynpresent καιρῷkairōtime , εἰςeisso as τὸto- εἶναιeinaito be αὐτὸνauton- δίκαιονdikaionjust καὶkaiand δικαιοῦνταdikaiountato justify τὸνtonthe [one] ἐκek[who has] πίστεωςpisteōsfaith ἸησοῦIēsouin Jesus .

27ΠοῦPouWhere , οὖνounthen, [is] ἡhē- καύχησιςkauchēsisboasting ? ἐξεκλείσθηexekleisthēIt is excluded . διὰdiaOn ποίουpoiouwhat νόμουnomouprinciple ? τῶνtōn[On] that ἔργωνergōnof works ? οὐχίouchiNo , ἀλλὰallabut διὰdiaon νόμουnomou[that] πίστεωςpisteōsof faith .

28λογιζόμεθαlogizomethawe maintain that οὖνounthen, [is] πίστειpisteiby faith δικαιοῦσθαιdikaiousthaiis justified ἄνθρωπονanthrōpona man χωρὶςchōrisapart from ἔργωνergōnworks νόμουnomouof the law .

29ἪĒ- ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnof Jews ὁho[Is God] the ΘεὸςTheosGod μόνονmonononly ? οὐχὶouchi[Is He] not δὲdeAnd καὶkaiand ἐθνῶνethnōn[the God] of Gentiles ναὶnaiYes , καὶkaitoo ? ἐθνῶνethnōn[the God] of Gentiles

30ἐπείπερepeiperif εἷςheisone ὁho- ΘεόςTheosGod , ὃςhoswho δικαιώσειdikaiōseiwill justify περιτομὴνperitomēn[the] circumcised ἐκekby πίστεωςpisteōsfaith καὶkaiand ἀκροβυστίανakrobystian[the] uncircumcised διὰdiathrough τῆςtēsthat [same] πίστεωςpisteōsfaith .

31ΝόμονNomon[the] law οὖνounvvv καταργοῦμενkatargoumenDo we, then, nullify διὰdiaby τῆςtēs[this] πίστεωςpisteōsfaith ? μὴmēvvv γένοιτοgenoitoCertainly not ! ἀλλὰallaInstead , νόμονnomon[the] law . ἱστῶμεν.istomenwe uphold