The Concordant Literal New Testament

Paul To The Romans

The Concordant Version

The King James Version

Chapter 3 (CV)

¹ What, then, is the prerogative of the Jew, or what the benefit of circumcision?
² Much in every manner. For first, indeed, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.
³ For what if some disbelieve? Will not their unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God?
⁴ May it not be coming to that! Now let God be true, yet every man a liar, even as it is written: "That so Thou shouldst be justified in Thy sayings, And shalt be conquering when Thou art being judged."
⁵ Now if our injustice is commending God's righteousness, what shall we declare? Not that God Who is bringing on indignation is unjust! (As a man am I saying it.)
⁶ May it not be coming to that! Else how shall God be judging the world?
⁷ Yet if the truth of God superabounds in my lie, for His glory, why am I also still being judged as a sinner,
⁸ and why not say, according as we are calumniated and according as some are averring that we are saying, that "We should be doing evil that good may be coming"? -- whose judgment is fair.
⁹ What, then? Are we privileged? Undoubtedly not, for we previously charge both Jews and Greeks to be all under sin,
¹⁰ according as it is written, that "Not one is just" -- not even one.
¹¹ Not one is understanding. Not one is seeking out God.
¹² "All avoid Him: at the same time they were useless. Not one is doing kindness: there is not even one!"
¹³ "A sepulcher opened is their throat. With their tongues they defraud." "The venom of asps is under their lips."
¹⁴ Whose mouth with imprecation and bitterness is crammed.
¹⁵ Sharp are their feet to shed blood.
¹⁶ "Bruises and wretchedness are in their ways,
¹⁷ And the way of peace they do not know."
¹⁸ There is no fear of God in front of their eyes.
¹⁹ Now we are aware that, whatever the law is saying, it is speaking to those under the law, that every mouth may be barred, and the entire world may become subject to the just verdict of God,
²⁰ because, by works of law, no flesh at all shall be justified in His sight, for through law is the recognition of sin.
²¹ Yet now, apart from law, a righteousness of God is manifest (being attested by the law and the prophets),
²² yet a righteousness of God through Jesus Christ's faith, for all, and on all who are believing, for there is no distinction,
²³ for all sinned and are wanting of the glory of God.
²⁴ Being justified gratuitously in His grace, through the deliverance which is in Christ Jesus
²⁵ (Whom God purposed for a Propitiatory shelter, through faith in His blood, for a display of His righteousness because of the passing over of the penalties of sins which occurred before in the forbearance of God),
²⁶ toward the display of His righteousness in the current era, for Him to be just and a Justifier of the one who is of the faith of Jesus.
²⁷ Where, then, is boasting? It is debarred! Through what law?
²⁸ Of works? No! But through faith's law. For we are reckoning a man to be justified by faith apart from works of law.
²⁹ Or is He the god of the Jews only? Is He not of the nations also?
³⁰ Yes, of the nations also, if so be that God is One, Who will be justifying the Circumcision out of faith and the Uncircumcision through faith.
³¹ Are we, then, nullifying law through faith? May it not be coming to that! Nay, we are sustaining law.

Chapter 3 (KJV)

¹ What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
² Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
³ For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
⁴ God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
⁵ But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
⁶ God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
⁷ For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
⁸ And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
⁹ What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
¹⁰ As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
¹¹ There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
¹² They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
¹³ Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
¹⁴ Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
¹⁵ Their feet are swift to shed blood:
¹⁶ Destruction and misery are in their ways:
¹⁷ And the way of peace have they not known:
¹⁸ There is no fear of God before their eyes.
¹⁹ Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
²⁰ Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
²¹ But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
²² Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
²³ For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
²⁴ Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
²⁵ Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; ²⁶ To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
²⁷ Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
²⁸ Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
²⁹ Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
³⁰ Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
³¹ Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

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