1 What, then, is the advantage of the Jew? Or what is the profit of circumcision?
2 Much in every way. First indeed, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.
3 For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God of no effect?
4 May it never be! But let God be true, and every man a liar; as it is written, "That you may be justified in your words, and may overcome when you are judged."
5 But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? (I speak as a man.)
6 May it never be! Otherwise, how will God judge the world?
7 For if the truth of God has abounded to his glory through my lie, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
8 And why not say (as we are slandered, and as some affirm that we say), "Let us do evil things, that good things may come"? Their condemnation is just.
9 What then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we previously brought the charge against both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin;
10 as it is written: "There is none righteous, not even one;
11 there is none who understands; there is none who seeks out God.
12 All have turned aside; together they have become unprofitable; there is none who does good, there is not even one."
13 "Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they have practiced 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 they did not know";
18 "there is no fear of God before their eyes."
19 Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God;
20 because by works of law no flesh will be justified before him; for through law is the knowledge of sin.
21 But now apart from law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and upon all who believe; for there is no distinction;
23 for all sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;
25 whom God set forth as a propitiation, through faith, in his blood, as a demonstration of his righteousness, because of the passing over of the sins previously committed,
26 in the forbearance of God; for the demonstration of his righteousness at the present time, that he might be righteous and the one who justifies him who is of the faith of Jesus.
27 Where then is the boasting? It was excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.
28 We reckon, then, that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law.
29 Or is he the God of Jews only? Is he not also of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles also,
30 since God is one, who will justify circumcision by faith and uncircumcision through faith.
31 Do we, then, make the law void through faith? May it never be! Rather, we establish the law.