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Or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5101.htm" title="τίς ri -nsf- 5101"> what</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -nsf- 3588"> is the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5622.htm" title="ὠφέλεια n- -nsf- 5622"> benefit</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4061.htm" title="περιτομή n- -gsf- 4061"> of circumcision</a>? <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-2.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">2</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4183.htm" title="πολύς a- -nsn- 4183">Considerable</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2596.htm" title="κατά p- 2596"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="πᾶς a- -asm- 3956"> every</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5158.htm" title="τρόπος n- -asm- 5158"> way</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4412.htm" title="πρῶτος a- -asn- 4412">First</a>, they were entrusted<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 4:8; Ps 147:19; Rm 9:4">a</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4100.htm" title="πιστεύω v- 3-p--api 4100"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -apn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3051.htm" title="λόγιον n- -apn- 3051"> spoken words</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -gsm- 2316"> of God</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ac 7:38">b</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5101.htm" title="τίς ri -nsn- 5101">What</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1063.htm" title="γάρ c- 1063"> then</a>? <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1487.htm" title="εἰ c- 1487">If</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5100.htm" title="τις ri -npm- 5100"> some</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/569.htm" title="ἀπιστέω v- 3-p--aai 569"> did not believe</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 10:16; Heb 4:2">c</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gpm- 846"> will their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/570.htm" title="ἀπιστία n- -nsf- 570"> unbelief</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2673.htm" title="καταργέω v- 3-s--fai 2673"> cancel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -gsm- 2316"> God’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4102.htm" title="πίστις n- -asf- 4102"> faithfulness</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3361.htm" title="μή x- 3361">?</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3361.htm" title="μή d- 3361">Absolutely not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1096.htm" title="γίνομαι v- 3-s--amo 1096"></a>!<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 20:16; Rm 3:31">d</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -nsm- 2316"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1096.htm" title="γίνομαι v- 3-s--pmd 1096"> must be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/227.htm" title="ἀληθής a- -nsm- 227"> true</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="δέ c- 1161">even if</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="πᾶς a- -nsm- 3956"> everyone</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/444.htm" title="ἄνθρωπος n- -nsm- 444"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5583.htm" title="ψεύστης n- -nsm- 5583"> is a liar</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 116:11">e</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2531.htm" title="καθώς c- 2531"> as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1125.htm" title="γράφω v- 3-s--xpi 1125"> it is written</a>:</p><p class="otdynprose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3704.htm" title="ὅπως c- 3704">That</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/302.htm" title="ἄν x- 302"> You may</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1344.htm" title="δικαιόω v- 2-s--aps 1344"> be justified</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4675.htm" title="σύ rp -gs-- 4675"> Your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3056.htm" title="λόγος n- -dpm- 3056"> words</a></p><p class="endotdynprose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3528.htm" title="νικάω v- 2-s--fai 3528"> triumph</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> when</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -dsn- 3588"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4571.htm" title="σύ rp -as-- 4571"> You</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2919.htm" title="κρίνω v- -----ppn 2919"> judge</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 51:4">f, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 51:4">g</a></p><p class="noind"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="δέ c- 1161">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1487.htm" title="εἰ c- 1487"> if</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2257.htm" title="ἐγώ rp -gp-- 2257"> our</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/93.htm" title="ἀδικία n- -nsf- 93"> unrighteousness</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4921.htm" title="συνίστημι v- 3-s--pai 4921"> highlights</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or shows, or demonstrates">h</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -gsm- 2316"> God’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1343.htm" title="δικαιοσύνη n- -asf- 1343"> righteousness</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 5:8; 2Co 6:4; Gl 2:18">i</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5101.htm" title="τίς ri -asn- 5101"> what</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2046.htm" title="λέγω v- 1-p--fai 2046"> are we to say</a>?<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 4:1; 7:7; 8:31; 9:14,30">j</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/444.htm" title="ἄνθρωπος n- -asm- 444"> I use a human</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3004.htm" title="λέγω v- 1-s--pai 3004"> argument</a>:<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit I speak as a man">k, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 6:19; 1Co 9:8; 15:32; Gl 3:15">l</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -nsm- 2316"> Is God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/94.htm" title="ἄδικος a- -nsm- 94"> unrighteous</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2018.htm" title="ἐπιφέρω v- -nsm-pap 2018"> to inflict</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3709.htm" title="ὀργή n- -asf- 3709"> wrath</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3361.htm" title="μή x- 3361">?</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3361.htm" title="μή d- 3361">Absolutely not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1096.htm" title="γίνομαι v- 3-s--amo 1096"></a>! <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1893.htm" title="ἐπεί c- 1893">Otherwise</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4459.htm" title="πῶς d- 4459">how</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -nsm- 2316"> will God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2919.htm" title="κρίνω v- 3-s--fai 2919"> judge</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -asm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2889.htm" title="κόσμος n- -asm- 2889"> world</a>?<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 2:16">m</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="δέ c- 1161">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1487.htm" title="εἰ c- 1487"> if</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1699.htm" title="ἐμός a- -dsn- 1699"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5582.htm" title="ψεῦσμα n- -dsn- 5582"> lie</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -gsm- 2316"> God’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/225.htm" title="ἀλήθεια n- -nsf- 225"> truth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4052.htm" title="περισσεύω v- 3-s--aai 4052"> is amplified</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="εἰς p- 1519"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 846"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1391.htm" title="δόξα n- -asf- 1391"> glory</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5101.htm" title="τίς ri -asn- 5101">why</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2504.htm" title="κἀγώ rp -ns-- 2504"> am I also</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2089.htm" title="ἔτι d- 2089"> still</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2919.htm" title="κρίνω v- 1-s--ppi 2919"> judged</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5613.htm" title="ὡς c- 5613"> as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/268.htm" title="ἁμαρτωλός a- -nsm- 268"> a sinner</a>?<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 9:19">n</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532">And</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3361.htm" title="μή d- 3361"> why not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2531.htm" title="καθώς c- 2531"> say, just as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5100.htm" title="τις ri -npm- 5100"> some people</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/987.htm" title="βλασφημέω v- 1-p--ppi 987"> slanderously</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5346.htm" title="φημί v- 3-p--pai 5346"> claim</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2248.htm" title="ἐγώ rp -ap-- 2248"> we</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3004.htm" title="λέγω v- -----pan 3004"> say</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3754.htm" title="ὅτι c- 3754"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4160.htm" title="ποιέω v- 1-p--aas 4160">Let us do</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2556.htm" title="κακός a- -apn- 2556"> what is evil</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2443.htm" title="ἵνα c- 2443"> so that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/18.htm" title="ἀγαθός a- -npn- 18"> good</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2064.htm" title="ἔρχομαι v- 3-s--aas 2064"> may come</a>”?<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 6:1">o</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3739.htm" title="ὅς rr -gpm- 3739"> Their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2917.htm" title="κρίμα n- -nsn- 2917"> condemnation</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2076.htm" title="εἰμί v- 3-s--pai 2076"> is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1738.htm" title="ἔνδικος a- -nsn- 1738"> deserved</a>!</p><p class="heading">The Whole World Guilty before God</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-9.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">9</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5101.htm" title="τίς ri -asn- 5101">What</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3767.htm" title="οὖν c- 3767"> then</a>? <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4284.htm" title="προέχομαι v- 1-p--pmi 4284">Are we any better</a>?<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Are we Jews any better than the Gentiles?">p</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="οὐ d- 3756"> Not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3843.htm" title="πάντως d- 3843"> at all</a>! <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1063.htm" title="γάρ c- 1063">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4256.htm" title="προαιτιάομαι v- 1-p--ami 4256"> we have previously charged</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5037.htm" title="τέ c- 5037"> that both</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2453.htm" title="Ἰουδαῖος a- -apm- 2453"> Jews</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 2:1-29">q</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1672.htm" title="Ἕλλην n- -apm- 1672"> Gentiles</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit Greeks">r, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 1:18-32">s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1511.htm" title="εἰμί v- -----pan 1511"> are</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="πᾶς a- -apm- 3956"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5259.htm" title="ὑπό p- 5259"> under</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/266.htm" title="ἁμαρτία n- -asf- 266"> sin</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Under sin's power or dominion">t, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 3:19,23; 11:32; Gl 3:22">u</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-10.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">10</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2531.htm" title="καθώς c- 2531">as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1125.htm" title="γράφω v- 3-s--xpi 1125"> it is written</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3754.htm" title="ὅτι c- 3754">:</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Paul constructs this charge from a chain of OT quotations, mainly from the Psalms.">v</a></p><p class="otdynprose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2076.htm" title="εἰμί v- 3-s--pai 2076">There is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="οὐ d- 3756"> no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1342.htm" title="δίκαιος a- -nsm- 1342"> one righteous</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3761.htm" title="οὐδέ d- 3761">not even</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1520.htm" title="εἷς a- -nsm- 1520"> one</a>.</p><p class="prose1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-11.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">11</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2076.htm" title="εἰμί v- 3-s--pai 2076">There is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="οὐ d- 3756"> no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4920.htm" title="συνίημι v- -nsm-pap 4920"> one who understands</a>;</p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2076.htm" title="εἰμί v- 3-s--pai 2076">there is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="οὐ d- 3756"> no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1567.htm" title="ἐκζητέω v- -nsm-pap 1567"> one who seeks</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -asm- 2316"> God</a>.</p><p class="prose1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-12.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="πᾶς a- -npm- 3956">All</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1578.htm" title="ἐκκλίνω v- 3-p--aai 1578"> have turned away</a>;</p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/260.htm" title="ἅμα d- 260">all alike</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/889.htm" title="ἀχρειόομαι v- 3-p--api 889"> have become useless</a>.</p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2076.htm" title="εἰμί v- 3-s--pai 2076">There is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="οὐ d- 3756"> no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4160.htm" title="ποιέω v- -nsm-pap 4160"> one who does</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5544.htm" title="χρηστότης n- -asf- 5544"> what is good</a>,</p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="οὐ d- 3756">not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2193.htm" title="ἕως p- 2193"> even</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1520.htm" title="εἷς a- -gsm- 1520"> one</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Ec 7:20">w, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Ec 7:20">x</a></p><p class="prose1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-13.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">13</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gpm- 846">Their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2995.htm" title="λάρυγξ n- -nsm- 2995"> throat</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/455.htm" title="ἀνοίγω v- -nsm-xpp 455"> is an open</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5028.htm" title="τάφος n- -nsm- 5028"> grave</a>;</p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1387.htm" title="δολιόω v- 3-p--iai 1387">they deceive</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gpm- 846"> with their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1100.htm" title="γλῶσσα n- -dpf- 1100"> tongues</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 5:9">y, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 5:9">z</a></p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/785.htm" title="ἀσπίς n- -gpf- 785">Vipers’</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2447.htm" title="ἰός n- -nsm- 2447"> venom</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5259.htm" title="ὑπό p- 5259"> is under</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gpm- 846"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5491.htm" title="χεῖλος n- -apn- 5491"> lips</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 140:3">aa, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 140:3">ab</a></p><p class="prose1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-14.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">14</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3739.htm" title="ὅς rr -gpm- 3739">Their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4750.htm" title="στόμα n- -nsn- 4750"> mouth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1073.htm" title="γέμω v- 3-s--pai 1073"> is full</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/685.htm" title="ἀρά n- -gsf- 685"> of cursing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4088.htm" title="πικρία n- -gsf- 4088"> bitterness</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 10:7">ac, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 10:7">ad</a></p><p class="prose1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-15.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">15</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gpm- 846">Their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4228.htm" title="πούς n- -npm- 4228"> feet</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3691.htm" title="ὀξύς a- -npm- 3691"> are swift</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1632.htm" title="ἐκχέω v- -----aan 1632"> to shed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/129.htm" title="αἷμα n- -asn- 129"> blood</a>;</p><p class="prose1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-16.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">16</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4938.htm" title="σύντριμμα n- -nsn- 4938">ruin</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5004.htm" title="ταλαιπωρία n- -nsf- 5004"> wretchedness</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> are in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gpm- 846"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3598.htm" title="ὁδός n- -dpf- 3598"> paths</a>,</p><p class="prose1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-17.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">17</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3598.htm" title="ὁδός n- -asf- 3598"> the path</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1515.htm" title="εἰρήνη n- -gsf- 1515"> of peace</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="οὐ d- 3756"> they have not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1097.htm" title="γινώσκω v- 3-p--aai 1097"> known</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 59:7-8">ae, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 59:7-8">af</a></p><p class="endotdynprose"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">18</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2076.htm" title="εἰμί v- 3-s--pai 2076">There is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="οὐ d- 3756"> no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5401.htm" title="φόβος n- -nsm- 5401"> fear</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -gsm- 2316"> of God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/561.htm" title="ἀπέναντι p- 561"> before</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gpm- 846"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3788.htm" title="ὀφθαλμός n- -gpm- 3788"> eyes</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 36:1">ag, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 36:1">ah</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-19.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">19</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="δέ c- 1161">Now</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1492.htm" title="οἶδα v- 1-p--xai 1492"> we know</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3754.htm" title="ὅτι c- 3754"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3745.htm" title="ὅσος rr -apn- 3745"> whatever</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -nsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="νόμος n- -nsm- 3551"> law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3004.htm" title="λέγω v- 3-s--pai 3004"> says</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jn 10:34">ai</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2980.htm" title="λαλέω v- 3-s--pai 2980"> speaks</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -dpm- 3588"> to those</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> who are subject</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -dsm- 3588"> to the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="νόμος n- -dsm- 3551"> law</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit those in the law">aj, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 2:12">ak</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2443.htm" title="ἵνα c- 2443"> so that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="πᾶς a- -nsn- 3956"> every</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4750.htm" title="στόμα n- -nsn- 4750"> mouth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5420.htm" title="φράσσω v- 3-s--aps 5420"> may be shut</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -nsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="πᾶς a- -nsm- 3956"> whole</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2889.htm" title="κόσμος n- -nsm- 2889"> world</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1096.htm" title="γίνομαι v- 3-s--ams 1096"> may become</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -dsm- 2316"> subject to God’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5267.htm" title="ὑπόδικος a- -nsm- 5267"> judgment</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or become guilty before God, or may be accountable to God">al, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 2:9">am</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-20.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">20</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1360.htm" title="διότι c- 1360">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="οὐ d- 3756"> no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="πᾶς a- -nsf- 3956"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4561.htm" title="σάρξ n- -nsf- 4561"> one</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1344.htm" title="δικαιόω v- 3-s--fpi 1344"> will be <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>justified</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or will be declared righteous, or will be acquitted">an</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 846"> in His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1799.htm" title="ἐνώπιον p- 1799"> sight</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1537.htm" title="ἐκ p- 1537"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2041.htm" title="ἔργον n- -gpn- 2041"> the works</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="νόμος n- -gsm- 3551"> of the law</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 143:2; Ac 13:39; Gl 2:16">ao</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1063.htm" title="γάρ c- 1063"> because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1922.htm" title="ἐπίγνωσις n- -nsf- 1922"> the knowledge</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/266.htm" title="ἁμαρτία n- -gsf- 266"> of sin</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1223.htm" title="διά p- 1223"> comes through</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="νόμος n- -gsm- 3551"> the law</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 4:15; 5:13,20; 7:7">ap</a></p><p class="heading">God’s Righteousness through Faith</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-21.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">21</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="δέ c- 1161">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3570.htm" title="νυνί d- 3570"> now</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5565.htm" title="χωρίς p- 5565">apart from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="νόμος n- -gsm- 3551"> the law</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -gsm- 2316">God’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1343.htm" title="δικαιοσύνη n- -nsf- 1343"> righteousness</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5319.htm" title="φανερόω v- 3-s--xpi 5319"> has been revealed</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 1:17; 9:30">aq</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3140.htm" title="μαρτυρέω v- -nsf-ppp 3140"> — attested</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5259.htm" title="ὑπό p- 5259"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -gsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="νόμος n- -gsm- 3551"> Law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -gpm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4396.htm" title="προφήτης n- -gpm- 4396"> Prophets</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="When capitalized, the Law and the Prophets = OT">ar, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ac 10:43; Rm 1:2">as</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-22.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">22</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1161.htm" title="δέ c- 1161"> — that is</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -gsm- 2316">God’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1343.htm" title="δικαιοσύνη n- -nsf- 1343"> righteousness</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1223.htm" title="διά p- 1223"> through</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4102.htm" title="πίστις n- -gsf- 4102"> faith</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 4:5">at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2424.htm" title="Ἰησοῦς n- -gsm- 2424"> in Jesus</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5547.htm" title="Χριστός n- -gsm- 5547"> Christ</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ">au, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ac 3:16; Gl 2:16,20; 3:22; Eph 3:12">av</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="εἰς p- 1519"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="πᾶς a- -apm- 3956"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4100.htm" title="πιστεύω v- -apm-pap 4100"> who believe</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 4:11,16; 10:4">aw</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1063.htm" title="γάρ c- 1063"> since</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2076.htm" title="εἰμί v- 3-s--pai 2076"> there is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3756.htm" title="οὐ d- 3756"> no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1293.htm" title="διαστολή n- -nsf- 1293"> distinction</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 10:12; Gl 3:28; Col 3:11">ax</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-23.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">23</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1063.htm" title="γάρ c- 1063">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3956.htm" title="πᾶς a- -npm- 3956"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/264.htm" title="ἁμαρτάνω v- 3-p--aai 264"> have sinned</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 3:9">ay</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5302.htm" title="ὑστερέω v- 3-p--ppi 5302"> fall short</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -gsf- 3588"> of the</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or and lack the">az</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1391.htm" title="δόξα n- -gsf- 1391"> glory</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -gsm- 2316"> of God</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-24.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">24</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1344.htm" title="δικαιόω v- -npm-ppp 1344">They are justified</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1432.htm" title="δωρεάν d- 1432"> freely</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 846"> by His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5485.htm" title="χάρις n- -dsf- 5485"> grace</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 4:4,16; Eph 2:8">ba</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1223.htm" title="διά p- 1223"> through</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -gsf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/629.htm" title="ἀπολύτρωσις n- -gsf- 629"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>redemption</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -gsf- 3588"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> is in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5547.htm" title="Χριστός n- -dsm- 5547"> Christ</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2424.htm" title="Ἰησοῦς n- -dsm- 2424"> Jesus</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="1Co 1:30; Eph 1:7; Col 1:14; Heb 9:15">bb</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-25.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">25</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -nsm- 2316">God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4388.htm" title="προτίθεμαι v- 3-s--ami 4388"> presented</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3739.htm" title="ὅς rr -asm- 3739"> Him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2435.htm" title="ἱλαστήριον a- -asn- 2435"> as a <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>propitiation</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or as a propitiatory sacrifice, or as an offering of atonement, or as a mercy seat; 2Co 5:21; Heb 9:5">bc, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="1Jn 2:2; 4:10">bd</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1223.htm" title="διά p- 1223"> through</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4102.htm" title="πίστις n- -gsf- 4102"> faith</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 846"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/129.htm" title="αἷμα n- -dsn- 129"> blood</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="1Co 5:7; Heb 9:14,28; 1Pt 1:19; Rv 1:5">be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="εἰς p- 1519"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1732.htm" title="ἔνδειξις n- -asf- 1732"> demonstrate</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 846"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1343.htm" title="δικαιοσύνη n- -gsf- 1343"> righteousness</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1223.htm" title="διά p- 1223">because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -gsm- 2316"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/463.htm" title="ἀνοχή n- -dsf- 463"> restraint</a> God<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 2:4">bf</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3929.htm" title="πάρεσις n- -asf- 3929"> passed over</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -gpn- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/265.htm" title="ἁμάρτημα n- -gpn- 265"> sins</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4266.htm" title="προγίνομαι v- -gpn-xap 4266"> previously committed</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ac 17:30; 14:16">bg</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-26.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">26</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4314.htm" title="πρός p- 4314">God presented Him to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1732.htm" title="ἔνδειξις n- -asf- 1732"> demonstrate</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 846"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1343.htm" title="δικαιοσύνη n- -gsf- 1343"> righteousness</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1722.htm" title="ἐν p- 1722"> at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -dsm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3568.htm" title="νῦν d- 3568"> present</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2540.htm" title="καιρός n- -dsm- 2540"> time</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1519.htm" title="εἰς p- 1519">so that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -asn- 3588"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -asm- 846"> He</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1511.htm" title="εἰμί v- -----pan 1511"> would be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1342.htm" title="δίκαιος a- -asm- 1342"> righteous</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1344.htm" title="δικαιόω v- -asm-pap 1344"> declare righteous</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or and justify, or and acquit">bh</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -asm- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1537.htm" title="ἐκ p- 1537"> one who has</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4102.htm" title="πίστις n- -gsf- 4102"> faith</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2424.htm" title="Ἰησοῦς n- -gsm- 2424"> in Jesus</a>.</p><p class="heading">Boasting Excluded</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-27.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">27</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4226.htm" title="ποῦ d- 4226">Where</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3767.htm" title="οὖν c- 3767"> then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2746.htm" title="καύχησις n- -nsf- 2746"> is boasting</a>?<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 2:17,23; 4:2; 1Co 1:29-31">bi</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1576.htm" title="ἐκκλείω v- 3-s--api 1576"> It is excluded</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1223.htm" title="διά p- 1223">By</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4169.htm" title="ποῖος ri -gsm- 4169"> what kind of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="νόμος n- -gsm- 3551"> law</a>?<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or what principle?">bj, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 9:31">bk</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2041.htm" title="ἔργον n- -gpn- 2041"> By one of works</a>? <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3780.htm" title="οὐχί x- 3780">No</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/235.htm" title="ἀλλά c- 235">on the contrary</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1223.htm" title="διά p- 1223">by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="νόμος n- -gsm- 3551"> a law</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or a principle">bl</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4102.htm" title="πίστις n- -gsf- 4102"> of faith</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-28.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">28</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1063.htm" title="γάρ c- 1063">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3049.htm" title="λογίζομαι v- 1-p--pmi 3049"> we conclude</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/444.htm" title="ἄνθρωπος n- -asm- 444"> that a man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1344.htm" title="δικαιόω v- -----ppn 1344"> is justified</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4102.htm" title="πίστις n- -dsf- 4102"> by faith</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/5565.htm" title="χωρίς p- 5565"> apart from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2041.htm" title="ἔργον n- -gpn- 2041"> the works</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="νόμος n- -gsm- 3551"> of the law</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ac 13:39; Rm 9:31; Eph 2:9; Jms 2:20,24,26">bm</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-29.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">29</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2228.htm" title="ἤ c- 2228">Or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -nsm- 2316"> is God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2453.htm" title="Ἰουδαῖος a- -gpm- 2453"> for Jews</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3440.htm" title="μόνος a- -asn- 3440"> only</a>?<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ac 10:34; Rm 9:24; 10:12; 15:9; Gl 3:28">bn</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3780.htm" title="οὐχί x- 3780"> Is He not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί d- 2532"> also</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1484.htm" title="ἔθνος n- -gpn- 1484"> for Gentiles</a>? <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3483.htm" title="ναί x- 3483">Yes</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1484.htm" title="ἔθνος n- -gpn- 1484">for Gentiles</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί d- 2532"> too</a>, <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-30.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">30</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1512.htm" title="εἴπερ c- 1512">since</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1520.htm" title="εἷς a- -nsm- 1520"> there is one</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2316.htm" title="θεός n- -nsm- 2316"> God</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 10:12">bo</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3739.htm" title="ὅς rr -nsm- 3739"> who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1344.htm" title="δικαιόω v- 3-s--fai 1344"> will justify</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4061.htm" title="περιτομή n- -asf- 4061"> the circumcised</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1537.htm" title="ἐκ p- 1537"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4102.htm" title="πίστις n- -gsf- 4102"> faith</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Rm 4:11,16; Gl 3:8">bp</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2532.htm" title="καί c- 2532"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -gsf- 3588"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/203.htm" title="ἀκροβυστία n- -asf- 203"> uncircumcised</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1223.htm" title="διά p- 1223"> through</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4102.htm" title="πίστις n- -gsf- 4102"> faith</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/3-31.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">31</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3767.htm" title="οὖν c- 3767">Do we then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2673.htm" title="καταργέω v- 1-p--pai 2673"> cancel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="νόμος n- -asm- 3551"> the law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1223.htm" title="διά p- 1223"> through</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/4102.htm" title="πίστις n- -gsf- 4102"> faith</a>? <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3361.htm" title="μή d- 3361">Absolutely not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/1096.htm" title="γίνομαι v- 3-s--amo 1096"></a>!<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lk 20:16; Rm 3:4">bq</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/235.htm" title="ἀλλά c- 235"> On the contrary</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/greek/2476.htm" title="ἵστημι v- 1-p--pai 2476">we uphold</a><a href="http://concordances.org/greek/3551.htm" title="νόμος n- -asm- 3551"> the law</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 5:17; Rm 4:3; 8:4">br</a></p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:2</b> Dt 4:8; Ps 147:19; Rm 9:4</span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:2</b> Ac 7:38</span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:3</b> Rm 10:16; Heb 4:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:4</b> Lk 20:16; Rm 3:31</span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:4</b> Ps 116:11</span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:4</b> Ps 51:4</span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:4</b> <xbr t="Ps 51:4">Ps 51:4</xbr></span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:5</b> Or <i>shows</i>, or <i>demonstrates</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:5</b> Rm 5:8; 2Co 6:4; Gl 2:18</span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:5</b> Rm 4:1; 7:7; 8:31; 9:14,30</span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:5</b> Lit <i>I speak as a man</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:5</b> Rm 6:19; 1Co 9:8; 15:32; Gl 3:15</span><br /><span class="ftn">m. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:6</b> Rm 2:16</span><br /><span class="ftn">n. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:7</b> Rm 9:19</span><br /><span class="ftn">o. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:8</b> Rm 6:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">p. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:9</b> Are we Jews any better than the Gentiles?</span><br /><span class="ftn">q. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:9</b> Rm 2:1-29</span><br /><span class="ftn">r. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:9</b> Lit <i>Greeks</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">s. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:9</b> Rm 1:18-32</span><br /><span class="ftn">t. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:9</b> Under sin’s power or dominion</span><br /><span class="ftn">u. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:9</b> Rm 3:19,23; 11:32; Gl 3:22</span><br /><span class="ftn">v. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:10</b> Paul constructs this charge from a chain of OT quotations, mainly from the Psalms.</span><br /><span class="ftn">w. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:10-12</b> Ps 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Ec 7:20</span><br /><span class="ftn">x. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:10-12</b> <xbr t="Ps 14:1-3">Ps 14:1-3</xbr>; <xbr t="Ps 53:1-3">53:1-3</xbr>; <xbr t="Ec 7:20">Ec 7:20</xbr></span><br /><span class="ftn">y. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:13</b> Ps 5:9</span><br /><span class="ftn">z. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:13</b> <xbr t="Ps 5:9">Ps 5:9</xbr></span><br /><span class="ftn">aa. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:13</b> Ps 140:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">ab. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:13</b> <xbr t="Ps 140:3">Ps 140:3</xbr></span><br /><span class="ftn">ac. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:14</b> Ps 10:7</span><br /><span class="ftn">ad. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:14</b> <xbr t="Ps 10:7">Ps 10:7</xbr></span><br /><span class="ftn">ae. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:15-17</b> Is 59:7-8</span><br /><span class="ftn">af. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:15-17</b> <xbr t="Is 59:7-8">Is 59:7-8</xbr></span><br /><span class="ftn">ag. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:18</b> Ps 36:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">ah. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:18</b> <xbr t="Ps 36:1">Ps 36:1</xbr></span><br /><span class="ftn">ai. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:19</b> Jn 10:34</span><br /><span class="ftn">aj. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:19</b> Lit <i>those in the law</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">ak. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:19</b> Rm 2:12</span><br /><span class="ftn">al. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:19</b> Or <i>become guilty before God</i>, or <i>may be accountable to God</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">am. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:19</b> Rm 2:9</span><br /><span class="ftn">an. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:20</b> Or <i>will be declared righteous</i>, or <i>will be acquitted</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">ao. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:20</b> Ps 143:2; Ac 13:39; Gl 2:16</span><br /><span class="ftn">ap. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:20</b> Rm 4:15; 5:13,20; 7:7</span><br /><span class="ftn">aq. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:21</b> Rm 1:17; 9:30</span><br /><span class="ftn">ar. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:21</b> When capitalized, <i>the Law and the Prophets</i> = OT</span><br /><span class="ftn">as. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:21</b> Ac 10:43; Rm 1:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">at. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:22</b> Rm 4:5</span><br /><span class="ftn">au. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:22</b> Or <i>through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">av. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:22</b> Ac 3:16; Gl 2:16,20; 3:22; Eph 3:12</span><br /><span class="ftn">aw. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:22</b> Rm 4:11,16; 10:4</span><br /><span class="ftn">ax. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:22</b> Rm 10:12; Gl 3:28; Col 3:11</span><br /><span class="ftn">ay. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:23</b> Rm 3:9</span><br /><span class="ftn">az. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:23</b> Or <i>and lack the</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">ba. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:24</b> Rm 4:4,16; Eph 2:8</span><br /><span class="ftn">bb. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:24</b> 1Co 1:30; Eph 1:7; Col 1:14; Heb 9:15</span><br /><span class="ftn">bc. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:25</b> Or <i>as a propitiatory sacrifice</i>, or <i>as an offering of atonement</i>, or <i>as a mercy seat</i> ; <xbr t="2Co 5:21">2Co 5:21</xbr>; <xbr t="Heb 9:5">Heb 9:5</xbr></span><br /><span class="ftn">bd. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:25</b> 1Jn 2:2; 4:10</span><br /><span class="ftn">be. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:25</b> 1Co 5:7; Heb 9:14,28; 1Pt 1:19; Rv 1:5</span><br /><span class="ftn">bf. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:25</b> Rm 2:4</span><br /><span class="ftn">bg. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:25</b> Ac 17:30; 14:16</span><br /><span class="ftn">bh. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:26</b> Or <i>and justify</i>, or <i>and acquit</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">bi. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:27</b> Rm 2:17,23; 4:2; 1Co 1:29-31</span><br /><span class="ftn">bj. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:27</b> Or <i>what principle?</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">bk. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:27</b> Rm 9:31</span><br /><span class="ftn">bl. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:27</b> Or <i>a principle</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">bm. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:28</b> Ac 13:39; Rm 9:31; Eph 2:9; Jms 2:20,24,26</span><br /><span class="ftn">bn. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:29</b> Ac 10:34; Rm 9:24; 10:12; 15:9; Gl 3:28</span><br /><span class="ftn">bo. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:30</b> Rm 10:12</span><br /><span class="ftn">bp. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:30</b> Rm 4:11,16; Gl 3:8</span><br /><span class="ftn">bq. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:31</b> Lk 20:16; Rm 3:4</span><br /><span class="ftn">br. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:31</b> Mt 5:17; Rm 4:3; 8:4</span><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/">Holman Christian Standard Bible®,<br>Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman 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