OET ROM chapter 3

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3 So what advantage is it in being a Jew and what’s the benefit of circumcision? 2 A lot in every way. Firstly, Jews were entrusted with the writing down of God’s messages. 3 But what if some didn’t believe? Wouldn’t the unbelief of Jews make faith that comes from God worthless? 4 [ref]Absolutely not. Even if every person was a liar, God is true just like it’s been written about him:

‘You will be proved right about what you say,

and you’ll prevail when you’re judged in court.’

5 But if our sinfulness highlights God’s sinlessness, what can we say about that? So isn’t God, the one inflicting the severe anger, wrong to punish us. (Of course this is reasoning from a human perspective.) 6 Of course not, otherwise how could God be able to judge the world?

7 But if my lie exposes God’s truth and so brings him honour, why would he still judge me as a sinner? 8 Some people falsely accuse us of saying, ‘Let’s do evil things so that good might follow.’ Those who say that deserve their punishment.

3 Therefore is what the additional thing of _the Youdaios, or what is the benefit of_ the _circumcision?
2 Much in every manner.
First for indeed that they _were _entrusted the oracles of_ the _god.
3 For/Because what if disbelieved some?
Not the unbelief of _them, the faith of_ the _god will _be _nullifying?
4 Never it _might _become.
And let _be _becoming the god true, and every person a_liar, just _as it _has _been _written:
So _that wishfully you _may _be _justified in the messages of _you, and you _will _be _overcoming in the time to _be _being _judged you.
5 But if the unrighteousness of _us, of_god the_righteousness is _demonstrating, what we _will _be _saying?
Not unrighteous is the god, the one inflicting the severe _anger?
(According _to human _origin I _am _speaking.
) 6 Never it _might _become.
Otherwise how will _be _judging the god the world?
7 If but the truth of_ the _god in the my falsehood been _plentiful to the glory of _him, why still also _I as a_sinner am _being _judged?
8 And not as we _are _being _slandered, and as are _saying some us to _be _saying, that We _may _practice the evil, in _order _that may _come the good?
Of _whom their judgment just is.

3:9 No person is guiltless

9 What then? Do Jews have any advantage? Definitely not, because we showed earlier that both Jews and other nationalities are all under sin’s shadow 10 [ref]just like it was written long ago:

‘No one is guiltless,

not even one person.

11 No one understands,

there’s not even one person trying to find God.

12 Everyone has turned away,

it was a waste of time.

No one is being kind,

Not even one person.’

13 [ref]‘Their words lead to death,

their tongues are deceptive.’

‘Their lips spray out poison.’

14 [ref]‘Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.’

15 [ref]‘They rush off to go and shed blood.

16 They leave trails of destruction and misery—

17 they don’t know the path that leads to peace.’

18 [ref]Revering God isn’t at the front of their minds.

19 We know that whatever the law says, it’s for everyone that the law applies to, so that no one can speak against it, and the whole world will be bound by God’s judgement. 20 [ref]No human will be declared guiltless in front of God by their keeping the law, because it’s the law that teaches what sin is.

9 Therefore what?
We _are _having _advantage?
Not certainly, because/for we _previously _charged, Youdaiōns both and Hellaʸns, all under sin to _be.
10 As it _has _been _written, that Not one there _is righteous, not _even one, 11 not there _is understanding, not there _is the one seeking _out the god.
12 All turned _away, together they _were _being _useless, not one there _is practicing kindness, not there _is as _much _as one.
13 A_tomb having _been _opened _up the throat is of _them, with _the tongues of _them they _were _deceiving:
Poison of _asps is under the lips of _them, 14 Of _whom their mouth of _cursing and bitterness is _being _full, 15 Sharp are the feet of _them, to _pour _out blood… 16 destruction and misery in the ways of _them, 17 and the_way of _peace not they _knew.
18 Not is reverence of_god in _front _of the eyes of _them.
19 And we _have _known that as _much _as the law is _saying, to _the ones in the law it _is _speaking, in _order _that every mouth may _be _shut, and under _judgment may _become all the world to_ the _god.
20 Because by works of _law, not will _be _being _justified any flesh before him, because/for through the_law is the_knowledge of _sin.

3:21 Removing the guilt from sin

21 But now God has revealed a way to remove guilt that’s not by rules—a way that Moses and the prophets wrote about. 22 [ref]We can be made right with God through faith in Yeshua Messiah. This is for everyone who believes because there’s no distinction between Jews and others 23 because everyone has sinned and is unable to be honoured by God. 24 But even without deserving it, we can be declared guiltless by God’s grace by being bought out of slavery to sin by Messiah Yeshua 25 who God placed on the altar as a sacrifice for sin. This happens through faith in his blood which was a sign of his sinlessness.

(God hasn’t yet judged those who sinned in the past 26 because of his patience, waiting for the present time to show his righteousness and to be fair, and to remove the guilt of those with faith in Yeshua.)

27 So where does that leave boasting? It’s not in the picture. How come? Through obeying the Moses’ laws? No, through a law about faith. 28 So now we should expect that a person will be made guiltless by faith—not by obeying Moses’ laws. 29 Or is God only god of the Jews? Isn’t he also the god of others? Yes, he is the God of others. 30 [ref]Indeed, there’s only one God and he declares people guiltless by faith whether they’re circumcised Jews, or non-Jews. 31 So does this ‘faith’ cancel the law? Not on your life. In fact, it upholds the law.

3:4: Psa 51:4 (LXX).

3:10-12: Psa 14:1-3 (LXX); Psa 53:1-3 (LXX).

3:13: a Psa 5:9 (LXX); b Psa 140:3.

3:14: Psa 10:7 (LXX).

3:15-17: Isa 59:7-8.

3:18: Psa 36:1.

3:20: Psa 143:2; Gal 2:16.

3:22: Gal 2:16.

3:30: Deu 6:4; Gal 3:20.

21 But now apart _from law, the_righteousness of_god has _been _revealed, being _attested by the law and the prophets, 22 and the_righteousness of_god through faith of_Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen _one /messiah, toward all the ones believing, because/for no there _is distinction.
23 For/Because all sinned and are _being _fallen _short of _the glory of_ the _god, 24 being _justified undeservedly by _the of _him grace, through the redemption which in chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous, 25 whom set _forth the god as_an_atonement, through the faith in the of _him blood, for a_sign of _the righteousness of _him, because _of the forbearance of _the having _previously _happened sins 26 in the forbearance of_ the _god, for the sign of _the righteousness of _him in the present time, in _order that to _be him righteous and justifying the one of faith in_Yaʸsous.
27 Therefore is where the boasting?
It _was _excluded.
Through what law?
Of_ The _works?
No, but through a_law of _faith.
28 Therefore we _are _counting to _be _being _justified by _faith a_person, apart _from works of _law.
29 Or of _Youdaiōns is _he the god only?
Not also of _pagans?
Yes, also of _pagans, 30 if _indeed one the god is, who will _be _justifying the_circumcision by faith, and the_uncircumcision through the faith.
31 Therefore law we _are _nullifying through the faith?
Never it _might _become.
But the_law we _are _establishing.

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