1 How then is the Jew better off? or what profit is there in circumcision?2 Much in every way: first of all because the words of God were given to them.3 And if some have no faith, will that make the faith of God without effect?4 In no way: but let God be true, though every man is seen to be untrue; as it is said in the Writings, That your words may be seen to be true, and you may be seen to be right when you are judged.5 But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)?6 In no way: because if it is so, how is God able to be the judge of all the world?7 But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner?8 Let us not do evil so that good may come (a statement which we are falsely said by some to have made), because such behaviour will have its right punishment.9 What then? are we worse off than they? In no way: because we have before made it clear that Jews as well as Greeks are all under the power of sin;10 As it is said in the holy Writings, There is not one who does righteousness;11 Not one who has the knowledge of what is right, not one who is a searcher after God;12 They have all gone out of the way, there is no profit in any of them; there is not one who does good, not so much as one:13 Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:14 Whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words:15 Their feet are quick in running after blood;16 Destruction and trouble are in their ways;17 And of the way of peace they have no knowledge:18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.19 Now, we have knowledge that what the law says is for those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all men may be judged by God:20 Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.21 But now without the law there is a revelation of the righteousness of God, to which witness is given by the law and the prophets;22 That is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, to all those who have faith; and one man is not different from another,23 For all have done wrong and are far from the glory of God;24 And they may have righteousness put to their credit, freely, by his grace, through the salvation which is in Christ Jesus:25 Whom God has put forward as the sign of his mercy, through faith, by his blood, to make clear his righteousness when, in his pity, God let the sins of earlier times go without punishment;26 And to make clear his righteousness now, so that he might himself be upright, and give righteousness to him who has faith in Jesus.27 What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith.28 For this reason, then, a man may get righteousness by faith without the works of the law.29 Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not in the same way the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles:30 If God is one; and he will give righteousness because of faith to those who have circumcision, and through faith to those who have not circumcision.31 Do we, then, through faith make the law of no effect? in no way: but we make it clear that the law is important.

1 τι ουν το περισσον του ιουδαιου η τις η ωφελεια της περιτομης2 πολυ κατα παντα τροπον πρωτον μεν γαρ οτι επιστευθησαν τα λογια του θεου3 τι γαρ ει ηπιστησαν τινες μη η απιστια αυτων την πιστιν του θεου καταργησει4 μη γενοιτο γινεσθω δε ο θεος αληθης πας δε ανθρωπος ψευστης καθως γεγραπται οπως αν δικαιωθης εν τοις λογοις σου και νικησης εν τω κρινεσθαι σε5 ει δε η αδικια ημων θεου δικαιοσυνην συνιστησιν τι ερουμεν μη αδικος ο θεος ο επιφερων την οργην κατα ανθρωπον λεγω6 μη γενοιτο επει πως κρινει ο θεος τον κοσμον7 ει γαρ η αληθεια του θεου εν τω εμω ψευσματι επερισσευσεν εις την δοξαν αυτου τι ετι καγω ως αμαρτωλος κρινομαι8 και μη καθως βλασφημουμεθα και καθως φασιν τινες ημας λεγειν οτι ποιησωμεν τα κακα ινα ελθη τα αγαθα ων το κριμα ενδικον εστιν9 τι ουν προεχομεθα ου παντως προητιασαμεθα γαρ ιουδαιους τε και ελληνας παντας υφ αμαρτιαν ειναι10 καθως γεγραπται οτι ουκ εστιν δικαιος ουδε εις11 ουκ εστιν ο συνιων ουκ εστιν ο εκζητων τον θεον12 παντες εξεκλιναν αμα ηχρειωθησαν ουκ εστιν ποιων χρηστοτητα ουκ εστιν εως ενος13 ταφος ανεωγμενος ο λαρυγξ αυτων ταις γλωσσαις αυτων εδολιουσαν ιος ασπιδων υπο τα χειλη αυτων14 ων το στομα αρας και πικριας γεμει15 οξεις οι ποδες αυτων εκχεαι αιμα16 συντριμμα και ταλαιπωρια εν ταις οδοις αυτων17 και οδον ειρηνης ουκ εγνωσαν18 ουκ εστιν φοβος θεου απεναντι των οφθαλμων αυτων19 οιδαμεν δε οτι οσα ο νομος λεγει τοις εν τω νομω λαλει ινα παν στομα φραγη και υποδικος γενηται πας ο κοσμος τω θεω20 διοτι εξ εργων νομου ου δικαιωθησεται πασα σαρξ ενωπιον αυτου δια γαρ νομου επιγνωσις αμαρτιας21 νυνι δε χωρις νομου δικαιοσυνη θεου πεφανερωται μαρτυρουμενη υπο του νομου και των προφητων22 δικαιοσυνη δε θεου δια πιστεως ιησου χριστου εις παντας και επι παντας τους πιστευοντας ου γαρ εστιν διαστολη23 παντες γαρ ημαρτον και υστερουνται της δοξης του θεου24 δικαιουμενοι δωρεαν τη αυτου χαριτι δια της απολυτρωσεως της εν χριστω ιησου25 ον προεθετο ο θεος ιλαστηριον δια της πιστεως εν τω αυτου αιματι εις ενδειξιν της δικαιοσυνης αυτου δια την παρεσιν των προγεγονοτων αμαρτηματων26 εν τη ανοχη του θεου προς ενδειξιν της δικαιοσυνης αυτου εν τω νυν καιρω εις το ειναι αυτον δικαιον και δικαιουντα τον εκ πιστεως ιησου27 που ουν η καυχησις εξεκλεισθη δια ποιου νομου των εργων ουχι αλλα δια νομου πιστεως28 λογιζομεθα ουν πιστει δικαιουσθαι ανθρωπον χωρις εργων νομου29 η ιουδαιων ο θεος μονον ουχι δε και εθνων ναι και εθνων30 επειπερ εις ο θεος ος δικαιωσει περιτομην εκ πιστεως και ακροβυστιαν δια της πιστεως31 νομον ουν καταργουμεν δια της πιστεως μη γενοιτο αλλα νομον ιστωμεν