1 What, then, is the superiority of the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?2 Much in every way: chiefly because they were entrusted with the Words of God.3 For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God?4 Let it not be! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written: That You may be found just in Your words, and may win the case when You are judged.5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust who lays on wrath? (I speak as a man.)6 Let it not be! Otherwise, how will God judge the world?7 For if in my lie, the truth of God has abounded to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?8 And why not say (as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil that good may come? Their condemnation is just.9 What then? Do we surpass them? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin.10 As it is written: There is none righteous, no, not one;11 there is none who understands; there is none who seeks after God.12 They have all turned aside; they have together become unprofitable; there is none who does good, no, not one.13 Their throat is an open tomb; 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 have not known.18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.19 Now we know that whatever the Law says, it says to those 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 no flesh will be justified in His sight, for through the Law is the full true knowledge of sin.21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the Law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,22 even the righteousness of God, through the faith of Jesus Christ, to all and upon all who believe. For there is no difference;23 for all have 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, to give evidence of His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,26 to prove at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who is of the faith of Jesus.27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but through the law of faith.28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the Law.29 Or is He the God of the Jews only? Is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also,30 since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.31 Do we then annul the Law through faith? Let it not be! No rather, we establish the Law.

1 What thanne is more to a Jew, or what profit of circumcisioun?2 Myche bi al wise; first, for the spekyngis of God `weren bitakun to hem.3 And what if summe of hem bileueden not? Whethir the vnbileue of hem hath auoidid the feith of God?4 God forbede. For God is sothefast, but ech man a liere; as it is writun, That thou be iustified in thi wordis, and ouercome, whanne thou art demed.5 But if oure wickidnesse comende the riytwisnesse of God, what shulen we seie? Whether God is wickid, that bryngith in wraththe?6 Aftir man Y seie. God forbede. Ellis hou schal God deme this world?7 For if the treuthe of God hath aboundid in my lessyng, in to the glorie of hym, what yit am Y demed as a synner?8 And not as we ben blasfemed, and as summen seien that we seien, Do we yuele thingis, that gode thingis come. Whos dampnacioun is iust.9 What thanne? Passen we hem? Nay; for we han schewid bi skile, that alle bothe Jewis and Grekis ben vndur synne,10 as it is writun, For ther is no man iust;11 ther is no man vndurstondynge, nethir sekynge God.12 Alle bowiden a wey, togidere thei ben maad vnprofitable; ther is noon that doith good thing, there is noon `til to oon.13 The throte of hem is an opyn sepulcre; with her tungis thei diden gilefuli; the venym of snakis is vndur her lippis.14 The mouth of whiche is ful of cursyng and bitternesse;15 the feet of hem ben swifte to schede blood.16 Sorewe and cursidnesse ben in the weies of hem, and thei knewen not the weie of pees;17 18 the drede of God is not bifor her iyen.19 And we witen, that what euere thingis the lawe spekith, it spekith to hem that ben in the lawe, that ech mouth be stoppid, and ech world be maad suget to God.20 For of the werkis of the lawe ech fleisch schal not be iustified bifor hym; for bi the lawe ther is knowyng of synne.21 But now with outen the lawe the riytwisnesse of God is schewid, that is witnessid of the lawe and the profetis.22 And the riytwisnesse of God is bi the feith of Jhesu Crist in to alle men and on alle men that bileuen in hym; for ther is no departyng.23 For alle men synneden, and han nede to the glorie of God;24 and ben iustified freli bi his grace, bi the ayenbiyng that is in `Crist Jhesu.25 Whom God ordeynede foryyuer, bi feith in his blood, to the schewyng of his riytwisnesse, for remyssioun of biforgoynge synnes,26 in the beryng up of God, to the schewyng of his riytwisnesse in this tyme, that he be iust, and iustifyynge hym that is of the feith of Jhesu Crist.27 Where thanne is thi gloriyng? It is excludid. Bi what lawe? Of dedis doyng? Nay, but by the lawe of feith.28 For we demen a man to be iustified bi the feith, with outen werkis of the lawe.29 Whethir of Jewis is God oneli? Whether he is not also of hethene men? Yhis, and of hethene men.30 For `oon God is, that iustefieth circumcisioun bi feith, and prepucie bi feith.31 Distruye we therfor the lawe bi the feith? God forbede; but we stablischen the lawe.