'Then2what1advantage4hasthe5Jew?6Or7what8isthe9value10of circumcision?12 Much1in2every3way.4To begin with,5[the Jews] were entrusted9with the10oracles11of God.13 What1if3some5were unfaithful?4Doestheir9faithlessness8nullify14the10faithfulness11of God?13 By no means!12Let3God6be3true7though4every8one10werea liar,11as12it is written,13“That14you may be justified16in17your20words,19and21prevail22when2324you26are judged.”25 But2if1our5unrighteousness4serves to show8the righteousness7of God,6what9shall we say?10ThatGod14isunrighteous12to inflict16wrath18on us?(I speak21in19a human20way.)19 By no means!12For then3how4could5God7judge5the8world?9 But2if1through7my9lie10God’s6truth4abounds11to12his15glory,14why16am21I18still17being condemned21as19a sinner?20 And1whynot2do12evil14that15good18may come?16— as3some8people slanderously4charge7us9with saying.10Their19condemnation21is23just.22 What1then?2Are we [Jews any] better off?3No,4notat all.5For7we have already charged6thatall,12both9Jews8and10Greeks,11are15under13sin,14 as1it is written:2“None4is5righteous,6no,7notone;8 no1one3understands;4no5one7seeks for8God.10 All1have turned aside;2together3they have become worthless;4no5one7does8good,9not10even12one.”13 “Their5throat4isan open2grave;1they use9their8tongues7to deceive.”9“The venom10of asps11isunder12their15lips.”14 “Their1mouth3is full of7curses4and5bitterness.”6 “Their4feet3areswift1to shed5blood;6 in4their7paths6areruin1and2misery,3 and1the way2of peace3they have5not4known.”5 “There is2no1fear3of God4before5their8eyes.”7 Now2we know1that3whatever4the5law6says7it speaks12to those8who areunder9the10law,11so that13every14mouth15may be stopped,16and17the21whole20world22may be held19accountable18to God.24 For1by2works3of the law4no57human being8will be justified6in9his10sight,9since12through11the law13comesknowledge14of sin.15 But2now1the righteousness5of God6has been manifested7apart from3the law,4althoughthe10Law11and12the13Prophets14bear witness8to9it— the righteousness1of God3through4faith5in Jesus6Christ7for8all9who believe.11For13there is14no12distinction:15 for2all1have sinned3and4fall short5of the6glory7of God,9 andare justified1by5his4grace5as a gift,2through6the7redemption8that9isin10Christ11Jesus,12 whom1God4put forward as2a propitiation5by9his11blood,12[to be received] by6faith.8This wasto show1314God’s4righteousness,16because18in18his17divine forbearancehe hadpassed over20former22sins.23 divine5forbearance3It wasto6show8his11righteousness10at12the13present14time,15so that1617he19might be18just20and21the justifier22of24the one23who has faith in25Jesus.26 Then2what1becomes of ourboasting?4It is excluded.5By6what kind of7law?8Bya [law ]9of works?10No,11but12by13the law14of faith.15 For2we hold1that[one]5is justified3by faith4apart from6works7of the law.8 Or1is Godthe3God4of Jews2only?5Is henot6the Godof Gentiles8also?7Yes,9of Gentiles11also,10 since1God4isone2— who5will justify6the circumcised7by8faith9and10the uncircumcised11through12faith.14 Dowe3then2overthrow3the law1by4this5faith?6By no means!78On the contrary,9we uphold11the law.10