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All the World Guilty

¹ Then what ^(F1)advantage has the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision?² Great in every respect. First of all, that ^(C1)they were entrusted with the ^(C2)oracles of God.³ What then? If ^(C1)some ^(F1)did not believe, their ^(F2)unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?^4 (C1)May it never be! Rather, let God be found true, though every man be found ^(C2)a liar, as it is written,

"^(C3)THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS,
AND PREVAIL WHEN YOU ^(F1)ARE JUDGED."

⁹ What then? ^(F1)(C1)Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both ^(C2)Jews and ^(C3)Greeks are ^(C4)all under sin;¹⁰ as it is written,

"^(C1)THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE;

¹¹ THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS,
THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD;

¹² ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BECOME USELESS;
THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD,
THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE."

¹³ "^(C1)THEIR THROAT IS AN OPEN GRAVE,
WITH THEIR TONGUES THEY KEEP DECEIVING,"
"^(C2)THE POISON OF ASPS IS UNDER THEIR LIPS";

¹⁴ "^(C1)WHOSE MOUTH IS FULL OF CURSING AND BITTERNESS";

¹⁵ "^(C1)THEIR FEET ARE SWIFT TO SHED BLOOD,

¹⁶ DESTRUCTION AND MISERY ARE IN THEIR PATHS,

¹⁷ AND THE PATH OF PEACE THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN."

¹⁸ "^(C1)THERE IS NO FEAR OF GOD BEFORE THEIR EYES."

¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the ^(C1)Law says, it speaks to ^(C2)those who are ^(F1)under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and ^(C3)all the world may become accountable to God;²⁰ because ^(C1)by the works ^(F1)of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for ^(F2)(C2)through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.

Justification by Faith

²¹ But now apart ^(F1)from the Law ^(C1)the righteousness of God has been manifested, being ^(C2)witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,²² even the ^(C1)righteousness of God through ^(C2)faith ^(C3)in Jesus Christ for ^(C4)all those ^(F1)who believe; for ^(C5)there is no distinction;²³ for all ^(F1)(C1)have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,²⁴ being justified as a gift ^(C1)by His grace through ^(C2)the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;²⁵ whom God displayed publicly as ^(C1)a ^(F1)propitiation ^(F2)(C2)in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, ^(F3)because in the ^(C3)forbearance of God He ^(C4)passed over the sins previously committed;²⁶ for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who ^(F1)has faith in Jesus.

²⁷ Where then is ^(C1)boasting? It is excluded. By ^(C2)what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.^28 (F1)For ^(C1)we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works ^(F2)of the Law.²⁹ Or ^(C1)is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,³⁰ since indeed ^(C1)God ^(C2)who will justify the ^(F1)circumcised ^(F2)by faith and the ^(F3)uncircumcised through faith ^(C3)is one.

³¹ Do we then nullify ^(F1)the Law through faith? ^(C1)May it never be! On the contrary, we ^(C2)establish the Law.