1Then what advantage does the Jew have? And what is the benefit of circumcision?

2It is great in every way. First of all, the Jews were entrusted with revelation from God.

3For what if some Jews were without faith? Will their unbelief abolish God's faithfulness?

4May it never be. Instead, let God be found to be true, even though every man is a liar. As it has been written, “That you might be shown to be righteous in your words,
and that you might prevail when you come into judgment.”

5But if our unrighteousness shows the righteousness of God, what can we say? Can we say that God is unrighteous to bring his wrath upon us? (I am using a human argument.)

6May it never be! For then how would God judge the world?

7But if the truth of God through my lie provides abundant praise for him, why am I still being judged as a sinner?

8Why not say, as we are falsely reported to say, and as some affirm that we say, “Let us do evil, so that good may come”? The judgment on them is just.

9What then? Are we excusing ourselves? Not at all. For we have already accused both Jews and Greeks, all of them, of being under sin.

10This is as it is written: “There is no one righteous, not one.

11There is no one who understands.
There is no one who seeks after God.

12They have all turned away. They together have become useless.
There is no one who does good, no, not even one.”

13“Their throat is an open grave.
Their tongues have deceived.
The poison of snakes is under their lips.”

14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

15“Their feet are swift to pour out blood.

16Destruction and suffering are in their paths.

17These people have not known a way of peace.”

18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

19Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to the ones who are under the law. This is in order that every mouth may be shut, and the whole world held accountable to God.

20This is because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

21But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known. It was witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,

22that is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe. For there is no distinction.

23For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,

24and they are freely justified by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

25For God provided Christ Jesus as a propitiation through faith in his blood. He offered Christ as proof of his justice, because of his disregard of previous sins

26in his patience. This all happened for the demonstration of his righteousness at this present time. This was so he could prove himself just, and to show that he justifies anyone because of faith in Jesus.

27Where then is boasting? It is excluded. On what grounds? Of works? No, but on the grounds of faith.

28We conclude then that a person is justified by faith without works of the law.

29Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not also the God of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles also.

30If, indeed, God is one, he will justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.

31Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! Instead, we uphold the law.