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What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
ΤίWhatInterrogative pronoun nom sg nG5101οὖνthen [is]conjG3767τὸtheart nom sg nG3588περισσὸνsuperiorityadj nom sg nG4053τοῦof theart gen sg mG3588Ἰουδαίου,Jew?noun gen sg m Person GentilicG2453ἢOrconjG2228τίςwhat [is]Interrogative pronoun nom sg fG5101ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ὠφέλειαbenefitnoun nom sg fG5622τῆςof theart gen sg fG3588περιτομῆς;circumcision?noun gen sg fG4061 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
πολὺMuchadj nom sg nG4183κατὰinprepG2596πάνταeveryadj acc sg mG3956τρόπον·way;noun acc sg mG5158πρῶτονChieflyadj acc sg nG4413μὲνindeedParticle or Disjunctive ParticleG3303γὰρforconjG1063ὅτιforconjG3754ἐπιστεύθησανthey were entrusted withverb aor pass ind 3 plG4100τὰtheart acc pl nG3588λόγιαoraclesnoun acc pl nG3051τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦ.of God.noun gen sg m TitleG2316 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
τίWhatInterrogative pronoun nom sg nG5101γὰρforconjG1063εἰifconjG1487ἠπίστησάνdisbelievedverb aor act ind 3 plG569τινες;some?Indefinite pronoun nom pl mG5100μὴSurely notNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἀπιστίαunbeliefnoun nom sg fG570αὐτῶνof thempers pron gen pl mG846τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588πίστινfaithfulnessnoun acc sg fG4102τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦof Godnoun gen sg m TitleG2316καταργήσει;will nullify?verb fut act ind 3 sgG2673 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
μὴNeverNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361γένοιτο.¶would it be!verb 2 aor mid Deponent opt 3 sgG1096Γινέσθωshould it beverb pres mid or pass Deponent impv 3 sgG1096δὲhoweverconjG1161ὁtheart nom sg mG3588θεὸςGodnoun nom sg m TitleG2316ἀληθής,true,adj nom sg mG227πᾶςeveryadj nom sg mG3956δὲnowconjG1161ἄνθρωποςmannoun nom sg mG444ψεύστηςa liarnoun nom sg mG5583καθὼςeven asconjG2531γέγραπται·it has been written:verb perf pass ind 3 sgG1125ὅπωςThatconjG3704ἂνthenParticle or Disjunctive ParticleG302δικαιωθῇςYou may be justifiedverb aor pass subj 2 sgG1344ἐνinprepG1722τοῖςtheart dat pl mG3588λόγοιςwordsnoun dat pl mG3056σουof Youpers pron 2 gen sgG4771καὶandconjG2532νικήσειςwill prevailverb fut act ind 2 sgG3528ἐνinprepG1722τῷtheart dat sg nG3588κρίνεσθαίjudgingverb pres pass infG2919σε.¶You.pers pron 2 acc sgG4771 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
ΕἰIfconjG1487δὲhoweverconjG1161ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἀδικίαunrighteousnessnoun nom sg fG93ἡμῶνof uspers pron 1 gen plG3165θεοῦGod’snoun gen sg m TitleG2316δικαιοσύνηνrighteousnessnoun acc sg fG1343συνίστησιν,shows,verb pres act ind 3 sgG4921τίwhatInterrogative pronoun acc sg nG5101ἐροῦμεν;will we say?verb fut act ind 1 plG4483μὴSurely notNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361ἄδικος[is] unrighteousadj nom sg mG94ὁtheart nom sg mG3588θεὸςGodnoun nom sg m TitleG2316ὁwhoart nom sg mG3588ἐπιφέρωνis inflictingverb pres act ptc nom sg mG2018τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588ὀργήν;wrath?noun acc sg fG3709κατὰAccording toprepG2596ἄνθρωπονmannoun acc sg mG444λέγω·I speak;verb pres act ind 1 sgG3004 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
μὴNeverNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361γένοιτο·would it be!verb 2 aor mid Deponent opt 3 sgG1096ἐπεὶOtherwiseconjG1893πῶςhowInterrogative Particle InterrogativeG4459κρινεῖwill judgeverb fut act ind 3 sgG2919ὁtheart nom sg mG3588θεὸςGodnoun nom sg m TitleG2316τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588κόσμον;world?noun acc sg mG2889 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
εἰIfconjG1487δὲhoweverconjG1161ἡtheart nom sg fG3588ἀλήθειαtruthnoun nom sg fG225τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦof Godnoun gen sg m TitleG2316ἐνinprepG1722τῷtheart dat sg nG3588ἐμῷmyPossessive pronoun 1 Person dat sg nG1473ψεύσματιlienoun dat sg nG5582ἐπερίσσευσενaboundedverb aor act ind 3 sgG4052εἰςtoprepG1519τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588δόξανglorynoun acc sg fG1391αὐτοῦ,of Him,pers pron gen sg mG846τίwhyInterrogative pronoun acc sg nG5101ἔτιstilladvG2089κἀγὼalso I myselfpers pron 1 nom sgG1473ὡςasParticle or Disjunctive ParticleG5613ἁμαρτωλὸςa sinneradj nom sg mG268κρίνομαι;am judged?verb pres pass ind 1 sgG2919 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
καὶAndconjG2532μὴsurelyNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361καθὼςeven asconjG2531βλασφημούμεθαwe are denigratedverb pres pass ind 1 plG987καὶandconjG2532καθώςeven asconjG2531φασίνaffirmverb pres act ind 3 plG5346τινεςsome [that]Indefinite pronoun nom pl mG5100ἡμᾶςwepers pron 1 acc plG3165λέγεινto sayverb pres act infG3004ὅτιthatconjG3754ποιήσωμενLet us doverb aor act subj 1 plG4160τὰthe [things]art acc pl nG3588κακὰeviladj acc pl nG2556ἵναthatconjG2443ἔλθῃmay comeverb 2 aor act subj 3 sgG2064τὰtheart nom pl nG3588ἀγαθά;good things?adj nom pl nG18ὧνTheirRelative pronoun gen pl mG3739τὸtheart nom sg nG3588κρίμαcondemnationnoun nom sg nG2917ἔνδικόνjustadj nom sg nG1738ἐστιν.¶is.verb pres act ind 3 sgG1510 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
ΤίWhatInterrogative pronoun acc sg nG5101οὖν;then?conjG3767προεχόμεθα;Are we better?verb pres mid or pass Deponent ind 1 plG4284οὐNotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756πάντως·at all;advG3843προῃτιασάμεθαWe have already chargedverb aor mid Deponent ind 1 plG4256γὰρforconjG1063ἸουδαίουςJewsnoun acc pl m Person GentilicG2453τεbothconjG5037καὶandconjG2532ἝλληναςGreeksnoun acc pl m Location GentilicG1672πάνταςalladj acc pl mG3956ὑφ᾽underprepG5259ἁμαρτίανsinnoun acc sg fG266εἶναιto beverb pres act infG1511 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
καθὼςEven asconjG2531γέγραπταιit has been writtenverb perf pass ind 3 sgG1125ὅτιthatconjG3754οὐκNoneNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἔστινthere isverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510δίκαιοςrighteousadj nom sg mG1342οὐδὲnot evenconj NegativeG3761εἷς·one;adj nom sg mG1520 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
οὐκnoneNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἔστινthere isverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510ὁwhoart nom sg mG3588συνίων,is understanding,verb pres act ptc nom sg mG4920οὐκnoneNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἔστινthere isverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510ὁwhoart nom sg mG3588ἐκζητῶνis seeking afterverb pres act ptc nom sg mG1567τὸνtheart acc sg mG3588θεόν·God;noun acc sg m TitleG2316 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
πάντεςAlladj nom pl mG3956ἐξέκλιναν,turned away,verb aor act ind 3 plG1578ἅμαtogetheradvG260ἠχρεώθησαν·they became worthless;verb aor pass ind 3 plG889οὐκnoneNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἔστινthere isverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510ὁwhoart nom sg mG3588ποιῶνis practicingverb pres act ptc nom sg mG4160χρηστότητα,good,noun acc sg fG5544οὐκnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἔστινthere isverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510ἕωςso much asprepG2193ἑνός.one.adj gen sg mG1520 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
τάφοςA gravenoun nom sg mG5028ἀνεῳγμένοςopenedverb perf pass ptc nom sg mG455ὁ[is] theart nom sg mG3588λάρυγξthroatnoun nom sg mG2995αὐτῶν,of them,pers pron gen pl mG846ταῖςwith theart dat pl fG3588γλώσσαιςtonguesnoun dat pl fG1100αὐτῶνof thempers pron gen pl mG846ἐδολιοῦσαν·they were practicing deceit;verb impf act ind 3 plG1387ἰὸς[the] venomnoun nom sg mG2447ἀσπίδωνof vipersnoun gen pl fG785ὑπὸ[is] underprepG5259τὰtheart acc pl nG3588χείληlipsnoun acc pl nG5491αὐτῶν·of them;pers pron gen pl mG846 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
ὧνof whomRelative pronoun gen pl mG3739τὸtheart nom sg nG3588στόμαmouthnoun nom sg nG4750ἀρᾶςof cursingnoun gen sg fG685καὶandconjG2532πικρίαςof bitternessnoun gen sg fG4088γέμει.is full.verb pres act ind 3 sgG1073 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
ὀξεῖςswift [are]adj nom pl mG3691οἱtheart nom pl mG3588πόδεςfeetnoun nom pl mG4228αὐτῶνof thempers pron gen pl mG846ἐκχέαιto shedverb aor act infG1632αἷμα·blood;noun acc sg nG129 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
σύντριμμαruinnoun nom sg nG4938καὶandconjG2532ταλαιπωρίαmiserynoun nom sg fG5004ἐν[are] inprepG1722ταῖςtheart dat pl fG3588ὁδοῖςpathsnoun dat pl fG3598αὐτῶν·of them;pers pron gen pl mG846 And the way of peace have they not known:
καὶandconjG2532ὁδὸν[the] waynoun acc sg fG3598εἰρήνηςof peacenoun gen sg fG1515οὐκnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἔγνωσαν.they have known.verb 2 aor act ind 3 plG1097 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
οὐκNotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756ἔστινthere isverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510φόβοςfearnoun nom sg mG5401θεοῦof Godnoun gen sg m TitleG2316ἀπέναντιbeforeprepG561τῶνtheart gen pl mG3588ὀφθαλμῶνeyesnoun gen pl mG3788αὐτῶν.¶of them.pers pron gen pl mG846 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
οἴδαμενWe knowverb perf act ind 1 plG6063δὲnowconjG1161ὅτιthatconjG3754ὅσαas much asCorrelative pronoun acc pl nG3745ὁtheart nom sg mG3588νόμοςlawnoun nom sg mG3551λέγειsaysverb pres act ind 3 sgG3004τοῖςto thoseart dat pl mG3588ἐνunderprepG1722τῷtheart dat sg mG3588νόμῳlawnoun dat sg mG3551λαλεῖ,it speaks,verb pres act ind 3 sgG2980ἵναso thatconjG2443πᾶνeveryadj nom sg nG3956στόμαmouthnoun nom sg nG4750φραγῇ,may be stopped,verb 2 aor pass subj 3 sgG5420καὶandconjG2532ὑπόδικοςunder judgmentadj nom sg mG5267γένηταιmay beverb 2 aor mid Deponent subj 3 sgG1096πᾶςalladj nom sg mG3956ὁtheart nom sg mG3588κόσμοςworldnoun nom sg mG2889τῷtheart dat sg mG3588θεῷ.to God.noun dat sg m TitleG2316 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
διότιThereforeconjG1360ἐξbyprepG1537ἔργωνworksnoun gen pl nG2041νόμουof [the] Lawnoun gen sg mG3551οὐnotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756δικαιωθήσεταιwill be justifiedverb fut pass ind 3 sgG1344πᾶσαanyadj nom sg fG3956σὰρξfleshnoun nom sg fG4561ἐνώπιονbeforeprepG1799αὐτοῦ·Him;pers pron gen sg mG846διὰthroughprepG1223γὰρforconjG1063νόμου[the] Lawnoun gen sg mG3551ἐπίγνωσις[is] knowledgenoun nom sg fG1922ἁμαρτίας.of sin.noun gen sg fG266 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
νυνὶNowadvG3570δὲhoweverconjG1161χωρὶςapart fromprepG5565νόμουlawnoun gen sg mG3551δικαιοσύνη[the] righteousnessnoun nom sg fG1343θεοῦof Godnoun gen sg m TitleG2316πεφανέρωταιhas been revealedverb perf pass ind 3 sgG5319μαρτυρουμένηbeing borne witness toverb pres pass ptc nom sg fG3140ὑπὸbyprepG5259τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588νόμουLawnoun gen sg mG3551καὶandconjG2532τῶνtheart gen pl mG3588προφητῶν,Prophets,noun gen pl mG4396 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
δικαιοσύνη[the] righteousnessnoun nom sg fG1343δὲnowconjG1161θεοῦof Godnoun gen sg m TitleG2316διὰthroughprepG1223πίστεωςfaithnoun gen sg fG4102Ἰησοῦfrom Jesusnoun gen sg m IndividualG2424ΧριστοῦChristnoun gen sg m TitleG5547εἰςtowardprepG1519πάνταςalladj acc pl mG3956τοὺςthoseart acc pl mG3588πιστεύοντας·believing;verb pres act ptc acc pl mG4100οὐNotNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3756γάρforconjG1063ἐστινthere isverb pres act ind 3 sgG1510διαστολή.distinction.noun nom sg fG1293 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
πάντεςAlladj nom pl mG3956γὰρforconjG1063ἥμαρτονhave sinnedverb 2 aor act ind 3 plG264καὶandconjG2532ὑστεροῦνταιthey fall shortverb pres pass ind 3 plG5302τῆςof theart gen sg fG3588δόξηςglorynoun gen sg fG1391τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦof Godnoun gen sg m TitleG2316 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
δικαιούμενοιbeing justifiedverb pres pass ptc nom pl mG1344δωρεὰνfreelyadvG1432τῇby theart dat sg fG3588αὐτοῦof Himpers pron gen sg mG846χάριτιgracenoun dat sg fG5485διὰthroughprepG1223τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588ἀπολυτρώσεωςredemptionnoun gen sg fG629τῆςthatart gen sg fG3588ἐν[is] inprepG1722ΧριστῷChristnoun dat sg m TitleG5547Ἰησοῦ,Jesus,noun dat sg m IndividualG2424 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
ὃνwhomRelative pronoun acc sg mG3739προέθετοset forth asverb 2 aor mid ind 3 sgG4388ὁtheart nom sg mG3588θεὸςGodnoun nom sg m TitleG2316ἱλαστήριονa propitiationnoun acc sg nG2435διὰthroughprepG1223τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588πίστεωςfaithnoun gen sg fG4102ἐνinprepG1722τῷtheart dat sg nG3588αὐτοῦHispers pron gen sg mG846αἵματιbloodnoun dat sg nG129εἰςforprepG1519ἔνδειξινa showing forthnoun acc sg fG1732τῆςof theart gen sg fG3588δικαιοσύνηςrighteousnessnoun gen sg fG1343αὐτοῦof Himpers pron gen sg mG846διὰbecause ofprepG1223τὴνtheart acc sg fG3588πάρεσινforbearancenoun acc sg fG3929τῶνof theart gen pl nG3588προγεγονότωνhaving taken place beforehandverb perf act ptc gen pl nG4266ἁμαρτημάτωνsins —noun gen pl nG265ἐν(26) inprepG1722τῇtheart dat sg fG3588ἀνοχῇforbearancenoun dat sg fG463τοῦtheart gen sg mG3588θεοῦ·of God;noun gen sg m TitleG2316 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
πρὸςforprepG4314τὴνof theart acc sg fG3588ἔνδειξινshowing forthnoun acc sg fG1732τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588δικαιοσύνηςrighteousnessnoun gen sg fG1343αὐτοῦof Himpers pron gen sg mG846ἐνinprepG1722τῷtheart dat sg mG3588νῦνpresentadvG3568καιρῷtimenoun dat sg mG2540εἰςforprepG1519τὸtheart acc sg nG3588εἶναιto beverb pres act infG1511αὐτὸνHimpers pron acc sg mG846δίκαιονjustadj acc sg mG1342καὶandconjG2532δικαιοῦνταjustifyingverb pres act ptc acc sg mG1344τὸνthe [one]art acc sg mG3588ἐκofprepG1537πίστεωςfaithnoun gen sg fG4102Ἰησοῦ.¶of Jesus.noun gen sg m IndividualG2424 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
ΠοῦWhereadv InterrogativeG4226οὖνthen [is]conjG3767ἡtheart nom sg fG3588καύχησις;boasting?noun nom sg fG2746ἐξεκλείσθη.It has been excluded.verb aor pass ind 3 sgG1576διὰThroughprepG1223ποίουwhatInterrogative pronoun gen sg mG4169νόμου;principle?noun gen sg mG3551τῶνThatart gen pl nG3588ἔργων;of works?noun gen pl nG2041οὐχί,No,Negative Particle Negative NegativeG3780ἀλλὰbutconjG235διὰthroughprepG1223νόμου[the] principlenoun gen sg mG3551πίστεως.of faith.noun gen sg fG4102 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
λογιζόμεθαWe reckonverb pres mid or pass Deponent ind 1 plG3049γὰρthereforeconjG1063δικαιοῦσθαιto be justifiedverb pres pass infG1344πίστειby faithnoun dat sg fG4102ἄνθρωπονa mannoun acc sg mG444χωρὶςapart fromprepG5565ἔργωνworksnoun gen pl nG2041νόμου.of the Law.noun gen sg mG3551 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
ἢOrconjG2228Ἰουδαίωνof Jewsnoun gen pl m Person GentilicG2453ὁ[is He] theart nom sg mG3588θεὸςGodnoun nom sg m TitleG2316μόνον,only,adj acc sg nG3441οὐχὶsurely [is]Negative Particle Negative NegativeG3780καὶalsoconjG2532ἐθνῶν;of Gentiles?noun gen pl nG1484ναὶYesParticle or Disjunctive ParticleG3483καὶalsoconjG2532ἐθνῶν,of Gentiles,noun gen pl nG1484 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
εἴπερif indeedconjG1487εἷςOneadj nom sg mG1520ὁtheart nom sg mG3588θεὸςGod [is]noun nom sg m TitleG2316ὃςwhoRelative pronoun nom sg mG3739δικαιώσειwill justifyverb fut act ind 3 sgG1344περιτομὴν[the] circumcisionnoun acc sg fG4061ἐκbyprepG1537πίστεωςfaithnoun gen sg fG4102καὶandconjG2532ἀκροβυστίαν[the] uncircumcisionnoun acc sg fG203διὰthroughprepG1223τῆςthe [same]art gen sg fG3588πίστεως.faith.noun gen sg fG4102 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
νόμονLawnoun acc sg mG3551οὖνthenconjG3767καταργοῦμενdo we nullifyverb pres act ind 1 plG2673διὰthroughprepG1223τῆςtheart gen sg fG3588πίστεως;faith?noun gen sg fG4102μὴNeverNegative Particle Negative NegativeG3361γένοιτο,would it be!verb 2 aor mid Deponent opt 3 sgG1096ἀλλὰInsteadconjG235νόμονlawnoun acc sg mG3551ἱστάνομεν.¶we uphold.verb pres act ind 1 plG2476
Greek: the text of the Nestle-Aland edition; the KJV follows a slightly different Greek text in places. Tagging, glosses and parsing: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Strong’s numbers link to word studies.