1What is the pre-eminence of the Jew, then? or what profit is there of circumcision? 2Much, in every respect: chiefly, indeed, because they were entrusted with the Oracles of God. 3For, what if some did not believe-will not their unbelief destroy the faithfulness of God? 4«By no means. But let God be true, and every man a liar; as it is written,» 'That thou mayest be justified in thy sayings, and mayest overcome when thou judgest.' 5But if our unrighteousness display the justice of God, what shall we say? Is not God unjust, who inflicts vengeance? (I speak after the manner of men.) 6By no means: otherwise, how shall God judge the world? 7Still, if the truth of God has, through my lie, more abounded to his glory, why am I also yet condemned as a sinner- 8and not because we have done evil that good may come, as we are slandered, and as some affirm that we teach-whose condemnation is just? 9What then? Do we excel? Not at all. For we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles to be all under sin. 10«As it is written,» 'Surely there is none righteous; no, not one.' 11There is none that understands; there is none that seeks after God. 12They are all gone out of the way: they are together become unprofitable. There is none that does good; there is not so much as one. 13Their throat is an open sepulcher: with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: 14their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness. 15Their feet are swift to shed blood. 16Destruction and misery lurk in their paths; 17but the path of peace they have not known. 18«There is no fear of God before their eyes.» 19Now we know that whatever things the law says, it says to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and that all the world may be liable to punishment before God. 20Wherefore, by works of law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight; because through law is the knowledge of sin. 21But now, a justification which is of God, without law, is exhibited, attested by the law and the prophets: 22even a justification which is of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, for all, and upon all, who believe; for there is no difference. 23For all, having sinned and come short of the glory of God, 24are justified freely by his favor, through the redemption which is by Christ Jesus: 25whom God has set forth a propitiatory, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his own justice, in passing by the sins which were before committed, through the forbearance of God: 26for a demonstration, also, of his justice in the present time, in order that he may be just, when justifying him, who is of the faith of Jesus. 27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? of works? No: but by the law of faith. 28We conclude, then, that by faith man is justified, without works of law. 29Is he the God of the Jews only, and not of the Gentiles, also? Yes, of the Gentiles, also. 30Seeing there is one God, he will justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through the faith. 31Do we, then, make law useless through the faith? By no means: but we establish law.