Romans 3 - Compare Translations
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Romans 3:1
KJVWhat advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
WEBThen what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?
YLTWhat, then, [is] the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of the circumcision?
Romans 3:2
KJVMuch every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
WEBMuch in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.
YLTmuch in every way; for first, indeed, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God;
Romans 3:3
KJVFor what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
WEBFor what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?
YLTfor what, if certain were faithless? shall their faithlessness the faithfulness of god make useless?
Romans 3:4
KJVGod 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.
WEBMay it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written,
YLTlet it not be! and let God become true, and every man false, according as it hath been written, `That Thou mayest be declared righteous in Thy words, and mayest overcome in Thy being judged.'
Romans 3:5
KJVBut if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
WEBBut if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.
YLTAnd, if our unrighteousness God's righteousness doth establish, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (after the manner of a man I speak)
Romans 3:6
KJVGod forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
WEBMay it never be! For then how will God judge the world?
YLTlet it not be! since how shall God judge the world?
Romans 3:7
KJVFor if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
WEBFor if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
YLTfor if the truth of God in my falsehood did more abound to His glory, why yet am I also as a sinner judged?
Romans 3:8
KJVAnd 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.
WEBWhy not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), “Let us do evil, that good may come?” Those who say so are justly condemned.
YLTand not, as we are evil spoken of, and as certain affirm us to say -- `We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?' whose judgment is righteous.
Romans 3:9
KJVWhat 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;
WEBWhat then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin.
YLTWhat, then? are we better? not at all! for we did before charge both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin,
Romans 3:10
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Romans 3:11
KJVThere is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
WEBThere is no one who understands.
YLTThere is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God.
Romans 3:12
KJVThey are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
WEBThey have all turned away.
YLTAll did go out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.
Romans 3:13
KJVTheir throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
WEB“Their throat is an open tomb.
YLTA sepulchre opened [is] their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps [is] under their lips.
Romans 3:14
KJVWhose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
WEB“whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
YLTWhose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
Romans 3:15
KJVTheir feet are swift to shed blood:
WEB“Their feet are swift to shed blood.
YLTSwift [are] their feet to shed blood.
Romans 3:16
KJVDestruction and misery are in their ways:
WEBDestruction and misery are in their ways.
YLTRuin and misery [are] in their ways.
Romans 3:17
KJVAnd the way of peace have they not known:
WEBThe way of peace, they haven’t known.”
YLTAnd a way of peace they did not know.
Romans 3:18
KJVThere is no fear of God before their eyes.
WEB“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
YLTThere is no fear of God before their eyes.'
Romans 3:19
KJVNow 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.
WEBNow we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.
YLTAnd we have known that as many things as the law saith, to those in the law it doth speak, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may come under judgment to God;
Romans 3:20
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Romans 3:21
KJVBut now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
WEBBut now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;
YLTAnd now apart from law hath the righteousness of God been manifested, testified to by the law and the prophets,
Romans 3:22
KJVEven the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
WEBeven the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,
YLTand the righteousness of God [is] through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and upon all those believing, -- for there is no difference,
Romans 3:23
KJVFor all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
WEBfor all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
YLTfor all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God --
Romans 3:24
KJVBeing justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
WEBbeing justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;
YLTbeing declared righteous freely by His grace through the redemption that [is] in Christ Jesus,
Romans 3:25
KJVWhom 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;
WEBwhom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;
YLTwhom God did set forth a mercy seat, through the faith in his blood, for the shewing forth of His righteousness, because of the passing over of the bygone sins in the forbearance of God --
Romans 3:26
KJVTo declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
WEBto demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.
YLTfor the shewing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who [is] of the faith of Jesus.
Romans 3:27
KJVWhere is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
WEBWhere then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
YLTWhere then [is] the boasting? it was excluded; by what law? of works? no, but by a law of faith:
Romans 3:28
KJVTherefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
WEBWe maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
YLTtherefore do we reckon a man to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.
Romans 3:29
KJVIs he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
WEBOr is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
YLTThe God of Jews only [is He], and not also of nations?
Romans 3:30
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Romans 3:31
KJVDo we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
WEBDo we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.
YLTLaw then do we make useless through the faith? let it not be! yea, we do establish law.
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