Romans 3:1-20

Romans 3:1-20

[1] What  advantage  then  hath the Jew?  or  what  profit  is there of circumcision?  [2] Much  every  way:  chiefly,  because  that  unto them were committed  the oracles  of God.  [3] For  what  if  some  did not believe?  their  unbelief  the faith  of God  without effect?  [4] God forbid:  yea,  God  be  true,  but  every  man  a liar;  as  it is written,  That  thou mightest  be justified  in  sayings,  and  mightest overcome  when  art judged.  [5] But  if  unrighteousness  commend  the righteousness  of God,  what  shall we say?  Is God  unrighteous  who taketh  vengeance?  (I speak  as  a man)  [6] God forbid:  for then  how  God  judge  the world?  [7] if  the truth  of God  hath more abounded  through  my  lie  unto  his  glory;  why  yet  I also  judged  as  a sinner?  [8] And  not  rather, (as  we be slanderously reported,  and  as  some  affirm  say,)  Let us do  evil,  that  good  may come?  whose  damnation  just.  [9] What  then?  are we better  than they? No,  in no wise:  for  we have before proved  both  Jews  and  Gentiles,  all  under  sin;  [10] As  it is written,  none  righteous,  no, not  one:  [11] none  that understandeth,  none  that seeketh after  God.  [12] all  gone out of the way,  together  become unprofitable;  none  that doeth  good,  no, not  [13] Their  throat  is an open  sepulchre;  with their  tongues  they have used deceit;  the poison  of asps  is under  their  lips:  [14] Whose  mouth  is full  of cursing  and  bitterness:  [15] Their  feet  are swift  to shed  blood:  [16] Destruction  and  misery  are in  their  ways:  [17] And  the way  of peace  they not  known:  [18] no  fear  of God  before  their  eyes.  [19] 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.  [20] Therefore  by  the deeds  of the law  no  flesh  be justified  in his  sight:  for  by  the law  is the knowledge  of sin.