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Romans 3:27-31

All Under Sin and the Righteousness of God Revealed Through Faith in Christ

Paul moves from defending God's faithfulness despite Jewish unfaithfulness, to proving that all humanity is under sin, to silencing every mouth before God, and then to announcing the righteousness of God given through faith in Jesus Christ.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.

28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.

29 Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too,

30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.

31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.

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Verse 27

Cross-references

Ephesians 2:9 Classic cross-references Romans 4:2 Classic cross-references Romans 8:2 Classic cross-references Romans 11:6 Classic cross-references Romans 2:23 Classic cross-references Ephesians 2:8-9 OliveGrove study links Galatians 2:16 OliveGrove study links Deuteronomy 6:4 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Where Ποῦ G4226 Adverb then, [is] οὖν G3767 Conjunction - ἡ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular boasting καύχησις G2746 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular It is excluded ἐξεκλείσθη G1576 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular On διὰ G1223 Preposition what ποίου G4169 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular principle νόμου G3551 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular [On] that τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural of works ἔργων G2041 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural No οὐχί G3780 Adverb but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction on διὰ G1223 Preposition [that] νόμου G3551 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular of faith πίστεως G4102 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 28

Cross-references

Romans 3:20 Classic cross-references Titus 3:5 Classic cross-references Titus 3:7 Classic cross-references Galatians 2:16 Classic cross-references Galatians 3:8 Classic cross-references Ephesians 2:8-9 OliveGrove study links Deuteronomy 6:4 OliveGrove study links

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For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction we maintain that λογιζόμεθα G3049 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural a man ἄνθρωπον G444 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular is justified δικαιοῦσθαι G1344 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive by faith πίστει G4102 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular apart from χωρὶς G5565 Preposition works ἔργων G2041 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural of the law νόμου G3551 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 29

Cross-references

Galatians 3:28 Classic cross-references Hosea 2:23 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 32:27 Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 2:5 Classic cross-references Colossians 3:11 Classic cross-references Ephesians 2:8-9 OliveGrove study links Galatians 2:16 OliveGrove study links Deuteronomy 6:4 OliveGrove study links

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- Ἢ G2228 Conjunction [Is God] the ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of Jews Ἰουδαίων G2453 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural only μόνον G3440 Adverb [Is He] not οὐχὶ G3780 IntPrtcl [the God] of Gentiles ἐθνῶν G1484 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural too καὶ G2532 Conjunction Yes ναὶ G3483 Particle of Gentiles ἐθνῶν G1484 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural too καὶ G2532 Conjunction

Verse 30

Cross-references

Mark 12:29 Classic cross-references Ephesians 4:5 Classic cross-references Galatians 3:8 Classic cross-references Galatians 3:20 Classic cross-references Galatians 2:16 Classic cross-references Ephesians 2:8-9 OliveGrove study links Deuteronomy 6:4 OliveGrove study links

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since [there is only] εἴπερ G1512 Conjunction one εἷς G1520 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεός G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular who ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular will justify δικαιώσει G1344 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [the] circumcised περιτομὴν G4061 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular by ἐκ G1537 Preposition faith πίστεως G4102 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction [the] uncircumcised ἀκροβυστίαν G203 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular through διὰ G1223 Preposition that [same] τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular faith πίστεως G4102 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 31

Cross-references

Matthew 5:17 Classic cross-references Galatians 2:21 Classic cross-references Romans 10:4 Classic cross-references Romans 13:8 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:21 Classic cross-references Ephesians 2:8-9 OliveGrove study links Galatians 2:16 OliveGrove study links Deuteronomy 6:4 OliveGrove study links

Original words

vvv οὖν G3767 Conjunction Do we, then, nullify καταργοῦμεν G2673 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural [the] law Νόμον G3551 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular by διὰ G1223 Preposition [this] τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular faith πίστεως G4102 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb Certainly not γένοιτο G1096 Verb - Aorist Optative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Instead ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction we uphold ἱστάνομεν G2476 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural [the] law νόμον G3551 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

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