Romans 3
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
2Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
3For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
4God 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.
5But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance?(I speak as a man)
6God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
7For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
8And 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.
9What 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;
10As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17And the way of peace have they not known:
18There is no fear of God before their eyes.
19Now 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.
20Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
22Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25Whom 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;
26To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
27Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
28Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
29Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:
30Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
31Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- ὁhoG358868× in this chapter
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
- θεόςtheósG231617× in this chapter
figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
- καίkaíG253215× in this chapter
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
- αὐτόςautósG84614× in this chapter
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
- νόμοςnómosG355111× in this chapter
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
- οὐouG375610× in this chapter
the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb; no or not
- πᾶςpâsG395610× in this chapter
all, any, every, the whole
- διάdiáG12239× in this chapter
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
- ἐνenG17229× in this chapter
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- πίστιςpístisG41029× in this chapter
persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
- δέdéG11618× in this chapter
but, and, etc.
- εἰμίeimíG15108× in this chapter
I exist (used only when emphatic)
- γάρgárG10637× in this chapter
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
- δικαιόωdikaióōG13446× in this chapter
to render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocent
- μήmḗG33616× in this chapter
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 (οὐ) expects an affirmative one)) whether
- τίςtísG51016× in this chapter
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
- γίνομαιgínomaiG10965× in this chapter
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
- δικαιοσύνηdikaiosýnēG13435× in this chapter
equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification
- εἰeiG14874× in this chapter
if, whether, that, etc.
- εἰςeisG15194× in this chapter
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
- καθώςkathṓsG25314× in this chapter
just (or inasmuch) as, that
- ὅςhósG37394× in this chapter
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
- ὅτιhótiG37544× in this chapter
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
- οὖνoûnG37674× in this chapter
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
- εἷςheîsG15203× in this chapter
one
- ἐκekG15373× in this chapter
literal or figurative; direct or remote)
- ἔργονérgonG20413× in this chapter
toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
- ἸησοῦςIēsoûsG24243× in this chapter
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
- ἸουδαῖοςIoudaîosG24533× in this chapter
Judæan, i.e. belonging to Jehudah
- κρίνωkrínōG29193× in this chapter
by implication, to try, condemn, punish
- λέγωlégōG30043× in this chapter
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 (ἔπω) and G5346 (φημί) generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 (ῥέω) is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 (λαλέω) means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
- ἄνθρωποςánthrōposG4443× in this chapter
from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)); man-faced, i.e. a human being
- ὑπόhypóG52593× in this chapter
under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at))
- γράφωgráphōG11252× in this chapter
to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe
- αἷμαhaîmaG1292× in this chapter
blood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of Christ); by implication, bloodshed, also kindred
- δίκαιοςdíkaiosG13422× in this chapter
equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)
- δόξαdóxaG13912× in this chapter
glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
- ἐγώegṓG14732× in this chapter
I, me
- ἔθνοςéthnosG14842× in this chapter
a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)
- εἶναιeînaiG15112× in this chapter
to exist