¹Quid ergo amplius Judæo est?So then, what more is the Jew,aut quæ utilitas circumcisionis?or what is the usefulness of circumcision?

¹Quid ergo amplius Judæo est?So then, what more is the Jew,aut quæ utilitas circumcisionis?or what is the usefulness of circumcision?

²Multum per omnem modum.Much in every way: First of all,Primum quidem quia credita sunt illis eloquia Dei.certainly, because the eloquence of God was entrusted to them.

²Multum per omnem modum.Much in every way: First of all,Primum quidem quia credita sunt illis eloquia Dei.certainly, because the eloquence of God was entrusted to them.

³Quid enim si quidam illorum non crediderunt?But what if some of them have not believed?numquid incredulitas illorum fidem Dei evacuabit?Shall their unbelief nullify the faith of God?Absit.Let it not be so!

³Quid enim si quidam illorum non crediderunt?But what if some of them have not believed?numquid incredulitas illorum fidem Dei evacuabit?Shall their unbelief nullify the faith of God?Absit.Let it not be so!

⁴Est autem Deus verax:For God is truthful,omnis autem homo mendax,but every man is deceitful;sicut scriptum est:just as it was written:Ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis:“Therefore, you are justified in your words,et vincas cum judicaris.and you will prevail when you give judgment.”

⁴Est autem Deus verax:For God is truthful,omnis autem homo mendax,but every man is deceitful;sicut scriptum est:just as it was written:Ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis:“Therefore, you are justified in your words,et vincas cum judicaris.and you will prevail when you give judgment.”

⁵Si autem iniquitas nostra justitiam Dei commendat,But if even our injustice points to the justice of God,quid dicemus?what shall we say?Numquid iniquus est Deus, qui infert iram?Could God be unfair for inflicting wrath?

⁵Si autem iniquitas nostra justitiam Dei commendat,But if even our injustice points to the justice of God,quid dicemus?what shall we say?Numquid iniquus est Deus, qui infert iram?Could God be unfair for inflicting wrath?

⁶secundum hominem dico. Absit.(I am speaking in human terms.)Alioquin quomodo judicabit Deus hunc mundum?Let it not be so! Otherwise, how would God judge this world?

⁶secundum hominem dico. Absit.(I am speaking in human terms.)Alioquin quomodo judicabit Deus hunc mundum?Let it not be so! Otherwise, how would God judge this world?

⁷Si enim veritas Dei in meo mendacio abundavit in gloriam ipsius:For if the truth of God has abounded, through my falseness, unto his glory,quid adhuc et ego tamquam peccator judicor?why should I still be judged as such a sinner?

⁷Si enim veritas Dei in meo mendacio abundavit in gloriam ipsius:For if the truth of God has abounded, through my falseness, unto his glory,quid adhuc et ego tamquam peccator judicor?why should I still be judged as such a sinner?

⁸et non (sicut blasphemamur,And should we not do evil,et sicut aiunt quidam nos dicere) faciamus mala ut veniant bona:so that good may result? For so we have been slandered, and so some have claimed we said;quorum damnatio justa est.their condemnation is just.

⁸et non (sicut blasphemamur,And should we not do evil,et sicut aiunt quidam nos dicere) faciamus mala ut veniant bona:so that good may result? For so we have been slandered, and so some have claimed we said;quorum damnatio justa est.their condemnation is just.

⁹Quid ergo?What is next?præcellimus eos?Should we try to excel ahead of them?Nequaquam.By no means!Causati enim sumus Judæos et Græcos omnes sub peccato esse,For we have accused all Jews and Greeks to be under sin,

⁹Quid ergo?What is next?præcellimus eos?Should we try to excel ahead of them?Nequaquam.By no means!Causati enim sumus Judæos et Græcos omnes sub peccato esse,For we have accused all Jews and Greeks to be under sin,

¹⁰sicut scriptum est:just as it was written:Quia non est justus quisquam:“There is no one who is just.

¹⁰sicut scriptum est:just as it was written:Quia non est justus quisquam:“There is no one who is just.

¹¹non est intelligens,There is no one who understands.non est requirens Deum.There is no one who seeks God.

¹¹non est intelligens,There is no one who understands.non est requirens Deum.There is no one who seeks God.

¹²Omnes declinaverunt,All have gone astray;simul inutiles facti sunt:together they have become useless.non est qui faciat bonum,There is no one who does good;non est usque ad unum.there is not even one.

¹²Omnes declinaverunt,All have gone astray;simul inutiles facti sunt:together they have become useless.non est qui faciat bonum,There is no one who does good;non est usque ad unum.there is not even one.

¹³Sepulchrum patens est guttur eorum,Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongues,linguis suis dolose agebant:they have been acting deceitfully.venenum aspidum sub labiis eorum:The venom of asps is under their lips.

¹³Sepulchrum patens est guttur eorum,Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongues,linguis suis dolose agebant:they have been acting deceitfully.venenum aspidum sub labiis eorum:The venom of asps is under their lips.

¹⁴quorum os maledictione,Their mouth is full of curseset amaritudine plenum est:and bitterness.

¹⁴quorum os maledictione,Their mouth is full of curseset amaritudine plenum est:and bitterness.

¹⁵veloces pedes eorum ad effundendum sanguinem:Their feet are swift to shed blood.

¹⁵veloces pedes eorum ad effundendum sanguinem:Their feet are swift to shed blood.

¹⁶contritio et infelicitas in viis eorum:Grief and unhappiness are in their ways.

¹⁶contritio et infelicitas in viis eorum:Grief and unhappiness are in their ways.

¹⁷et viam pacis non cognoverunt:And the way of peace they have not known.

¹⁷et viam pacis non cognoverunt:And the way of peace they have not known.

¹⁸non est timor Dei ante oculos eorum.There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

¹⁸non est timor Dei ante oculos eorum.There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

¹⁹Scimus autem quoniam quæcumque lex loquitur,But we know that whatever the law speaks,iis, qui in lege sunt, loquitur:it speaks to those who are in the law,ut omne os obstruatur, et subditus fiat omnis mundus Deo:so that every mouth may be silenced and the entire world may be subject to God.

¹⁹Scimus autem quoniam quæcumque lex loquitur,But we know that whatever the law speaks,iis, qui in lege sunt, loquitur:it speaks to those who are in the law,ut omne os obstruatur, et subditus fiat omnis mundus Deo:so that every mouth may be silenced and the entire world may be subject to God.

²⁰quia ex operibus legis non justificabitur omnis caro coram illo.For in his presence no flesh shall be justified by the works of the law.Per legem enim cognitio peccati.For knowledge of sin is through the law.

²⁰quia ex operibus legis non justificabitur omnis caro coram illo.For in his presence no flesh shall be justified by the works of the law.Per legem enim cognitio peccati.For knowledge of sin is through the law.

²¹Nunc autem sine lege justitia Dei manifestata est: testificata a lege et prophetis.But now, without the law, the justice of God, to which the law and the prophets have testified, has been made manifest.

²¹Nunc autem sine lege justitia Dei manifestata est: testificata a lege et prophetis.But now, without the law, the justice of God, to which the law and the prophets have testified, has been made manifest.

²²Justitia autem Dei per fidem Jesu Christi in omnes et super omnes qui credunt in eum:And the justice of God, through the faith of Jesus Christ, is in all those and over all those who believe in him.non enim est distinctio:For there is no distinction.

²²Justitia autem Dei per fidem Jesu Christi in omnes et super omnes qui credunt in eum:And the justice of God, through the faith of Jesus Christ, is in all those and over all those who believe in him.non enim est distinctio:For there is no distinction.

²³omnes enim peccaverunt,For all have sinnedet egent gloria Dei.and all are in need of the glory of God.

²³omnes enim peccaverunt,For all have sinnedet egent gloria Dei.and all are in need of the glory of God.

²⁴Justificati gratis per gratiam ipsius, per redemptionem quæ est in Christo Jesu,We have been justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

²⁴Justificati gratis per gratiam ipsius, per redemptionem quæ est in Christo Jesu,We have been justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

²⁵quem proposuit Deus propitiationem per fidem in sanguine ipsius,whom God has offered as a propitiation, through faith in his blood,ad ostensionem justitiæ suæ propter remissionem præcedentium delictorumto reveal his justice for the remission of the former offenses,

²⁵quem proposuit Deus propitiationem per fidem in sanguine ipsius,whom God has offered as a propitiation, through faith in his blood,ad ostensionem justitiæ suæ propter remissionem præcedentium delictorumto reveal his justice for the remission of the former offenses,

²⁶in sustentatione Dei,and by the forbearance of God,ad ostensionem justitiæ ejus in hoc tempore:to reveal his justice in this time,ut sit ipse justus, et justificans eum, qui est ex fide Jesu Christi.so that he himself might be both the Just One and the Justifier of anyone who is of the faith of Jesus Christ.

²⁶in sustentatione Dei,and by the forbearance of God,ad ostensionem justitiæ ejus in hoc tempore:to reveal his justice in this time,ut sit ipse justus, et justificans eum, qui est ex fide Jesu Christi.so that he himself might be both the Just One and the Justifier of anyone who is of the faith of Jesus Christ.

²⁷Ubi est ergo gloriatio tua?So then, where is your self-exaltation?Exclusa est.It is excluded.Per quam legem?Through what law?Factorum?That of works?Non: sed per legem fidei.No, but rather through the law of faith.

²⁷Ubi est ergo gloriatio tua?So then, where is your self-exaltation?Exclusa est.It is excluded.Per quam legem?Through what law?Factorum?That of works?Non: sed per legem fidei.No, but rather through the law of faith.

²⁸Arbitramur enim justificari hominem per fidem sine operibus legis.For we judge a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law.

²⁸Arbitramur enim justificari hominem per fidem sine operibus legis.For we judge a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law.

²⁹An Judæorum Deus tantum?Is God of the Jews only and not also of the Gentiles?nonne et gentium?On the contrary,Immo et gentium:of the Gentiles also.

²⁹An Judæorum Deus tantum?Is God of the Jews only and not also of the Gentiles?nonne et gentium?On the contrary,Immo et gentium:of the Gentiles also.

³⁰quoniam quidem unus est Deus, qui justificat circumcisionem ex fide, et præputium per fidem.For One is the God who justifies circumcision by faith and uncircumcision through faith.

³⁰quoniam quidem unus est Deus, qui justificat circumcisionem ex fide, et præputium per fidem.For One is the God who justifies circumcision by faith and uncircumcision through faith.

³¹Legem ergo destruimus per fidem? Absit:Are we then destroying the law through faith? Let it not be so!sed legem statuimus.Instead, we are making the law stand.

³¹Legem ergo destruimus per fidem? Absit:Are we then destroying the law through faith? Let it not be so!sed legem statuimus.Instead, we are making the law stand.