Romans

1这样说来，犹太人有什么长处？割礼有什么益处呢？

2凡事大有好处：第一是 神的圣言交托他们。

3即便有不信的，这有何妨呢？难道他们的不信就废掉 神的信吗？

4断乎不能！不如说， 神是真实的，人都是虚谎的。如经上所记：你责备人的时候，显为公义； 被人议论的时候，可以得胜。

5我且照着人的常话说，我们的不义若显出 神的义来，我们可以怎么说呢？ 神降怒，是他不义吗？

6断乎不是！若是这样， 神怎能审判世界呢？

7若 神的真实，因我的虚谎越发显出他的荣耀，为什么我还受审判，好像罪人呢？

8为什么不说，我们可以作恶以成善呢？这是毁谤我们的人说我们有这话。这等人定罪是该当的。

没有义人

9这却怎么样呢？我们比他们强吗？决不是的！因我们已经证明：犹太人和希腊人都在罪恶之下。

10就如经上所记：没有义人，连一个也没有。

11没有明白的； 没有寻求 神的；

12都是偏离正路， 一同变为无用。 没有行善的，连一个也没有。

13他们的喉咙是敞开的坟墓； 他们用舌头弄诡诈， 嘴唇里有虺蛇的毒气，

14满口是咒骂苦毒。

15杀人流血， 他们的脚飞跑，

16所经过的路便行残害暴虐的事。

17平安的路，他们未曾知道；

18他们眼中不怕 神。

19我们晓得律法上的话都是对律法以下之人说的，好塞住各人的口，叫普世的人都伏在 神审判之下。

20所以凡有血气的，没有一个因行律法能在 神面前称义，因为律法本是叫人知罪。

因信称义

21但如今， 神的义在律法以外已经显明出来，有律法和先知为证：

22就是 神的义，因信耶稣基督加给一切相信的人，并没有分别。

23因为世人都犯了罪，亏缺了 神的荣耀；

24如今却蒙 神的恩典，因基督耶稣的救赎，就白白地称义。

25神设立耶稣作挽回祭，是凭着耶稣的血，借着人的信，要显明 神的义；因为他用忍耐的心宽容人先时所犯的罪，

26好在今时显明他的义，使人知道他自己为义，也称信耶稣的人为义。

27既是这样，哪里能夸口呢？没有可夸的了。用何法没有的呢？是用立功之法吗？不是，乃用信主之法。

28所以我们看定了：人称义是因着信，不在乎遵行律法。

29难道 神只作犹太人的 神吗？不也是作外邦人的 神吗？是的，也作外邦人的 神。

30神既是一位，他就要因信称那受割礼的为义，也要因信称那未受割礼的为义。

31这样，我们因信废了律法吗？断乎不是！更是坚固律法。

1Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?

2Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.

3For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?

4May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written,“that you might be justified in your words,and might prevail when you come into judgment.”

5But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.

6May it never be! For then how will God judge the world?

7For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

8Why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), “Let’s do evil, that good may come?” Those who say so are justly condemned.

9What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.

10As it is written,“There is no one righteous;no, not one.

11There is no one who understands.There is no one who seeks after God.

12They have all turned away.They have together become unprofitable.There is no one who does good,no, not so much as one.”

13“Their throat is an open tomb.With their tongues they have used deceit.”“The poison of vipers is under their lips.”

14“Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”

15“Their feet are swift to shed blood.

16Destruction and misery are in their ways.

17The way of peace, they haven’t known.”

18“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

19Now 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.

20Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

21But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;

22even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,

23for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

24being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

25whom God sent to be an atoning sacrificethrough faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;

26to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, that he might himself be just and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

27Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.

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

29Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

30since indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

31Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.