Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.4", "source": "Μὴ γένοιτο: γινέσθω δὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἀληθής, πᾶς δὲ ἄνθρωπος ψεύστης· καθὼς γέγραπται, Ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου, καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε.", "text": "*Mē genoito*: *ginesthō de ho Theos alēthēs*, *pas de anthrōpos pseustēs*; *kathōs gegraptai*, *Hopōs an dikaiōthēs en tois logois sou*, *kai nikēsēs en tō krinesthai se*.", "grammar": { "*Mē genoito*": "optative phrase, aorist middle, 3rd person singular - may it not be/certainly not", "*ginesthō*": "verb, imperative, present middle/passive, 3rd person singular - let be", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*ho Theos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*alēthēs*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - true/truthful", "*pas*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - every/all", "*anthrōpos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - man/human", "*pseustēs*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - liar", "*kathōs*": "adverb - just as/according as", "*gegraptai*": "verb, perfect passive, 3rd person singular - it has been written", "*Hopōs*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*an*": "particle with subjunctive - would/might", "*dikaiōthēs*": "verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person singular - you might be justified", "*en tois logois*": "preposition + dative noun, masculine, plural - in the words", "*sou*": "pronoun, genitive, singular - of you/your", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*nikēsēs*": "verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular - you might conquer/prevail", "*en tō krinesthai*": "preposition + articular infinitive, present middle/passive - in the being judged", "*se*": "pronoun, accusative, singular - you" }, "variants": { "*Mē genoito*": "may it not be/by no means/certainly not/God forbid", "*alēthēs*": "true/truthful/honest", "*pseustēs*": "liar/deceiver/false", "*dikaiōthēs*": "be justified/be vindicated/be proven right", "*nikēsēs*": "conquer/prevail/overcome/be victorious", "*krinesthai*": "being judged/entering into judgment/going to court" } }

Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.5", "source": "Εἰ δὲ ἡ ἀδικία ἡμῶν Θεοῦ δικαιοσύνην συνίστησιν, τί ἐροῦμεν; μὴ ἄδικος ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ἐπιφέρων τὴν ὀργήν; (Κατὰ ἄνθρωπον λέγω)", "text": "*Ei de hē adikia hēmōn Theou dikaiosynēn synistēsin*, *ti eroumen*? *mē adikos ho Theos ho epipherōn tēn orgēn*? (*Kata anthrōpon legō*)", "grammar": { "*Ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*hē adikia*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - the unrighteousness", "*hēmōn*": "pronoun, genitive, plural - of us/our", "*Theou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*dikaiosynēn*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - righteousness", "*synistēsin*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - commends/establishes/demonstrates", "*ti*": "interrogative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - what", "*eroumen*": "verb, future active, 1st person plural - we will say", "*mē*": "negative particle expecting negative answer - not", "*adikos*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - unrighteous/unjust", "*ho Theos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*ho epipherōn*": "participle, present active, nominative, masculine, singular - the one bringing", "*tēn orgēn*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - the wrath", "*Kata*": "preposition + accusative - according to", "*anthrōpon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - man/human", "*legō*": "verb, present active, 1st person singular - I speak/say" }, "variants": { "*adikia*": "unrighteousness/injustice/wrongdoing", "*dikaiosynēn*": "righteousness/justice/rightness", "*synistēsin*": "commends/demonstrates/establishes/confirms/proves", "*adikos*": "unrighteous/unjust/unfair", "*epipherōn*": "bringing/inflicting/imposing", "*orgēn*": "wrath/anger/indignation" } }

Verse 7

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.7", "source": "Εἰ γὰρ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ ψεύσματι ἐπερίσσευσεν εἰς τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ· τί ἔτι κἀγὼ ὡς ἁμαρτωλὸς κρίνομαι;", "text": "*Ei gar hē alētheia tou Theou en tō emō pseusmati eperisseusen eis tēn doxan autou*; *ti eti kagō hōs hamartōlos krinomai*?", "grammar": { "*Ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*hē alētheia*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - the truth", "*tou Theou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*en tō emō*": "preposition + dative pronoun, neuter, singular - in my", "*pseusmati*": "noun, dative, neuter, singular - lie/falsehood", "*eperisseusen*": "verb, aorist active, 3rd person singular - abounded/increased", "*eis tēn doxan*": "preposition + accusative noun, feminine, singular - unto the glory", "*autou*": "pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*ti*": "interrogative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - why", "*eti*": "adverb - still/yet", "*kagō*": "crasis of *kai* + *egō* - and I/I also", "*hōs*": "comparative particle - as/like", "*hamartōlos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - sinner", "*krinomai*": "verb, present passive, 1st person singular - I am judged" }, "variants": { "*alētheia*": "truth/reality/truthfulness", "*pseusmati*": "lie/falsehood/untruth", "*eperisseusen*": "abounded/increased/overflowed/multiplied", "*doxan*": "glory/honor/praise/splendor", "*hamartōlos*": "sinner/sinful person/wrongdoer", "*krinomai*": "am judged/am condemned/am called to account" } }

Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.8", "source": "Καὶ μή, (καθὼς βλασφημούμεθα, καὶ καθώς φασίν τινες ἡμᾶς λέγειν,) ὅτι Ποιήσωμεν τὰ κακὰ, ἵνα ἔλθῃ τὰ ἀγαθά; ὧν τὸ κρίμα ἔνδικόν ἐστιν.", "text": "*Kai mē*, (*kathōs blasphēmoumetha*, *kai kathōs phasin tines hēmas legein*,) *hoti Poiēsōmen ta kaka*, *hina elthē ta agatha*? *hōn to krima endikon estin*.", "grammar": { "*Kai*": "conjunction - and", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*kathōs*": "adverb - just as/according as", "*blasphēmoumetha*": "verb, present passive, 1st person plural - we are blasphemed/slandered", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*kathōs*": "adverb - just as/according as", "*phasin*": "verb, present active, 3rd person plural - they say", "*tines*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - some", "*hēmas*": "pronoun, accusative, plural - us", "*legein*": "verb, present active infinitive - to say", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*Poiēsōmen*": "verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural - let us do", "*ta kaka*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, plural - the evil things", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*elthē*": "verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - may come", "*ta agatha*": "adjective, nominative/accusative, neuter, plural - the good things", "*hōn*": "relative pronoun, genitive, masculine, plural - of whom", "*to krima*": "noun, nominative, neuter, singular - the judgment/condemnation", "*endikon*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - just/righteous", "*estin*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - is" }, "variants": { "*blasphēmoumetha*": "are blasphemed/are slandered/are spoken against", "*phasin*": "say/claim/assert", "*Poiēsōmen*": "let us do/may we do/should we do", "*kaka*": "evil things/bad things/harmful things", "*agatha*": "good things/benefits/blessings", "*krima*": "judgment/condemnation/sentence", "*endikon*": "just/righteous/deserved/fair" } }

Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.9", "source": "Τί οὖν; προεχόμεθα; Οὐ, πάντως: προῃτιασάμεθα γὰρ Ἰουδαίους τε καὶ Ἕλληνας, πάντας ὑφʼ ἁμαρτίαν εἶναι·", "text": "*Ti oun*? *proechometha*? *Ou*, *pantōs*: *proētiasametha gar Ioudaious te kai Hellēnas*, *pantas hyph' hamartian einai*;", "grammar": { "*Ti*": "interrogative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - what", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then", "*proechometha*": "verb, present middle/passive, 1st person plural - do we excel/are we better", "*Ou*": "negative particle - no/not", "*pantōs*": "adverb - at all/entirely", "*proētiasametha*": "verb, aorist middle, 1st person plural - we previously charged", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*Ioudaious*": "noun, accusative, masculine, plural - Jews", "*te*": "connective particle - both/and", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*Hellēnas*": "noun, accusative, masculine, plural - Greeks", "*pantas*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, plural - all", "*hyph' hamartian*": "preposition + accusative noun, feminine, singular - under sin", "*einai*": "verb, present active infinitive - to be" }, "variants": { "*proechometha*": "do we excel/are we better/have an advantage", "*pantōs*": "at all/certainly/entirely/altogether", "*proētiasametha*": "previously charged/already brought the accusation/previously proved", "*Ioudaious*": "Jews/Jewish people/Judeans", "*Hellēnas*": "Greeks/Gentiles/non-Jews", "*hyph' hamartian*": "under sin/under the power of sin/subject to sin" } }

Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.13", "source": "Τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος ὁ λάρυγξ αὐτῶν· ταῖς γλώσσαις αὐτῶν ἐδολιοῦσαν· ἰὸς ἀσπίδων ὑπὸ τὰ χείλη αὐτῶν:", "text": "*Taphos aneōgmenos ho larynx autōn*; *tais glōssais autōn edoliousan*; *ios aspidōn hypo ta cheilē autōn*:", "grammar": { "*Taphos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - tomb/grave", "*aneōgmenos*": "participle, perfect passive, nominative, masculine, singular - having been opened", "*ho larynx*": "article + noun, nominative, masculine, singular - the throat", "*autōn*": "pronoun, genitive, masculine, plural - of them", "*tais glōssais*": "article + noun, dative, feminine, plural - with the tongues", "*autōn*": "pronoun, genitive, masculine, plural - of them", "*edoliousan*": "verb, imperfect active, 3rd person plural - they were deceiving", "*ios*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - poison/venom", "*aspidōn*": "noun, genitive, feminine, plural - of asps/of vipers", "*hypo*": "preposition + accusative - under", "*ta cheilē*": "article + noun, accusative, neuter, plural - the lips", "*autōn*": "pronoun, genitive, masculine, plural - of them" }, "variants": { "*Taphos aneōgmenos*": "open tomb/opened grave", "*larynx*": "throat/gullet", "*edoliousan*": "were deceiving/were practicing deceit/were speaking deceitfully", "*ios*": "poison/venom/deadly substance", "*aspidōn*": "of asps/of poisonous snakes/of vipers" } }

Verse 19

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.19", "source": "Οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὅσα ὁ νόμος λέγει, τοῖς ἐν τῷ νόμῳ λαλεῖ: ἵνα πᾶν στόμα φραγῇ, καὶ ὑπόδικος γένηται πᾶς ὁ κόσμος τῷ Θεῷ.", "text": "*Oidamen de hoti hosa ho nomos legei*, *tois en tō nomō lalei*: *hina pan stoma phragē*, *kai hypodikos genētai pas ho kosmos tō Theō*.", "grammar": { "*Oidamen*": "verb, perfect active, 1st person plural - we know", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*hosa*": "correlative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - whatever things", "*ho nomos*": "article + noun, nominative, masculine, singular - the law", "*legei*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - says/speaks", "*tois en tō nomō*": "article + preposition + article + noun, dative, masculine, singular - to those in the law", "*lalei*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - speaks/says", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*pan stoma*": "adjective + noun, nominative, neuter, singular - every mouth", "*phragē*": "verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might be stopped", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*hypodikos*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - accountable/liable", "*genētai*": "verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might become", "*pas ho kosmos*": "adjective + article + noun, nominative, masculine, singular - all the world", "*tō Theō*": "article + noun, dative, masculine, singular - to God" }, "variants": { "*Oidamen*": "we know/we understand/we are aware", "*nomos*": "law/Torah/legal system", "*lalei*": "speaks to/addresses/communicates with", "*phragē*": "might be stopped/might be silenced/might be shut", "*hypodikos*": "accountable/guilty/answerable/liable to judgment", "*kosmos*": "world/universe/humankind" } }

Verse 20

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.20", "source": "Διότι ἐξ ἔργων νόμου οὐ δικαιωθήσεται πᾶσα σὰρξ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ: διὰ γὰρ νόμου ἐπίγνωσις ἁμαρτίας.", "text": "*Dioti ex ergōn nomou ou dikaiōthēsetai pasa sarx enōpion autou*: *dia gar nomou epignōsis hamartias*.", "grammar": { "*Dioti*": "conjunction - because/for", "*ex ergōn*": "preposition + noun, genitive, neuter, plural - from works/by works", "*nomou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of law", "*ou*": "negative particle - not", "*dikaiōthēsetai*": "verb, future passive, 3rd person singular - will be justified", "*pasa sarx*": "adjective + noun, nominative, feminine, singular - all flesh", "*enōpion*": "preposition + genitive - before/in sight of", "*autou*": "pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*dia*": "preposition + genitive - through", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*nomou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of law", "*epignōsis*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - knowledge/recognition", "*hamartias*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - of sin" }, "variants": { "*Dioti*": "because/therefore/for this reason", "*ergōn nomou*": "works of law/deeds required by law/Torah observance", "*dikaiōthēsetai*": "will be justified/will be declared righteous/will be acquitted", "*pasa sarx*": "all flesh/every human being/all humanity", "*enōpion*": "before/in the sight of/in the presence of", "*epignōsis*": "knowledge/full knowledge/recognition/awareness" } }

Verse 21

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.21", "source": "Νυνὶ δὲ χωρὶς νόμου δικαιοσύνη Θεοῦ πεφανέρωται, μαρτυρουμένη ὑπὸ τοῦ νόμου καὶ τῶν προφητῶν·", "text": "*Nyni de chōris nomou dikaiosynē Theou pephanerōtai*, *martyroumenē hypo tou nomou kai tōn prophētōn*;", "grammar": { "*Nyni*": "adverb - now", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*chōris*": "preposition + genitive - apart from/without", "*nomou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of law", "*dikaiosynē*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - righteousness", "*Theou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*pephanerōtai*": "verb, perfect passive, 3rd person singular - has been manifested", "*martyroumenē*": "participle, present passive, nominative, feminine, singular - being witnessed/testified to", "*hypo*": "preposition + genitive - by", "*tou nomou*": "article + noun, genitive, masculine, singular - the law", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*tōn prophētōn*": "article + noun, genitive, masculine, plural - the prophets" }, "variants": { "*Nyni*": "now/at this time/at present", "*chōris nomou*": "apart from law/independently of law/without law's requirements", "*dikaiosynē Theou*": "righteousness of God/God's righteousness/divine righteousness", "*pephanerōtai*": "has been manifested/has been revealed/has been made known", "*martyroumenē*": "being witnessed/being attested to/being testified to" } }

Verse 22

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.22", "source": "Δικαιοσύνη δὲ Θεοῦ διὰ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς πάντας καὶ ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς πιστεύοντας: οὐ γάρ ἐστιν διαστολή:", "text": "*Dikaiosynē de Theou dia pisteōs Iēsou Christou eis pantas kai epi pantas tous pisteuontas*: *ou gar estin diastolē*:", "grammar": { "*Dikaiosynē*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - righteousness", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*Theou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*dia pisteōs*": "preposition + noun, genitive, feminine, singular - through faith", "*Iēsou Christou*": "noun + noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus Christ", "*eis pantas*": "preposition + adjective, accusative, masculine, plural - to all", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*epi pantas*": "preposition + adjective, accusative, masculine, plural - upon all", "*tous pisteuontas*": "article + participle, present active, accusative, masculine, plural - the ones believing", "*ou*": "negative particle - not", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*estin*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - is/exists", "*diastolē*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - distinction/difference" }, "variants": { "*dia pisteōs Iēsou Christou*": "through faith in Jesus Christ/through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ", "*eis pantas kai epi pantas*": "to all and upon all/for all and on all", "*pisteuontas*": "believing/trusting/having faith", "*diastolē*": "distinction/difference/discrimination" } }

Verse 25

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.25", "source": "Ὃν προέθετο ὁ Θεὸς ἱλαστήριον διὰ τῆς πίστεως ἐν τῷ αὐτοῦ αἵματι, εἰς ἔνδειξιν τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ διὰ τὴν πάρεσιν τῶν προγεγονότων ἁμαρτημάτων,", "text": "*Hon proetheto ho Theos hilastērion dia tēs pisteōs en tō autou haimati*, *eis endeixin tēs dikaiosynēs autou dia tēn paresin tōn progegonotōn hamartēmatōn*,", "grammar": { "*Hon*": "relative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - whom", "*proetheto*": "verb, aorist middle, 3rd person singular - set forth/purposed", "*ho Theos*": "article + noun, nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*hilastērion*": "noun, accusative, neuter, singular - propitiation/mercy seat", "*dia tēs pisteōs*": "preposition + article + noun, genitive, feminine, singular - through the faith", "*en tō autou haimati*": "preposition + article + pronoun + noun, dative, neuter, singular - in his blood", "*eis endeixin*": "preposition + noun, accusative, feminine, singular - for demonstration", "*tēs dikaiosynēs*": "article + noun, genitive, feminine, singular - of the righteousness", "*autou*": "pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*dia tēn paresin*": "preposition + article + noun, accusative, feminine, singular - because of the passing over", "*tōn progegonotōn*": "article + participle, perfect active, genitive, neuter, plural - of the previously committed", "*hamartēmatōn*": "noun, genitive, neuter, plural - of sins" }, "variants": { "*proetheto*": "set forth/purposed/displayed publicly/appointed", "*hilastērion*": "propitiation/mercy seat/place of atonement/sacrifice of atonement", "*dia tēs pisteōs*": "through faith/through the faith/by means of faith", "*endeixin*": "demonstration/showing/proof/display", "*paresin*": "passing over/overlooking/remission/forbearance", "*progegonotōn hamartēmatōn*": "previously committed sins/sins committed beforehand" } }

Verse 26

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.26", "source": "ἐν τῇ ἀνοχῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ· ⋄Πρὸς ἔνδειξιν, τῆς δικαιοσύνης αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ: εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν δίκαιον, καὶ δικαιοῦντα τὸν ἐκ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ.", "text": "*en tē anochē tou Theou*; *Pros endeixin*, *tēs dikaiosynēs autou en tō nyn kairō*: *eis to einai auton dikaion*, *kai dikaiounta ton ek pisteōs Iēsou*.", "grammar": { "*en tē anochē*": "preposition + article + noun, dative, feminine, singular - in the forbearance", "*tou Theou*": "article + noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*Pros endeixin*": "preposition + noun, accusative, feminine, singular - toward demonstration", "*tēs dikaiosynēs*": "article + noun, genitive, feminine, singular - of the righteousness", "*autou*": "pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*en tō nyn kairō*": "preposition + article + adverb + noun, dative, masculine, singular - in the present time", "*eis to einai*": "preposition + article + verb, present active infinitive - to be/that he might be", "*auton*": "pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - he/him", "*dikaion*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, singular - just/righteous", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*dikaiounta*": "participle, present active, accusative, masculine, singular - justifying", "*ton ek pisteōs*": "article + preposition + noun, genitive, feminine, singular - the one of faith", "*Iēsou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus" }, "variants": { "*anochē*": "forbearance/patience/tolerance", "*endeixin*": "demonstration/showing/proof/display", "*nyn kairō*": "present time/current time/now", "*dikaion*": "just/righteous/right", "*dikaiounta*": "justifying/declaring righteous/making right", "*ton ek pisteōs Iēsou*": "the one who has faith in Jesus/the one who belongs to the faith of Jesus" } }