{ "verseID": "Romans.3.1", "source": "¶Τί οὖν τὸ περισσὸν τοῦ Ἰουδαίου; ἢ τίς ἡ ὠφέλεια τῆς περιτομῆς;", "text": "*Ti* therefore the *perisson* of the *Ioudaiou*? or what the *ōpheleia* of the *peritomēs*?", "grammar": { "*Ti*": "interrogative pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular - what", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then", "*perisson*": "adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - advantage/superiority", "*Ioudaiou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of Jewish person", "*ē*": "disjunctive particle - or", "*tis*": "interrogative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - what", "*ōpheleia*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - benefit/advantage", "*peritomēs*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - of circumcision" }, "variants": { "*perisson*": "advantage/surplus/excess/what is special", "*Ioudaiou*": "Jew/Jewish person/Judean", "*ōpheleia*": "benefit/profit/advantage/usefulness" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.2", "source": "Πολὺ κατὰ πάντα τρόπον: πρῶτον, μὲν γὰρ ὅτι ἐπιστεύθησαν τὰ λόγια τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "*Poly kata panta tropon*: *prōton men gar hoti episteuthēsan ta logia tou Theou*.", "grammar": { "*Poly*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, singular - much/great", "*kata*": "preposition + accusative - according to", "*panta*": "adjective, accusative, masculine, singular - every/all", "*tropon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - way/manner", "*prōton*": "adverb - firstly/in the first place", "*men*": "particle marking contrast with unstated *de* - indeed/on one hand", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that/because", "*episteuthēsan*": "verb, aorist passive, 3rd person plural - they were entrusted with", "*ta logia*": "noun, nominative/accusative, neuter, plural - the oracles/words", "*tou Theou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*Poly*": "much/great/many", "*tropon*": "way/manner/mode/method", "*episteuthēsan*": "were entrusted with/were believed/were trusted with", "*logia*": "oracles/sayings/utterances/divine words" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.3", "source": "Τί γὰρ εἰ ἠπίστησάν τινες; μὴ ἡ ἀπιστία αὐτῶν τὴν πίστιν τοῦ Θεοῦ καταργήσει;", "text": "*Ti gar ei ēpistēsan tines*? *mē hē apistia autōn tēn pistin tou Theou katargēsei*?", "grammar": { "*Ti*": "interrogative pronoun, nominative, neuter, singular - what", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*ēpistēsan*": "verb, aorist active, 3rd person plural - they were unfaithful/disbelieved", "*tines*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - some", "*mē*": "negative particle expecting negative answer - not", "*hē apistia*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - the unfaithfulness/unbelief", "*autōn*": "pronoun, genitive, masculine, plural - of them", "*tēn pistin*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - the faithfulness/faith", "*tou Theou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*katargēsei*": "verb, future active, 3rd person singular - will nullify/make ineffective" }, "variants": { "*ēpistēsan*": "were unfaithful/disbelieved/were unbelieving", "*apistia*": "unfaithfulness/unbelief/faithlessness", "*pistin*": "faithfulness/faith/trustworthiness", "*katargēsei*": "nullify/make ineffective/invalidate/render inoperative" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.6", "source": "Μὴ γένοιτο: ἐπεὶ πῶς κρινεῖ ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον;", "text": "*Mē genoito*: *epei pōs krinei ho Theos ton kosmon*?", "grammar": { "*Mē genoito*": "optative phrase, aorist middle, 3rd person singular - may it not be/certainly not", "*epei*": "conjunction - since/because", "*pōs*": "adverb - how", "*krinei*": "verb, future active, 3rd person singular - will judge", "*ho Theos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*ton kosmon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - the world" }, "variants": { "*Mē genoito*": "may it not be/by no means/certainly not/God forbid", "*epei*": "since/because/otherwise", "*krinei*": "will judge/will condemn/will decide about", "*kosmon*": "world/universe/creation/humankind" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.10", "source": "Καθὼς γέγραπται, ὅτι Οὐκ ἔστιν δίκαιος, οὐδὲ εἷς:", "text": "*Kathōs gegraptai*, *hoti Ouk estin dikaios*, *oude heis*:", "grammar": { "*Kathōs*": "adverb - just as/according as", "*gegraptai*": "verb, perfect passive, 3rd person singular - it has been written", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*Ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*estin*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - is/exists", "*dikaios*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - righteous/just person", "*oude*": "negative conjunction - not even/and not", "*heis*": "numeral, nominative, masculine, singular - one" }, "variants": { "*gegraptai*": "has been written/stands written/is recorded", "*dikaios*": "righteous one/just person/righteous person", "*oude heis*": "not even one/no one at all/not a single one" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.11", "source": "Οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ συνίων, οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ἐκζητῶν τὸν Θεόν.", "text": "*Ouk estin ho syniōn*, *ouk estin ho ekzētōn ton Theon*.", "grammar": { "*Ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*estin*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - is/exists", "*ho syniōn*": "article + participle, present active, nominative, masculine, singular - the one understanding", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*estin*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - is/exists", "*ho ekzētōn*": "article + participle, present active, nominative, masculine, singular - the one seeking out", "*ton Theon*": "article + noun, accusative, masculine, singular - God" }, "variants": { "*syniōn*": "understanding/comprehending/discerning", "*ekzētōn*": "seeking out/searching for/earnestly seeking" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.12", "source": "Πάντες ἐξέκλιναν, ἅμα ἠχρειώθησαν· οὐκ ἔστιν ποιῶν χρηστότητα, οὐκ ἔστιν ἕως ἑνός.", "text": "*Pantes exeklinan*, *hama ēchreiōthēsan*; *ouk estin poiōn chrēstotēta*, *ouk estin heōs henos*.", "grammar": { "*Pantes*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, plural - all", "*exeklinan*": "verb, aorist active, 3rd person plural - they turned aside", "*hama*": "adverb - together/at once", "*ēchreiōthēsan*": "verb, aorist passive, 3rd person plural - they became useless", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*estin*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - is/exists", "*poiōn*": "participle, present active, nominative, masculine, singular - doing/practicing", "*chrēstotēta*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - goodness/kindness", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*estin*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - is/exists", "*heōs*": "preposition - until/as far as", "*henos*": "numeral, genitive, masculine, singular - of one" }, "variants": { "*exeklinan*": "turned aside/deviated/went astray", "*ēchreiōthēsan*": "became useless/became worthless/became unprofitable", "*chrēstotēta*": "goodness/kindness/what is right", "*heōs henos*": "even one/not so much as one/not even a single one" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.14", "source": "Ὧν τὸ στόμα ἀρᾶς καὶ πικρίας γέμει:", "text": "*Hōn to stoma aras kai pikrias gemei*:", "grammar": { "*Hōn*": "relative pronoun, genitive, masculine, plural - of whom", "*to stoma*": "article + noun, nominative, neuter, singular - the mouth", "*aras*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - of cursing", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*pikrias*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - of bitterness", "*gemei*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - is full" }, "variants": { "*aras*": "cursing/curse/imprecation", "*pikrias*": "bitterness/harsh speech/bitter hatred", "*gemei*": "is full/is filled with/overflows with" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.15", "source": "Ὀξεῖς οἱ πόδες αὐτῶν ἐκχέαι αἷμα:", "text": "*Oxeis hoi podes autōn ekcheai haima*:", "grammar": { "*Oxeis*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, plural - swift", "*hoi podes*": "article + noun, nominative, masculine, plural - the feet", "*autōn*": "pronoun, genitive, masculine, plural - of them", "*ekcheai*": "verb, aorist active infinitive - to shed/pour out", "*haima*": "noun, accusative, neuter, singular - blood" }, "variants": { "*Oxeis*": "swift/quick/sharp", "*ekcheai*": "to shed/to pour out/to spill" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.16", "source": "Σύντριμμα καὶ ταλαιπωρία ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν:", "text": "*Syntrimma kai talaipōria en tais hodois autōn*:", "grammar": { "*Syntrimma*": "noun, nominative, neuter, singular - destruction/ruin", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*talaipōria*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - misery/distress", "*en tais hodois*": "preposition + article + noun, dative, feminine, plural - in the ways/paths", "*autōn*": "pronoun, genitive, masculine, plural - of them" }, "variants": { "*Syntrimma*": "destruction/ruin/brokenness/crushing", "*talaipōria*": "misery/distress/calamity/wretchedness", "*hodois*": "ways/paths/roads/routes" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.17", "source": "Καὶ ὁδὸν εἰρήνης οὐκ ἔγνωσαν:", "text": "*Kai hodon eirēnēs ouk egnōsan*:", "grammar": { "*Kai*": "conjunction - and", "*hodon*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - way/path", "*eirēnēs*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - of peace", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*egnōsan*": "verb, aorist active, 3rd person plural - they knew" }, "variants": { "*hodon*": "way/path/road/journey", "*eirēnēs*": "of peace/of harmony/of tranquility", "*egnōsan*": "knew/recognized/understood" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.18", "source": "Οὐκ ἔστιν φόβος Θεοῦ ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν.", "text": "*Ouk estin phobos Theou apenanti tōn ophthalmōn autōn*.", "grammar": { "*Ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*estin*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - is/exists", "*phobos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - fear", "*Theou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*apenanti*": "preposition + genitive - before/in front of", "*tōn ophthalmōn*": "article + noun, genitive, masculine, plural - the eyes", "*autōn*": "pronoun, genitive, masculine, plural - of them" }, "variants": { "*phobos*": "fear/reverence/awe", "*apenanti*": "before/in front of/in the presence of/before the face of" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.23", "source": "Πάντες γὰρ ἥμαρτον, καὶ ὑστεροῦνται τῆς δόξης τοῦ Θεοῦ·", "text": "*Pantes gar hēmarton*, *kai hysterountai tēs doxēs tou Theou*;", "grammar": { "*Pantes*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, plural - all", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*hēmarton*": "verb, aorist active, 3rd person plural - they sinned", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*hysterountai*": "verb, present middle/passive, 3rd person plural - they fall short", "*tēs doxēs*": "article + noun, genitive, feminine, singular - of the glory", "*tou Theou*": "article + noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*hēmarton*": "sinned/missed the mark/did wrong", "*hysterountai*": "fall short/lack/are deficient/come short" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.24", "source": "Δικαιούμενοι δωρεὰν τῇ αὐτοῦ χάριτι διὰ τῆς ἀπολυτρώσεως τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ:", "text": "*Dikaioumenoi dōrean tē autou chariti dia tēs apolytrōseōs tēs en Christō Iēsou*:", "grammar": { "*Dikaioumenoi*": "participle, present passive, nominative, masculine, plural - being justified", "*dōrean*": "adverb - freely/as a gift", "*tē autou chariti*": "article + pronoun + noun, dative, feminine, singular - by his grace", "*dia*": "preposition + genitive - through", "*tēs apolytrōseōs*": "article + noun, genitive, feminine, singular - the redemption", "*tēs en*": "article + preposition - which is in", "*Christō Iēsou*": "noun + noun, dative, masculine, singular - Christ Jesus" }, "variants": { "*Dikaioumenoi*": "being justified/being declared righteous/being made right", "*dōrean*": "freely/as a gift/without cost/gratuitously", "*chariti*": "grace/favor/kindness", "*apolytrōseōs*": "redemption/ransom/deliverance/liberation" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "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" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.27", "source": "Ποῦ οὖν ἡ καύχησις; Ἐξεκλείσθη. Διὰ ποίου νόμου; τῶν ἔργων; Οὐχί: ἀλλὰ διὰ νόμου πίστεως.", "text": "*Pou oun hē kauchēsis*? *Exekleisthē*. *Dia poiou nomou*? *tōn ergōn*? *Ouchi*: *alla dia nomou pisteōs*.", "grammar": { "*Pou*": "adverb - where", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then", "*hē kauchēsis*": "article + noun, nominative, feminine, singular - the boasting", "*Exekleisthē*": "verb, aorist passive, 3rd person singular - it was excluded", "*Dia poiou*": "preposition + interrogative adjective, genitive, masculine, singular - through what kind of", "*nomou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - law", "*tōn ergōn*": "article + noun, genitive, neuter, plural - of works", "*Ouchi*": "negative particle - no/not at all", "*alla*": "adversative conjunction - but", "*dia nomou*": "preposition + noun, genitive, masculine, singular - through law", "*pisteōs*": "noun, genitive, feminine, singular - of faith" }, "variants": { "*kauchēsis*": "boasting/glorying/pride", "*Exekleisthē*": "was excluded/was shut out/was banned", "*poiou*": "what kind of/what sort of/which", "*nomou*": "law/principle/rule", "*ergōn*": "works/deeds/actions", "*nomou pisteōs*": "law of faith/principle of faith/system of faith" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.28", "source": "Λογιζόμεθα οὖν πίστει δικαιοῦσθαι ἄνθρωπον χωρὶς ἔργων νόμου.", "text": "*Logizometha oun pistei dikaiousthai anthrōpon chōris ergōn nomou*.", "grammar": { "*Logizometha*": "verb, present middle/passive, 1st person plural - we conclude/reckon", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then", "*pistei*": "noun, dative, feminine, singular - by faith", "*dikaiousthai*": "verb, present passive infinitive - to be justified", "*anthrōpon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - a person/man", "*chōris*": "preposition + genitive - apart from/without", "*ergōn*": "noun, genitive, neuter, plural - works", "*nomou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of law" }, "variants": { "*Logizometha*": "we conclude/we reckon/we consider/we maintain", "*pistei*": "by faith/through faith/by means of faith", "*dikaiousthai*": "to be justified/to be declared righteous/to be made right", "*chōris ergōn nomou*": "apart from works of law/without law-keeping/independently of Torah observance" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.29", "source": "Ἢ Ἰουδαίων ὁ Θεὸς μόνον; οὐχὶ δὲ καὶ Ἐθνῶν; Ναὶ, καὶ Ἐθνῶν:", "text": "*Ē Ioudaiōn ho Theos monon*? *ouchi de kai Ethnōn*? *Nai*, *kai Ethnōn*:", "grammar": { "*Ē*": "disjunctive particle - or", "*Ioudaiōn*": "noun, genitive, masculine, plural - of Jews", "*ho Theos*": "article + noun, nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*monon*": "adverb - only", "*ouchi*": "negative particle - not", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*kai*": "conjunction - also", "*Ethnōn*": "noun, genitive, neuter, plural - of Gentiles/nations", "*Nai*": "particle of affirmation - yes", "*kai*": "conjunction - also", "*Ethnōn*": "noun, genitive, neuter, plural - of Gentiles/nations" }, "variants": { "*Ioudaiōn*": "of Jews/of Jewish people/of Judeans", "*monon*": "only/merely/alone", "*Ethnōn*": "of Gentiles/of nations/of non-Jews" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.30", "source": "Ἐπείπερ εἷς ὁ Θεός, ὃς δικαιώσει περιτομὴν ἐκ πίστεως, καὶ ἀκροβυστίαν διὰ τῆς πίστεως.", "text": "*Epeiper heis ho Theos*, *hos dikaiōsei peritomēn ek pisteōs*, *kai akrobystian dia tēs pisteōs*.", "grammar": { "*Epeiper*": "conjunction - since indeed", "*heis*": "numeral, nominative, masculine, singular - one", "*ho Theos*": "article + noun, nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*hos*": "relative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - who", "*dikaiōsei*": "verb, future active, 3rd person singular - will justify", "*peritomēn*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - circumcision", "*ek pisteōs*": "preposition + noun, genitive, feminine, singular - from faith", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*akrobystian*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - uncircumcision", "*dia tēs pisteōs*": "preposition + article + noun, genitive, feminine, singular - through the faith" }, "variants": { "*Epeiper*": "since indeed/seeing that/inasmuch as", "*dikaiōsei*": "will justify/will declare righteous/will make right", "*peritomēn*": "circumcision/Jews/those who are circumcised", "*ek pisteōs*": "from faith/by faith/on the basis of faith", "*akrobystian*": "uncircumcision/Gentiles/those who are uncircumcised", "*dia tēs pisteōs*": "through the faith/by means of faith" } }

{ "verseID": "Romans.3.31", "source": "Νόμον οὖν καταργοῦμεν διὰ τῆς πίστεως; Μὴ γένοιτο: ἀλλὰ, νόμον ἱστῶμεν.", "text": "*Nomon oun katargoumen dia tēs pisteōs*? *Mē genoito*: *alla*, *nomon histōmen*.", "grammar": { "*Nomon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - law", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then", "*katargoumen*": "verb, present active, 1st person plural - we nullify/abolish", "*dia tēs pisteōs*": "preposition + article + noun, genitive, feminine, singular - through the faith", "*Mē genoito*": "optative phrase, aorist middle, 3rd person singular - may it not be", "*alla*": "adversative conjunction - but", "*nomon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - law", "*histōmen*": "verb, present active, 1st person plural - we establish/uphold" }, "variants": { "*Nomon*": "law/Torah/legal system", "*katargoumen*": "nullify/abolish/cancel/render inoperative", "*Mē genoito*": "may it not be/by no means/certainly not/God forbid", "*histōmen*": "establish/uphold/confirm/strengthen" } }