Romans 3:19,28
Romans 3:9-20 The Message (MSG)
So where does that put us? Do we Jews get a better break than the others? Not really. Basically, all of us, whether insiders or outsiders, start out in identical conditions, which is to say that we all start out as sinners. Scripture leaves no doubt about it: There’s nobody living right, not even one, nobody who knows the score, nobody alert for God. They’ve all taken the wrong turn; they’ve all wandered down blind alleys. No one’s living right; I can’t find a single one. Their throats are gaping graves, their tongues slick as mudslides. Every word they speak is tinged with poison. They open their mouths and pollute the air. They race for the honor of sinner-of-the-year, litter the land with heartbreak and ruin, Don’t know the first thing about living with others. They never give God the time of day. This makes it clear, doesn’t it, that whatever is written in these Scriptures is not what God says about others but to us to whom these Scriptures were addressed in the first place! And it’s clear enough, isn’t it, that we’re sinners, every one of us, in the same sinking boat with everybody else? Our involvement with God’s revelation doesn’t put us right with God. What it does is force us to face our complicity in everyone else’s sin.
Romans 3:27-28 The Message (MSG)
So where does that leave our proud Jewish insider claims and counterclaims? Canceled? Yes, canceled. What we’ve learned is this: God does not respond to what we do; we respond to what God does. We’ve finally figured it out. Our lives get in step with God and all others by letting him set the pace, not by proudly or anxiously trying to run the parade.
Romans 3:19 King James Version (KJV)
Now 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.
Romans 3:28 King James Version (KJV)
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Romans 3:19 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God
Romans 3:28 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.
Romans 3:19 New Century Version (NCV)
We know that the law’s commands are for those who have the law. This stops all excuses and brings the whole world under God’s judgment
Romans 3:28 New Century Version (NCV)
A person is made right with God through faith, not through obeying the law.
Romans 3:19 American Standard Version (ASV)
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God
Romans 3:28 American Standard Version (ASV)
We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
Romans 3:19 New International Version (NIV)
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
Romans 3:28 New International Version (NIV)
For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
Romans 3:19 New King James Version (NKJV)
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Romans 3:28 New King James Version (NKJV)
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.
Romans 3:19 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Now we know that whatever the Law [of Moses] says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that [the excuses of] every mouth may be silenced [from protesting] and that all the world may be held accountable to God [and subject to His judgment].
Romans 3:28 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For we maintain that an individual is justified by faith distinctly apart from works of the Law [the observance of which has nothing to do with justification, that is, being declared free of the guilt of sin and made acceptable to God].
Romans 3:19 New Living Translation (NLT)
Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God.
Romans 3:28 New Living Translation (NLT)
So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.
Romans 3:19 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Now, we realize that everything the law says is addressed to those who are under its authority. This is for two reasons: So that every excuse will be silenced, with no boasting of innocence. And so that the entire world will be held accountable to God’s standards.
Romans 3:28 The Passion Translation (TPT)
So our conclusion is this: God’s wonderful declaration that we are righteous in his eyes can only come when we put our faith in Christ, and not in keeping the law.