1 τι ουν το περισσον του ιουδαιου, η τις η ωφελεια της περιτομης; 2 πολυ κατα παντα τροπον. πρωτον μεν γαρ οτι επιστευθησαν τα λογια του θεου. 3 τι γαρ ει ηπιστησαν τινες; μη η απιστια αυτων την πιστιν του θεου καταργησει; 4 μη γενοιτο· γινεσθω δε ο θεος αληθης, πας δε ανθρωπος ψευστης, καθως γεγραπται· οπως αν δικαιωθης εν τοις λογοις σου και νικησεις εν τω κρινεσθαι σε. 5 ει δε η αδικια ημων θεου δικαιοσυνην συνιστησιν, τι ερουμεν; μη αδικος ο θεος ο επιφερων την οργην; κατα ανθρωπον λεγω. 6 μη γενοιτο· επει πως κρινει ο θεος τον κοσμον; 7 ει γαρ η αληθεια του θεου εν τω εμω ψευσματι επερισσευσεν εις την δοξαν αυτου, τι ετι καγω ως αμαρτωλος κρινομαι, 8 και μη καθως βλασφημουμεθα και καθως φασιν τινες ημας λεγειν οτι ποιησωμεν τα κακα ινα ελθη τα αγαθα; ων το κριμα ενδικον εστιν. 9 τι ουν; προεχομεθα; ου παντως· προητιασαμεθα γαρ ιουδαιους τε και ελληνας παντας υφ αμαρτιαν ειναι, 10 καθως γεγραπται οτι ουκ εστιν δικαιος ουδε εις, 11 ουκ εστιν ο συνιων, ουκ εστιν ο εκζητων τον θεον· 12 παντες εξεκλιναν, αμα ηχρειωθησαν· ουκ εστιν ποιων χρηστοτητα, ουκ εστιν εως ενος. 13 ταφος ανεωγμενος ο λαρυγξ αυτων, ταις γλωσσαις αυτων εδολιουσαν, ιος ασπιδων υπο τα χειλη αυτων· 14 ων το στομα αρας και πικριας γεμει· 15 οξεις οι ποδες αυτων εκχεαι αιμα, 16 συντριμμα και ταλαιπωρια εν ταις οδοις αυτων, 17 και οδον ειρηνης ουκ εγνωσαν. 18 ουκ εστιν φοβος θεου απεναντι των οφθαλμων αυτων. 19 οιδαμεν δε οτι οσα ο νομος λεγει τοις εν τω νομω λαλει, ινα παν στομα φραγη και υποδικος γενηται πας ο κοσμος τω θεω, 20 διοτι εξ εργων νομου ου δικαιωθησεται πασα σαρξ ενωπιον αυτου· δια γαρ νομου επιγνωσις αμαρτιας. 21 νυνι δε χωρις νομου δικαιοσυνη θεου πεφανερωται, μαρτυρουμενη υπο του νομου και των προφητων, 22 δικαιοσυνη δε θεου δια πιστεως ιησου χριστου εις παντας και επι παντας τους πιστευοντας· ου γαρ εστιν διαστολη· 23 παντες γαρ ημαρτον και υστερουνται της δοξης του θεου, 24 δικαιουμενοι δωρεαν τη αυτου χαριτι δια της απολυτρωσεως της εν χριστω ιησου, 25 ον προεθετο ο θεος ιλαστηριον δια της πιστεως εν τω αυτου αιματι, εις ενδειξιν της δικαιοσυνης αυτου δια την παρεσιν των προγεγονοτων αμαρτηματων 26 εν τη ανοχη του θεου, προς ενδειξιν της δικαιοσυνης αυτου εν τω νυν καιρω, εις το ειναι αυτον δικαιον και δικαιουντα τον εκ πιστεως ιησου. 27 που ουν η καυχησις; εξεκλεισθη. δια ποιου νομου; των εργων; ουχι, αλλα δια νομου πιστεως. 28 λογιζομεθα ουν πιστει δικαιουσθαι ανθρωπον χωρις εργων νομου. 29 η ιουδαιων ο θεος μονον; ουχι δε και εθνων; ναι και εθνων, 30 επειπερ εις ο θεος ος δικαιωσει περιτομην εκ πιστεως και ακροβυστιαν δια της πιστεως. 31 νομον ουν καταργουμεν δια της πιστεως; μη γενοιτο, αλλα νομον ιστωμεν.
Romans · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
Cross references (30)
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- 1 Romans 2:25–29; Genesis 25:32; Ecclesiastes 6:8; Ecclesiastes 6:11; Hebrews 13:9
- 2 Romans 9:4; Acts 7:38; Psalm 147:19–20; Nehemiah 9:13–14; 1 Corinthians 9:17
- 3 2 Timothy 2:13; Hebrews 4:2; Romans 9:6; Titus 1:1–2; Isaiah 55:11
- 4 Psalm 51:4; Psalm 116:11; Galatians 2:17; Hebrews 6:18; Titus 1:2
- 5 Romans 6:19; Galatians 3:15; 1 Corinthians 9:8; Romans 2:5; Romans 9:18–20
- 6 Genesis 18:25; Acts 17:31; Job 8:3; Psalm 98:9; Psalm 50:6
- 7 Romans 3:4; Romans 9:19–20; Acts 13:27–29; 2 Kings 8:10–15; Isaiah 10:6–7
- 8 Romans 6:1; Romans 6:15; Romans 5:20; Romans 7:7; 1 Peter 3:16–17
- 9 Galatians 3:22; Romans 6:15; Isaiah 65:5; Romans 11:32; Romans 3:22–23
- 10 Psalm 53:1–3; Psalm 14:1–3; Romans 3:23; 1 John 1:8–10; Job 15:14
- 11 Psalm 14:2–4; Psalm 53:2; Titus 3:3; Hosea 4:6; Romans 8:7
- 12 Psalm 14:3; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Isaiah 59:8; Isaiah 64:6; Isaiah 53:6
- 13 Psalm 5:9; Psalm 140:3; Matthew 23:27–28; Jeremiah 9:3–5; Psalm 57:4
- 14 Psalm 10:7; Psalm 109:17–18; Psalm 59:12; James 3:10
- 15 Isaiah 59:7–8; Proverbs 1:16; Proverbs 6:18
- 17 Isaiah 59:8; Romans 5:1; Luke 1:79; Matthew 7:14; Isaiah 57:21
- 18 Psalm 36:1; Proverbs 23:17; Proverbs 16:6; Proverbs 8:13; Revelation 19:5
- 19 Galatians 3:10; Galatians 3:22–23; Romans 2:12–18; Romans 3:9; Galatians 5:18
- 20 Galatians 2:16; Acts 13:39; Romans 3:28; Galatians 2:19; Romans 4:15
- 21 Acts 10:43; Jeremiah 33:16; Philippians 3:9; Jeremiah 23:5–6; Galatians 3:8
- 22 Romans 10:12; Galatians 3:28; Romans 8:1; Galatians 2:16; Romans 5:1–11
- 23 Ecclesiastes 7:20; 1 John 1:8–10; Romans 3:9; Galatians 3:22; Romans 11:32
- 24 1 Peter 1:18–19; Titus 3:5–7; Colossians 1:14; Ephesians 1:6–7; Romans 5:9
- 25 Romans 3:23–24; 1 Peter 1:18–20; 1 John 4:10; 1 John 2:2; Colossians 1:20–23
- 26 Deuteronomy 32:4; Romans 4:5; Acts 13:38–39; Romans 3:30; Zephaniah 3:5
- 27 Romans 4:2; Romans 2:23; 1 Corinthians 1:29–31; Galatians 3:22; Romans 2:17
- 28 Titus 3:7; Galatians 2:16; Galatians 3:24; Galatians 3:8; Romans 3:26
- 29 Colossians 3:11; Zechariah 2:11; Ephesians 3:6; Galatians 3:14; Galatians 3:25–29
- 30 Galatians 3:8; Galatians 3:20; Philippians 3:3; Colossians 2:10–11; Galatians 5:6
- 31 Galatians 2:21; Matthew 5:17; Romans 13:8–10; Romans 10:4; Romans 8:4
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
He had accused the Gentiles, he had accused the Jews; it came next in order to mention the righteousness which is by faith.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
And, "There is none that understandeth, or that seeketh after God: they have all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable," they maintain to be said concerning ignorance of Bythus.
… in many other significations; and among these various usages, a frequent one is to use flesh for man himself, the nature of man taking the part for the whole, as in the words, "By the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified;" for what does he mean here by "no flesh" but "no man?" And this, indeed, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
God forbid! yea, we establish the law." For since the law was laboring at this, to make man righteous, but had not power, He came and brought in the way of righteousness by faith, and so established that which the law desired: and what the law could not by letters, this He accomplished by faith.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
for the godly man is perished out of the earth, and there is none that doeth right among men: and again, They are all gone out of the way, they are together became unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one: and again, Cursing and stealing, and adultery, and murder are poured out upon the land.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)