Romans · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Romans 3 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Τις λοιπόν η υπεροχή του Ιουδαίου, ή τις η ωφέλεια της περιτομής;
1 Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?
2 Πολλή κατά πάντα τρόπον. Πρώτον μεν διότι εις τους Ιουδαίους ενεπιστεύθησαν τα λόγια του Θεού.
2 Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.
3 Επειδή αν τινές δεν επίστευσαν, τι εκ τούτου; μήπως η απιστία αυτών θέλει καταργήσει την πίστιν του Θεού;
3 For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?
4 Μη γένοιτο. Αλλ' έστω ο Θεός αληθής, πας δε άνθρωπος ψεύστης, καθώς είναι γεγραμμένον· Διά να δικαιωθής εν τοις λόγοις σου και να νικήσης, όταν κρίνησαι.
4 May 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.”
5 Εάν δε η αδικία ημών δεικνύη την δικαιοσύνην του Θεού, τι θέλομεν ειπεί; μήπως είναι άδικος ο Θεός ο επιφέρων την οργήν; ως άνθρωπος λαλώ.
5 But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.
6 Μη γένοιτο· επειδή πως θέλει κρίνει ο Θεός τον κόσμον;
6 May it never be! For then how will God judge the world?
7 Διότι εάν η αλήθεια του Θεού επερίσσευσε προς δόξαν αυτού διά του εμού ψεύσματος, διά τι πλέον εγώ κρίνομαι ως αμαρτωλός,
7 For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
8 και καθώς βλασφημούμεθα και καθώς κηρύττουσί τινές, ότι ημείς λέγομεν, Διά τι να μη πράττωμεν τα κακά, διά να έλθωσι τα αγαθά; των οποίων η κατάκρισις είναι δικαία.
8 Why 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.
9 Τι λοιπόν; υπερέχομεν των εθνικών; Ουχί βεβαίως· διότι προεξηλέγξαμεν Ιουδαίους τε και Έλληνας, ότι είναι πάντες υπό αμαρτίαν,
9 What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.
10 καθώς είναι γεγραμμένον Ότι δεν υπάρχει δίκαιος ουδέ εις,
10 As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.
11 δεν υπάρχει τις έχων σύνεσιν· δεν υπάρχει τις εκζητών τον Θεόν.
11 There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.
12 Πάντες εξέκλιναν, ομού εξηχρειώθησαν· δεν υπάρχει ο πράττων αγαθόν, δεν υπάρχει ουδέ εις.
12 They have all turned away. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, no, not so much as one.”
13 Τάφος ανεώγμένος είναι ο λάρυγξ αυτών, με τας γλώσσας αυτών ελάλουν δόλια· φαρμάκιον ασπίδων είναι υπό τα χείλη αυτών·
13 “Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips.”
14 των οποίων το στόμα γέμει κατάρας και πικρίας·
14 “Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 οι πόδες αυτών είναι ταχείς εις το να χύσωσιν αίμα·
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood.
16 ερήμωσις και ταλαιπωρία εν ταις οδοίς αυτών,
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways.
17 Και οδόν ειρήνης δεν εγνώρισαν.
17 The way of peace, they haven’t known.”
18 Δεν είναι φόβος Θεού έμπροσθεν των οφθαλμών αυτών.
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19 Εξεύρομεν δε ότι όσα λέγει ο νόμος λαλεί προς τους υπό τον νόμον, διά να εμφραχθή παν στόμα και να γείνη πας ο κόσμος υπόδικος εις τον Θεόν,
19 Now 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.
20 διότι εξ έργων νόμου δεν θέλει δικαιωθή ουδεμία σαρξ ενώπιον αυτού· επειδή διά του νόμου γίνεται η γνώρισις της αμαρτίας.
20 Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
21 Τώρα δε χωρίς νόμου η δικαιοσύνη του Θεού εφανερώθη, μαρτυρουμένη υπό του νόμου και των προφητών,
21 But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;
22 δικαιοσύνη δε του Θεού διά πίστεως Ιησού Χριστού εις πάντας και επί πάντας τους πιστεύοντας· διότι δεν υπάρχει διαφορά·
22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,
23 επειδή πάντες ήμαρτον και υστερούνται της δόξης του Θεού,
23 for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
24 δικαιούνται δε δωρεάν με την χάριν αυτού διά της απολυτρώσεως της εν Χριστώ Ιησού,
24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
25 τον οποίον ο Θεός προέθετο μέσον εξιλεώσεως διά της πίστεως εν τω αίματι αυτού, προς φανέρωσιν της δικαιοσύνης αυτού διά την άφεσιν των προγενομένων αμαρτημάτων διά της μακροθυμίας του Θεού,
25 whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;
26 προς φανέρωσιν της δικαιοσύνης αυτού εν τω παρόντι καιρώ, διά να ήναι αυτός δίκαιος και να δικαιόνη τον πιστεύοντα εις τον Ιησούν.
26 to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time, that he might himself be just and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.
27 Που λοιπόν η καύχησις; Εκλείσθη έξω. Διά ποίου νόμου; των έργων; Ουχί, αλλά διά του νόμου της πίστεως.
27 Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.
28 Συμπεραίνομεν λοιπόν ότι ο άνθρωπος δικαιούται διά της πίστεως χωρίς των έργων του νόμου.
28 We maintain therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
29 Ή των Ιουδαίων μόνον είναι ο Θεός; Ουχί δε και των εθνών; Ναι, και των εθνών,
29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
30 επειδή εις είναι ο Θεός όστις θέλει δικαιώσει την περιτομήν εκ πίστεως και την ακροβυστίαν διά της πίστεως.
30 since indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
31 Νόμον λοιπόν καταργούμεν διά της πίστεως; μη γένοιτο, αλλά νόμον συνιστώμεν.
31 Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.
Cross references (30)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 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
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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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)