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3:1 What then is more to a Jew, or what profit of circumcision? 3:2 Much by all wise [Much by all manner]; first, for the speakings of God were betaken to them. 3:3 And what if some of them believed not? Whether the unbelief of them hath voided the faith of God? 3:4 God forbid [Far be it]. For God is soothfast [Forsooth God is true, or soothfast ], but each man a liar; as it is written, That thou be justified in thy words, and overcome, when thou art deemed. 3:5 But if our wickedness [Forsooth if our wickedness, or unequity ,] commend the rightwiseness of God, what shall we say? Whether God is wicked, that bringeth in wrath? After man I say. 3:6 God forbid [Far be it]. Else how shall God deem this world? 3:7 For if the truth of God hath abounded in my lying, into the glory of him, what [and] yet am I deemed as a sinner? 3:8 And not as we be blasphemed, and as some say that we say, Do we evil things, that good things come. Whose damnation is just. 3:9 What then? Surpass we them? Nay; for we have showed by skill, that all both Jews and Greeks be under sin, [ a ] 3:10 as it is written, For there is no man just [For there is not any man just]; 3:11 there is no man understanding [there is not a man understanding], neither seeking God. 3:12 All bowed away, together they be made unprofitable; there is none that doeth good thing, there is none till to one [there is not till to one]. 3:13 The throat of them is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they did guilefully; the venom of snakes is under their lips [ b ] . 3:14 The mouth of whom is full of cursing and bitterness; 3:15 the feet of them be swift to shed blood. 3:16 Sorrow and cursedness be in the ways of them, [ c ] 3:17 and they knew not the way of peace; 3:18 the dread of God is not before their eyes. 3:19 And we know [Forsooth we know], that whatever things the law speaketh, it speaketh to them that be in the law, that each mouth be stopped, and each world be made subject to God. 3:20 For of the works of the law each flesh shall not be justified before him; for by the law there is knowing of sin [for by the law is knowing of sin]. 3:21 But now without the law the rightwiseness of God is showed, that is witnessed of the law and the prophets. 3:22 And the rightwiseness of God is by the faith of Jesus Christ into all men and on all men that believe in him; for there is no parting. [Soothly the rightwiseness of God is by the faith of Jesus Christ into all and on all that believe into him; forsooth there is no distinction, or parting .] 3:23 For all men sinned, and have need to the glory of God; 3:24 and be justified freely by his grace, by the again-buying that is in Christ Jesus [by the redemption, or the again-buying , that is in Jesus Christ]. 3:25 Whom God ordained forgiver [Whom God purposed an helper], by faith in his blood, to the showing of his rightwiseness, for [the] remission of before-going sins, in the bearing up of God, 3:26 to the showing of his rightwiseness in this time, that he be just, and justifying him that is of the faith of Jesus Christ. 3:27 Where then is thy glorying? It is excluded. By what law? Of deeds doing? Nay, but by the law of faith. 3:28 For we deem a man to be justified by faith, without works of the law. 3:29 Whether of the Jews is God only? Whether he is not also of heathen men? Yes, and of heathen men. 3:30 For there is one God, that justifieth circumcision by faith, and prepuce by faith. 3:31 Destroy we therefore the law by faith? God forbid [Far be it]; but we stablish the law.