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[1] What then is the excellence of the Jihudoya, and what the profit of circumcision?
[2] Much in every thing: primarily that they had intrusted [to them] the words of Aloha.
[3] For if some of them believed not, would their unbelief abolish the faithfulness of Aloha?
[4] Not so: for Aloha is true, and every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mayest be just in thy words, and triumph when they judge thee.
[5] But if our iniquity the righteousness of Aloha establisheth, what shall we say? Is Aloha evil, who bringeth his wrath? As a man do I speak.
[6] Not so; otherwise how shall Aloha judge the world?
[7] For if the truth of Aloha is promoted by my lie unto his glory, why then am I judged as a sinner?
[8] Or why, as certain blaspheme concerning us, affirming that we say, Let us do evil, that good may come? they, whose condemnation is reserved by justice.
[9] What then, have we attained excellence? [No.] For before we decided of the Jihudoyee and of the Aramoyee that they are all under sin;
[10] As it is written, None is righteous, not one.
[11] None understandeth or seeketh Aloha.
[12] All have declined together and are reprobate, and there is none that doeth good, not one.
[13] Open sepulchres are their throats, their tongues have deceived, and the venom of asps is under their lips.
[14] Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness,
[15] And their feet are swift to shed blood.
[16] Crushing and misery are in their ways;
[17] And the way of peace they have not known;
[18] And the fear of Aloha is not before their eyes.
[19] BUT we know that whatever the law saith, to them who are under the law it saith: that every mouth may be shut, and all the world be guilty unto Aloha.
[20] Because by the works of the law no flesh is justified before him; for from the law sin is known.
[21] But now, without the law the righteousness of Aloha is revealed, and the law and the prophets [themselves] testify of it.
[22] But the righteousness of Aloha is by faithⓘ of Jeshu Meshiha, unto all and also upon all who believe in him. For there is no distinction:
[23] For all have sinned, and have failed of the glory of Aloha;
[24] And all are justified by grace freely, and [that] through the redemption which is in Jeshu Meshiha,
[25] Whom Aloha before ordained [to be] a propitiation through faith in his blood for our sins which from the first we had sinned,
[26] Within the space which Aloha hath given to us in his patience, unto the manifestation of his righteousness which [is] in this time: that he might be just, and might justify in righteousness him who is in the faith of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.
[27] Where, then, is boasting? It is abolished. By what law? of works? No, but by the law of faith.
[28] We comprehend, therefore, that by faith man is justified, and not by the works of the law.
[29] Is Aloha of the Jihudoyee only, and not of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also.
[30] Because one is Aloha, who justifieth the circumcision by faith, also the uncircumcision by the same faith.
[31] Do we therefore the law abolish by faith? Not so, but the law itself we establish.
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