Romans 3:1 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹ What advantage then does the Jew have [i.e., over the Gentile]? Or what value is there in circumcision?

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ THEN WHAT advantage remains to the Jew? [How is he favored?] Or what is the value or benefit of circumcision?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision?

Common English Bible

¹ So what’s the advantage of being a Jew? Or what’s the benefit of circumcision?

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ So then, what more is the Jew, or what is the usefulness of circumcision?

Romans 3:1 Cross References

John 4:22

You [Samaritans] do not [really] know what you worship; we [Jews] know what we worship because salvation is from the Jews [i.e., through Jewish prophets, Jewish Scriptures and a Jewish Messiah].

Romans 3:2

Much in every way! First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the messages of God [i.e., their prophets received divine revelations].

Romans 3:9

What then? Are we [Jews] any better off [than those Gentiles]? No, not at all, for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks [i.e., Gentiles] alike are under [the power of] sin,

1 Corinthians 15:32

What benefit was it to me, from a human standpoint, if I fought wild animals in Ephesus, and [yet] the dead are not raised? [Note: This probably refers to Paul facing ferocious opposition from people there in Ephesus]. We should [just] eat and drink, for tomorrow we [may] die.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not continue to be swept off your course by all kinds of strange teachings. For it is good for your hearts to be strengthened by God’s unearned favor [upon you] and not by [keeping regulations about] foods, which do not benefit those who observe them.