Romans 3:1

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So, do Jews have anything that others don’t have? Do they get any benefit from being circumcised?

Cross References

Genesis 25:32

Esau said, “I am almost dead with hunger, so what good are these rights to me now?”

Ecclesiastes 6:8

In the same way a wise person is no better than a fool is. It is better to be a poor person who knows how to accept life as it is.

Hebrews 13:9

Don’t let all kinds of strange teachings lead you into the wrong way. Depend only on God’s grace for spiritual strength, not on rules about foods. Obeying those rules doesn’t help anyone.

1 Corinthians 15:32

I fought wild animals in Ephesus. If I did that only for human reasons, then I have gained nothing. If we are not raised from death, “Let us eat and drink, because tomorrow we die.”

Malachi 3:14

You said, “It is useless to worship God. We did what the Lord All-Powerful told us, but we didn’t gain anything. We cried like people at a funeral to show we were sorry for our sins, but it didn’t help.

Psalm 147:20

He did not do this for any other nation. He did not teach his laws to other people. Praise the Lord!

John 4:22

You Samaritans worship something you don’t understand. We Jews understand what we worship, since salvation comes from the Jews.

Romans 3:2

Yes, the Jews have many benefits. The most important one is this: God trusted the Jews with his teachings.

Romans 3:9

So are we Jews better than other people? No, we have already said that those who are Jews, as well as those who are not Jews, are the same. They are all guilty of sin.