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Romans 3:9

New Century Version

So are we Jews better than others? No! We have already said that Jews and those who are not Jews are all guilty of sin.

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No one can say, “I am innocent; I have never done anything wrong.”

But they tell others, ‘Stay away, and don’t come near me. I am too holy for you.’ These people are like smoke in my nose. Like a fire that burns all the time, they continue to make me angry.

When the Pharisee who asked Jesus to come to his house saw this, he thought to himself, “If Jesus were a prophet, he would know that the woman touching him is a sinner!”

God’s anger is shown from heaven against all the evil and wrong things people do. By their own evil lives they hide the truth.

God has given all people over to their stubborn ways so that he can show mercy to all.

So this is what has happened: Although the Israelites tried to be right with God, they did not succeed, but the ones God chose did become right with him. The others were made stubborn and refused to listen to God.

If you think you can judge others, you are wrong. When you judge them, you are really judging yourself guilty, because you do the same things they do.

So, do Jews have anything that other people do not have? Is there anything special about being circumcised?

We know that the law’s commands are for those who have the law. This stops all excuses and brings the whole world under God’s judgment,

When we do wrong, that shows more clearly that God is right. So can we say that God is wrong to punish us? (I am talking as people might talk.)

So what should we do? Should we sin because we are under grace and not under law? No!

We know that the law is spiritual, but I am not spiritual since sin rules me as if I were its slave.

I do not mean that the food sacrificed to an idol is important. I do not mean that an idol is anything at all.

So what should I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.

Who says you are better than others? What do you have that was not given to you? And if it was given to you, why do you brag as if you did not receive it as a gift?

But those who depend on following the law to make them right are under a curse, because the Scriptures say, “Anyone will be cursed who does not always obey what is written in the Book of the Law.”

Instead, the Scriptures showed that the whole world is bound by sin. This was so the promise would be given through faith to people who believe in Jesus Christ.

But it doesn’t matter. The important thing is that in every way, whether for right or wrong reasons, they are preaching about Christ. So I am happy, and I will continue to be happy.




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