Righteousness through Faith in Christ (Romans 3:21–31)
1 DBY For the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord: to write the same things to you, to me is not irksome, and for you safe. BSB BSB: Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
3 DBY For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and boast in Christ Jesus, and do not trust in flesh. BSB BSB: For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
4 DBY Though I have my trust even in flesh; if any other think to trust in flesh, I rather: BSB BSB: though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:
5 DBY as to circumcision, I received it the eighth day; of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; BSB BSB: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
6 DBY as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which is in the law, found blameless; BSB BSB: as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
7 DBY but what things were gain to me these I counted, on account of Christ, loss. BSB BSB: But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
8 DBY But surely I count also all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all, and count them to be filth, that I may gain Christ; BSB BSB: More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
9 DBY and that I may be found in him, not having my righteousness, which would be on the principle of law, but that which is by faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God through faith, BSB BSB: and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
10 DBY to know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death, BSB BSB: I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
11 DBY if any way I arrive at the resurrection from among the dead. BSB BSB: and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
Pressing on toward the Goal 13 DBY Brethren, I do not count to have got possession myself; but one thing — forgetting the things behind, and stretching out to the things before, BSB BSB: Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
14 DBY I pursue, looking towards the goal, for the prize of the calling on high of God in Christ Jesus. BSB BSB: I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.
15 DBY As many therefore as are perfect, let us be thus minded; and if ye are any otherwise minded, this also God shall reveal to you. BSB BSB: All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well.
16 DBY But whereto we have attained, let us walk in the same steps. BSB BSB: Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.
Citizenship in Heaven 17 DBY Be imitators all together of me, brethren, and fix your eyes on those walking thus as you have us for a model; BSB BSB: Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.
18 DBY (for many walk of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: BSB BSB: For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
19 DBY whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and their glory in their shame, who mind earthly things:) BSB BSB: Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
20 DBY for our commonwealth has its existence in the heavens, from which also we await the Lord Jesus Christ as Saviour, BSB BSB: But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
21 DBY who shall transform our body of humiliation into conformity to his body of glory, according to the working of the power which he has even to subdue all things to himself. BSB BSB: who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
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