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Romans 3:30

since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.

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ASV

if so be that God is one, and he shall justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.

KJV

Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
εἴπερeiperif indeedG1487 →G4007 →
εἷςheisOneG1520 →
ὁho<the>G3588 →
θεὸςtheosGod [is]G2316 →
ὃςhoswhoG3739 →
δικαιώσειdikaiōseiwill justifyG1344 →
περιτομὴνperitomēn[the] circumcisionG4061 →
ἐκekbyG1537 →
πίστεωςpisteōsfaithG4102 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἀκροβυστίανakrobustian[the] uncircumcisionG203 →
διὰdiathroughG1223 →
τῆςtēsthe [same]G3588 →
πίστεως.pisteōsfaith.G4102 →

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Mark 12:29Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.Ephesians 4:5one Lord, one faith, one baptism;Galatians 3:8The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”Galatians 3:20A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.Galatians 2:16know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.Philippians 3:3For 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—Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,Colossians 2:10–11And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.James 2:19You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.Romans 4:11–12And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.Galatians 2:14–16When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”Galatians 6:15For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.Genesis 17:10This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.Romans 3:26He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.Romans 2:13For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.Galatians 3:28There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.Romans 3:28For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.

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