Romans 3 · Verse 30

Romans 3:30

Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
Romans 3:30, King James Version

Romans 3:30 in other translations

BSBsince there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
WEBsince indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
ASVif so be that God is one, and he shall justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.
YLTyes, also of nations; since one is God who shall declare righteous the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through the faith.
DARBYsince indeed it is one God who shall justify the circumcision on the principle of faith, and uncircumcision by faith.
BBEIf God is one; and he will give righteousness because of faith to those who have circumcision, and through faith to those who have not circumcision.
WebsterSeeing it is one God who will justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

What does Romans 3:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
30. it is one God who shall justify--"has unchangeably fixed that He shall justify." the circumcision by--"of" faith, and the uncircumcision through faith--probably this is but a varied statement of the same truth for greater emphasis (see Ro 3:22); though Bengel thinks that the justification of the Jews, as the born heirs of the promise, may be here purposely said to be "of faith," while that of the Gentiles, previously "strangers to the covenants of promise," may be said to be "through faith," as thus admitted into a new family. Objection:

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 30. It is one God. The same God; there is but one, and his plan is equally fitted to Jews and Gentiles.

The circumcision. Those who are circumcised--the Jews.

The uncircumcision. Gentiles; all who were not Jews.

By faith--through faith. There is no difference in the meaning of these expressions. Both denote that faith is the instrumental cause of justification, or acceptance with God.

(e) "which shall justify" Gal 3:8,28

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 30 Seeing it is one God - επιπερ εις ο θεος. This has been rendered, Seeing God is one. It however makes little difference in the sense: the apostle's meaning most evidently is, it is one and the same God who made both Jews and Gentiles, who shall justify - pardon, the circumcision - the believing Jews, by faith; and the uncircumcision - the believing Gentiles, by the same faith; as there is but one Savior and one atonement provided for the whole. It is fanciful to suppose that the apostle has one meaning when he says, εκ πιστεως, By faith, and a different meaning when he says, δια της πιστεως, Through faith. Both the prepositions are to be understood in precisely the same sense; only the addition of the article της, in the last case, extends and more pointedly ascertains the meaning. It is one and the same God who shall justify the believing Jews by faith; and the believing Gentiles δια της πιστεως, by That Same faith.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Romans 3:27-31

God will have the great work of the justification and salvation of sinners carried on from first to last, so as to shut out boasting. Now, if we were saved by our own works, boasting would not be excluded. But the way of justification by faith for ever shuts out boasting. Yet believers are not left to be lawless; faith is a law, it is a working grace, wherever it is in truth. By faith, not in this matter an act of…

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Romans 3:30 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

εἴπερeiperif indeedG1487
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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Cross references for Romans 3:30

  • Galatians 3:8

    And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

  • Galatians 3:20

    Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.

  • Philippians 3:3

    For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

  • Colossians 2:10-11

    And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

  • Galatians 5:6

    For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

  • Romans 4:11-12

    And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

  • Galatians 2:14-16

    But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

  • Galatians 6:15

    For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.

  • Romans 3:28

    Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

  • Galatians 3:28

    There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

  • Romans 10:12-13

    For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
28; 4:11,12; 10:12,13; Ga 2:14-16; 3:8,20,28; 5:6; 6:15; Php 3:3
Col 2:10,11

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Context

  • Romans 3:29

    Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

  • Romans 3:30

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

  • Romans 3:31

    Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

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Romans 3:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque uno es Dios, el cual justificará por la fe la circuncisión, y por medio de la fe la incircuncisión.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		puisque c’est un seul Dieu qui justifiera la circoncision sur le principe de la foi et l’incirconcision par la foi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		sintemal es ein einiger Gott ist, der die Beschneidung aus Glauben und die Vorhaut durch den Glauben rechtfertigen wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		quoniam quidem unus est Deus, qui justificat circumcisionem ex fide, et præputium per fidem.