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Romans 3 — Sermon Preparation
Paul concludes that all people—both Jews and Gentiles—are under sin, and declares that justification comes through faith in Christ, not by works of the law. Below is a research summary for Romans 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Romans 3 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| νόμος | nómos | G3551 | 11 | law |
| πίστις | pístis | G4102 | 9 | assurance, belief, believe, faith |
| δικαιόω | dikaióō | G1344 | 6 | free, justify, be righteous |
| δικαιοσύνη | dikaiosýnē | G1343 | 5 | righteousness |
| ἔνδειξις | éndeixis | G1732 | 2 | declare, evident token, proof |
| κρίνω | krínō | G2919 | 3 | avenge, conclude, condemn, damn |
| ἔργον | érgon | G2041 | 3 | deed, doing, labour, work |
How preachers through history handled this text
35 public-domain excerpts on Romans 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Here again is shown that all mankind are under the guilt of sin, as a burden; and under the government and dominion of sin, as enslaved to it, to work wickedness. This is made plain by several passages of Scripture from the Old Testament, which describe the corrupt and depraved state of all men, till grace restrain or change them. Great as our advantages are, these texts describe multitudes who call themselves Christians. Their principles and conduct prove that there is no fear of God before their eyes. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Romans 3:9–18 (Public Domain)
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