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God Remains Faithful

Romans 3:1

In 9 translations

BSB
What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?
KJV
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
WEB
Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?
ASV
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision?
LSV
What, then, [is] the superiority of the Jew? Or what the profit of the circumcision?
YLT
What, then, [is] the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of the circumcision?
DBY
What then [is] the superiority of the Jew? or what the profit of circumcision?
DRC
What advantage then hath the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?
GNV
What is then the preferment of the Iewe? or what is the profite of circumcision?

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of ὠφέλεια: Westcott–Hort: ὠφελία.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Τί οὖν τὸ περισσὸν τοῦ Ἰουδαίου, ἢ τίς ἡ ὠφέλεια τῆς περιτομῆς;
RP2018
Τί οὖν τὸ περισσὸν τοῦ Ἰουδαίου, ἢ τίς ἡ ὠφέλεια τῆς περιτομῆς;
TR-Boyd
Τί οὖν τὸ περισσὸν τοῦ Ἰουδαίου, ἢ τίς ἡ ὠφέλεια τῆς περιτομῆς;
SCR1894
τι ουν το περισσον του ιουδαιου η τις η ωφελεια της περιτομης

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 25:32“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”
  • Romans 2:25–29Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. If a man who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be…
  • Ecclesiastes 6:11For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone?
  • Ecclesiastes 6:8What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
  • Hebrews 13:9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
  • 1 Corinthians 15:32If I fought wild beasts in Ephesus for human motives, what did I gain? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
  • Isaiah 1:11–15“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. When you come…
  • Malachi 3:14You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?

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