Romans 3:1 (ASV)

Passage

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision?

Nearby Context

Romans 3:1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision?

Romans 3:2 Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.

Romans 3:3 For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "advantage", "hath", "profit", and "circumcision". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "advantage" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Much every way first of all that...", so "advantage" and "hath" should be read forward into that movement. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "advantage" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.