Romans 3:30 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Romans 3:28 We reckon therefore that a man is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.

Romans 3:29 Or is God [the God] of Jews only? is he not [the God] of Gentiles also? Yea, of Gentiles also:

Romans 3:30 if so be that God is one, and he shall justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.

Romans 3:31 Do we then make the law of none effect through faith? God forbid: nay, we establish the law.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "shall", "justify", "circumcision", "uncircumcision", and "through". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "Or is God the God of Jews..." into verse 31's "Do we then make the law of...", so "faith" and "shall" belong inside that flow. 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 "faith" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.