Romans 3:31 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "make", "void", "through", "forbid", and "establish". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "make", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Seeing it is one God which shall...", giving immediate footing for "faith" and "make". 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 "make" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.