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Romans 3 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations set poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to show that it is poetry. The ULB does this with the poetry in verses 4 and 10-18 of this chapter, which is from the Old Testament.
Special concepts in this chapter
Chapter 3 answers the question, "What advantage does being a Jew have over being a Gentile?" (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/save)
"For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God"
Because God is holy, anyone with him in heaven must be perfect. Any sin at all will condemn a person. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heaven and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/condemn)
The purpose of the law of Moses
Obeying the law cannot make a person right with God. Obeying God's law is a way a person shows they believe in God. People have always been justified only by faith. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Rhetorical Questions
Paul frequently uses rhetorical questions in this chapter. It appears the intent of these rhetorical questions is to make the readers see their sin so they will trust in Jesus. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/guilt)