romiNaH 3:9-29

⁹anyalokebhyo vayaM kiM shreShThAH? kadAchana nahi yato yihUdino .anyadeshinashcha sarvvaeva pApasyAyattA ityasya pramANaM vayaM pUrvvam adadAma|

¹⁰lipi ryathAste, naikopi dhArmmiko janaH|

¹¹tathA j nAnIshvaraj nAnI mAnavaH kopi nAsti hi|

¹²vimArgagAminaH sarvve sarvve duShkarmmakAriNaH| eko janopi no teShAM sAdhukarmma karoti cha|

¹³tathA teShAntu vai kaNThA anAvR^itashmashAnavat| stutivAdaM prakurvvanti jihvAbhiste tu kevalaM| teShAmoShThasya nimne tu viShaM tiShThati sarppavat|

¹⁴mukhaM teShAM hi shApena kapaTena cha pUryyate|

¹⁵raktapAtAya teShAM tu padAni kShipragAni cha|

¹⁶pathi teShAM manuShyANAM nAshaH kleshashcha kevalaH|

¹⁷te janA nahi jAnanti panthAnaM sukhadAyinaM|

¹⁸parameshAd bhayaM yattat tachchakShuShoragocharaM|

¹⁹vyavasthAyAM yadyallikhati tad vyavasthAdhInAn lokAn uddishya likhatIti vayaM jAnImaH| tato manuShyamAtro niruttaraH san Ishvarasya sAkShAd aparAdhI bhavati|

²⁰ataeva vyavasthAnurUpaiH karmmabhiH kashchidapi prANIshvarasya sAkShAt sapuNyIkR^ito bhavituM na shakShyati yato vyavasthayA pApaj nAnamAtraM jAyate|

²¹kintu vyavasthAyAH pR^ithag IshvareNa deyaM yat puNyaM tad vyavasthAyA bhaviShyadvAdigaNasya cha vachanaiH pramANIkR^itaM sad idAnIM prakAshate|

²²yIshukhrIShTe vishvAsakaraNAd IshvareNa dattaM tat puNyaM sakaleShu prakAshitaM sat sarvvAn vishvAsinaH prati varttate|

²³teShAM kopi prabhedo nAsti, yataH sarvvaeva pApina IshvarIyatejohInAshcha jAtAH|

²⁴ta IshvarasyAnugrahAd mUlyaM vinA khrIShTakR^itena paritrANena sapuNyIkR^itA bhavanti|

²⁵yasmAt svashoNitena vishvAsAt pApanAshako balI bhavituM sa eva pUrvvam IshvareNa nishchitaH, ittham IshvarIyasahiShNutvAt purAkR^itapApAnAM mArjjanakaraNe svIyayAthArthyaM tena prakAshyate,

²⁶varttamAnakAlIyamapi svayAthArthyaM tena prakAshyate, aparaM yIshau vishvAsinaM sapuNyIkurvvannapi sa yAthArthikastiShThati|

²⁷tarhi kutrAtmashlAghA? sA dUrIkR^itA; kayA vyavasthayA? kiM kriyArUpavyavasthayA? itthaM nahi kintu tat kevalavishvAsarUpayA vyavasthayaiva bhavati|

²⁸ataeva vyavasthAnurUpAH kriyA vinA kevalena vishvAsena mAnavaH sapuNyIkR^ito bhavituM shaknotItyasya rAddhAntaM darshayAmaH|

²⁹sa kiM kevalayihUdinAm Ishvaro bhavati? bhinnadeshinAm Ishvaro na bhavati? bhinnadeshinAmapi bhavati;