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Romans 3:5

JusticeJudgment

3 What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness?

4 Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”

But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.

6 Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world?

7 However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?

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BSB
But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
KJV
But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
WEB
But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.
ASV
But if our righteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I speak after the manner of men.)
DARBY
But if our unrighteousness commend God's righteousness, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak according to man.
BLB
But if our unrighteousness proves God’s righteousness, what will we say? God, inflicting the wrath, [is] unrighteous? I speak according to man.
ÅB
Men dersom vår urettferdighet viser Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi da si? Er vel Gud urettferdig når han fører sin vrede over oss? Nå snakker jeg på menneskelig vis.
OTB
Men hvis vår urettferdighet fremhever Guds rettferdighet, hva skal vi si? At Gud er urettferdig når han bringer sin vrede over oss? (Jeg taler fra et menneskelig perspektiv.)
B1930
Men dersom vår urettferdighet viser Guds rettferdighet, hvad skal vi da si? Er vel Gud urettferdig når han fører sin vrede over oss? Jeg taler på menneskelig vis.

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Cross references

  • Romans 6:19

    I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.

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  • Galatians 3:15

    Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.

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  • 1 Corinthians 9:8

    Do I say this from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?

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  • Romans 2:5

    But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

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  • Romans 9:18–20

    Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.

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  • Romans 4:1

    What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, has discovered?

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  • Deuteronomy 32:39–43

    See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.

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  • Nahum 1:2

    The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.

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