Romans 3:6

God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?

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In The King James Version

God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?

In Context

5But 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.)

7But if the truth of God through my lie abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

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Cross References

Job 8:3Doth God pervert justice? Or doth the Almighty pervert righteousness?

Psalms 9:8And he will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.

Psalms 50:6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; For God is judge himself. Selah

Psalms 98:9Before Jehovah; for he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity. Psalm 99

Romans 2:16in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my gospel, by Jesus Christ.

Matthew Henry on Romans 3:2-19

The Advantages of the Jews; Objections Answered; The Depravity of Jews and Gentiles. ( a. d. 58.) 1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? 2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. 3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? 4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art… Read the whole commentary →

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