Romans 3:4

By no means! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar, just as it is written: 1 “ That You may be justified in Your words, 1 and You may prevail when You are judged.”

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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 judged.

In Context

3For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God?

5But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Surely God, the One inflicting wrath is not unrighteous, is He? (I speak as a man.)

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Cross References

Luke 20:16He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others.” And when they heard it they said, “May it never be!”

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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