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Romans 3:4

Far be it! yea, let God be true, and every man a liar; as it is written, “That thou mayst be justified in thy words, and mayst overcome when thou art arraigned.”

Noyes Bible

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 were unfaithful, shall their unfaithfulness make God unfaithful?

5But if our unrighteousness serve to display the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicteth punishment? (I am speaking as men do.)

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Cross References

Job 36:3I will bring my knowledge from afar, And assert the justice of my Maker.

Psalms 51:4Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And in thy sight have I done evil; So that thou art just in thy sentence, And righteous in thy judgment.

Psalms 100:5For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; And his truth endureth to all generations.

Psalms 119:160The whole of thy word is truth, And all thy righteous judgments endure for ever.

Micah 7:20Thou wilt show faithfulness to Jacob, And mercy to Abraham, Which thou swarest to our fathers from the days of old.

Luke 20:16He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard this, they said, God forbid!

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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