Romans 3:6

May it never be! For then how will God judge the world?

New Heart English Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.

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

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Cross References

Job 8:3Does God pervert justice?Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?

Psalms 9:8He will judge the world in righteousness.He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness.VAV

Psalms 50:6The heavens shall declare his righteousness,for God himself is judge.Selah.

Psalms 98:9Let them sing before the Lord,for he comes to judge the earth.He will judge the world with righteousness,and the peoples with equity.

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

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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