Romans 3:4
Far be it! But let, God, prove to be, true, albeit, every man, be false! Even as it is written—That thou mightest be declared righteous in thy words, and overcome when thou art in judgment.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
3For what? If some distrusted, shall their distrust make, the trust of God, void?
Cross References
Job 36:3I will bring my knowledge from afar, and, to my Maker, will I attribute righteousness.
Psalms 51:4Against thee—against thee alone, have I sinned, And, wickedness—in thine eyes, have I done,—That thou mayest, Be justified when thou speakest,—Be clear when thou judgest.
Psalms 100:5For good is Yahweh, Age-abiding is his lovingkindness, And, unto generation after generation, his faithfulness.
Psalms 119:160The sum of thy word, is truth, and, age-abiding, is every one of thy righteous regulations.
Micah 7:20Thou wilt grant—the faithfulness to Jacob, the lovingkindness to Abraham,—which thou didst swear to our fathers, from the days of ancient time.
Luke 20:16He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and give the vineyard unto others. But, when they heard it, they said—Far be it!
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 →