Romans 3:6

Far be it! Else how shall God judge the world?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5But, if, our unrighteousness, commendeth, God’s righteousness, what shall we say? Surely, not unrighteous, is God who visiteth with his anger? After the manner of men, I am speaking,—

7But, if, the truth of God, by my falsehood, hath the more abounded unto his glory, why, any longer, am, even I, as a sinner, to be judged?

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Cross References

Job 8:3Should, GOD, pervert justice? Or, the Almighty, pervert righteousness?

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

Psalms 50:6Now have the heavens declared his righteousness, Because, God, is, about to judge. [Selah.]

Psalms 98:9Before Yahweh, for he is coming—to judge the earth,—He will judge the world, in righteousness, And the peoples, with equity.

Romans 2:16In the day on which God judgeth the secrets of men according to my glad-message through 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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