Romans 3:6-8
King James Version
6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
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Romans 3:6-8
New King James Version
6 Certainly not! For then (A)how will God judge the world?
7 For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner? 8 And why not say, (B)“Let us do evil that good may come”?—as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their [a]condemnation is just.
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- Romans 3:8 Lit. judgment
Romans 3:6-8
English Standard Version
6 By no means! For then how could (A)God judge the world? 7 But if through my lie God's truth abounds to his glory, (B)why am I still being condemned as a sinner? 8 And why not (C)do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.
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Romans 3:6-8
New American Standard Bible
6 (A)Far from it! For otherwise, how will (B)God judge the world? 7 But if through my lie (C)the truth of God abounded to His glory, (D)why am I also still being judged as a sinner? 8 And why not say (just as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), “(E)Let’s do evil that good may come of it”? [a]Their condemnation is deserved.
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- Romans 3:8 Lit Whose
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