¹⁴ What then shall we say?^(A) Is God unjust? Not at all!^(B)

⁷ Now let the fear of the Lord be on you. Judge carefully, for with the Lord our God there is no injustice^(A) or partiality^(B) or bribery.”

¹³ When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;

⁴ Not at all! Let God be true,^(A) and every human being a liar.^(B) As it is written:

⁵ But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly,^(D) what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.)^(E)

²⁵ Far be it from you to do such a thing^(A)—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous^(B) and the wicked alike.^(C) Far be it from you! Will not the Judge^(D) of all the earth do right?”^(E)