14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.

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

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Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

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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.”

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He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

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He is the Rock,(A) his works are perfect,(B)
    and all his ways are just.
A faithful God(C) who does no wrong,
    upright(D) and just is he.(E)

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17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

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17 The Lord is righteous(A) in all his ways
    and faithful in all he does.(B)

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And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

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And I heard the altar(A) respond:

“Yes, Lord God Almighty,(B)
    true and just are your judgments.”(C)

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15 To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

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15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.(A)

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10 Therefore hearken unto me ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.

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10 “So listen to me,(A) you men of understanding.(B)
    Far be it from God to do evil,(C)
    from the Almighty to do wrong.(D)
11 He repays everyone for what they have done;(E)
    he brings on them what their conduct deserves.(F)
12 It is unthinkable that God would do wrong,(G)
    that the Almighty would pervert justice.(H)

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Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

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Does God pervert justice?(A)
    Does the Almighty pervert what is right?(B)

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25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

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And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

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and sang the song of God’s servant(A) Moses(B) and of the Lamb:(C)

“Great and marvelous are your deeds,(D)
    Lord God Almighty.(E)
Just and true are your ways,(F)
    King of the nations.[a]
Who will not fear you, Lord,(G)
    and bring glory to your name?(H)
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
    and worship before you,(I)
for your righteous acts(J) have been revealed.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 15:3 Some manuscripts ages
  2. Revelation 15:4 Phrases in this song are drawn from Psalm 111:2,3; Deut. 32:4; Jer. 10:7; Psalms 86:9; 98:2.

But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

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

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But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly,(A) what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.)(B) Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?(C)

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What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?

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God’s Faithfulness

What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision?

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But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

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But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath(A), when his righteous judgment(B) will be revealed.

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