Romans 3:4
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4 By no means! Although every human is a liar, let God be proved true, as it is written,
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- 3.4 Other ancient authorities read you may prevail
Psalm 51:4
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4 Against you, you alone, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are justified in your sentence
and blameless when you pass judgment.(A)
Psalm 116:11
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11 I said in my consternation,
“Everyone is a liar.”(A)
Galatians 2:17
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17 But if, in our effort to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have been found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not!
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Hebrews 6:18
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18 so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God would prove false, we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged to seize the hope set before us.(A)
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Titus 1:2
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2 in the hope of eternal life that God, who never lies, promised before the ages began(A)—
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Deuteronomy 32:4
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4 The Rock, his work is perfect,
and all his ways are just.
A faithful God, without deceit,
just and upright is he;(A)
Job 36:3
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3 I will bring my knowledge from far away
and ascribe righteousness to my Maker.(A)
John 3:33
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33 Whoever has accepted his testimony has certified[a] this, that God is true.(A)
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- 3.33 Gk set a seal to
Psalm 119:160
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160 The sum of your word is truth,
and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever.(A)
Revelation 3:7
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The Message to Philadelphia
7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:
These are the words of the Holy One, the True One,
who has the key of David,
who opens and no one will shut,
who shuts and no one opens:(A)
1 John 5:20
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20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true;[a] and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(A)
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- 5.20 Other ancient authorities read know the true God
Romans 9:14
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14 What then are we to say? Is there injustice on God’s part? By no means!(A)
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Psalm 138:2
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2 I bow down toward your holy temple
and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,
for you have exalted your name and your word
above everything.[a](A)
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- 138.2 Cn: Heb you have exalted your word above all your name
Micah 7:20
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20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob
and steadfast love to Abraham,
as you have sworn to our ancestors
from the days of old.(A)
Psalm 100:5
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5 For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever
and his faithfulness to all generations.(A)
1 John 5:10
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10 Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God[a] have made him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son.(A)
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- 5.10 Other ancient authorities read in the Son
Galatians 2:21
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21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness[a] comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.
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- 2.21 Or justification
Romans 6:15
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Slaves of Righteousness
15 What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!
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Romans 3:31
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31 Do we then overthrow the law through this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
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Matthew 11:19
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19 the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”[a](A)
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Job 40:8
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8 Will you even put me in the wrong?
Will you condemn me that you may be justified?(A)
Galatians 6:14
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14 May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which[a] the world has been crucified to me and I to the world.(A)
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- 6.14 Or through whom
Romans 11:1
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Israel’s Rejection Is Not Final
11 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin.(A)
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Psalm 62:9
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9 Those of low estate are but a breath;
those of high estate are a delusion;
in the balances they go up;
they are together lighter than a breath.(A)
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