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Romans 3:3-5
New Catholic Bible
Romans 3:3-5
New Catholic Bible
3 What if some were unfaithful? Will their lack of faith nullify the fidelity of God? 4 By no means! God must be true even if every human being is a liar,[a] as it is written,
“That you may be justified in your words,
and vindicated when you are judged.”
5 But if our wickedness serves to confirm the righteousness of God, what are we to say? Is God unjust (I speak of him in human terms) to bring retribution upon us?
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- Romans 3:4 Every human being is a liar: these words are taken from Ps 116:11 LXX; the rest of the verse comes from Ps 51:6 LXX.
Romans 3:3-5
New International Version
Romans 3:3-5
New International Version
3 What if some were unfaithful?(A) Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness?(B) 4 Not at all! Let God be true,(C) and every human being a liar.(D) As it is written:
5 But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly,(F) what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.)(G)
Footnotes
- Romans 3:4 Psalm 51:4
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