16 He will come and destroy(A) those farmers and give the vineyard to others.”

But when they heard this they said, “No—never!”(B)

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16 He will come and kill those tenants(A) and give the vineyard to others.”

When the people heard this, they said, “God forbid!”

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Absolutely not!(A) God must be true, even if everyone is a liar,(B) as it is written:

That You may be justified in Your words
and triumph when You judge.(C)[a]

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  1. Romans 3:4 Ps 51:4

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

“So that you may be proved right when you speak
    and prevail when you judge.”[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:4 Psalm 51:4