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]

But if our unrighteousness highlights[b] God’s righteousness,(D) what are we to say?(E) I use a human argument:[c](F) Is God unrighteous to inflict wrath? Absolutely not! Otherwise, how will God judge the world?(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:4 Ps 51:4
  2. Romans 3:5 Or shows, or demonstrates
  3. Romans 3:5 Lit I speak as a man

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)

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) Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:4 Psalm 51:4