Catholic Public Domain Version
"For if the truth of God has abounded, through my falseness, unto his glory, why should I still be judged as such a sinner? "
— Romans 3:7, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?”
“But if the truth of God through my lie abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner? ”
“For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?”
“For if by my lie the truth of God enhances his glory, why am I still actually being judged as a sinner?”
“For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie, unto his glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner?”
“But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner?”
“For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?”
For God is truthful, but every man is deceitful; just as it was written: “Therefore, you are justified in your words, and you will prevail when you give judgment.”
But if even our injustice points to the justice of God, what shall we say? Could God be unfair for inflicting wrath?
(I am speaking in human terms.) Let it not be so! Otherwise, how would God judge this world?
For if the truth of God has abounded, through my falseness, unto his glory, why should I still be judged as such a sinner?
And should we not do evil, so that good may result? For so we have been slandered, and so some have claimed we said; their condemnation is just.
What is next? Should we try to excel ahead of them? By no means! For we have accused all Jews and Greeks to be under sin,
just as it was written: “There is no one who is just.