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Their condemnation is just! <a href="/nlt/romans/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> And some people even slander us by claiming that we say, “The more we sin, the better it is!” Those who say such things deserve to be condemned. <a href="/esv/romans/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> And why not do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just. <a href="/bsb/romans/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved! <a href="/blb/romans/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And is it not, as we are slanderously charged, and as some affirm us to say, "Let us do evil things that good things may come?" Their condemnation is just. <a href="/kjv/romans/3.htm">King James Bible</a> And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just. <a href="/nkjv/romans/3.htm">New King James Version</a> And why not say, “Let us do evil that good may come”?—as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their condemnation is just. <a href="/nasb_/romans/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And why not say (just as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), “Let’s do evil that good may come of it”? Their condemnation is deserved. <a href="/nasb/romans/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> And why not say (as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), &#8220Let us do evil that good may come &#8220? Their condemnation is just. <a href="/nasb77/romans/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And why not say (as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say), “Let us do evil that good may come”? Their condemnation is just. <a href="/lsb/romans/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And why not say (as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), “Let us do evil that good may come”? Their condemnation is just. <a href="/amp/romans/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And why not say, (as some slanderously report and claim that we teach) “Let us do evil so that good may come of it”? Their condemnation [by God] is just. <a href="/csb/romans/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And why not say, just as some people slanderously claim we say, “Let us do what is evil so that good may come”? Their condemnation is deserved! <a href="/hcsb/romans/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And why not say, just as some people slanderously claim we say, &#8220Let us do what is evil so that good may come"? Their condemnation is deserved! <a href="/asv/romans/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> and why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just. <a href="/cev/romans/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You might as well say, "Let's do something evil, so that something good will come of it!" Some people even claim that we are saying this. But God is fair and will judge them as well. <a href="/erv/romans/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> and why not (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just. <a href="/gwt/romans/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Or can we say, "Let's do evil so that good will come from it"? Some slander us and claim that this is what we say. They are condemned, and that's what they deserve. <a href="/gnt/romans/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> Why not say, then, "Let us do evil so that good may come"? Some people, indeed, have insulted me by accusing me of saying this very thing! They will be condemned, as they should be. <a href="/isv/romans/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> Or can we say—as some people slander us by claiming that we say—"Let's do evil that good may result"? They deserve to be condemned! <a href="/msb/romans/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, ?Let us do evil that good may result?? Their condemnation is deserved! <a href="/net/romans/3.htm">NET Bible</a> And why not say, "Let us do evil so that good may come of it"?--as some who slander us allege that we say. (Their condemnation is deserved!) <a href="/nheb/romans/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), "Let us do evil, that good may come?" Their condemnation is just. <a href="/wbt/romans/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And not rather (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just. <a href="/wey/romans/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And why should we not say--for so they wickedly misrepresent us, and so some charge us with arguing--"Let us do evil that good may come"? The condemnation of those who would so argue is just. <a href="/web/romans/3.htm">World English Bible</a> Why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), “Let’s do evil, that good may come?” Those who say so are justly condemned. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/romans/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And not, as we are spoken evil of, and as certain affirm us to say, “We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?” Whose judgment is righteous. <a href="/blb/romans/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And is it not, as we are slanderously charged, and as some affirm us to say, "Let us do evil things that good things may come?" Their condemnation is just. <a href="/ylt/romans/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and not, as we are evil spoken of, and as certain affirm us to say -- 'We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?' whose judgment is righteous. <a href="/slt/romans/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And not, (as we are defamed, and some have declared us to say,) That we should do evil things, that good things might come: whose judgment is just.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/romans/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And not rather (as we are slandered, and as some affirm that we say) let us do evil, that there may come good? whose damnation is just. <a href="/cpdv/romans/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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. <a href="/nabre/romans/3.htm">New American Bible</a> And why not say—as we are accused and as some claim we say—that we should do evil that good may come of it? Their penalty is what they deserve. <a href="/nrsvce/romans/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And why not say (as some people slander us by saying that we say), “Let us do evil so that good may come”? Their condemnation is deserved!<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/romans/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> As for those who blaspheme against us, saying that we say, Let us do evil that good may come, their condemnation is reserved for eternal justice. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Or is it as those, whose judgment is reserved for justice, slander us and report that we say, “Let us practice evil that good may come?<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/romans/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Then, why not say, (as we are slanderously reported as saying, and, as some affirm, that we do say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? Of such persons the condemnation is just.<CM> <a href="/godbey/romans/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> are we not indeed thus traduced, and as some say we speak, that, Let us do evil in order that good may come? whose condemnation is just. <a href="/haweis/romans/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And why not admit, (as we are falsely reported of; and as some affirm we say,) That we should do evil things, that good may come? whose condemnation is just. <a href="/mace/romans/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and why may we not do evil, that good may come?" which is slanderously reported to be our maxim, by some, whose condemnation is just. <a href="/wey/romans/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And why should we not say--for so they wickedly misrepresent us, and so some charge us with arguing--"Let us do evil that good may come"? The condemnation of those who would so argue is just. <a href="/worrell/romans/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), "Let us do evil that good may come?" whose condemnation is just. <a href="/worsley/romans/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and why may we not do evil that good may come?"---as we are injuriously charged, and as some affirm that we say; whose condemnation is just. <a href="/parallel/romans/3-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=643" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/romans/3.htm">God Remains Faithful</a> …7However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner? 8<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Why</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">not say,</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">as</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that."></a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tines (IPro-NMP) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">some</a> <a href="/greek/987.htm" title="987: blasphēmoumetha (V-PIM/P-1P) -- From blasphemos; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously.">slanderously</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/5346.htm" title="5346: phasin (V-PIA-3P) -- To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say.">claim that</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmas (PPro-A1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">we</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legein (V-PNA) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">say,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">“</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: Poiēsōmen (V-ASA-1P) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">Let us do</a> <a href="/greek/2556.htm" title="2556: kaka (Adj-ANP) -- Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious.">evil</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-NNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/18.htm" title="18: agatha (Adj-NNP) -- A primary word; good.">good</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elthē (V-ASA-3S) -- To come, go. ">may result”?</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hōn (RelPro-GMP) -- Who, which, what, that. ">Their</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2917.htm" title="2917: krima (N-NNS) -- From krino; a decision (crime).">condemnation</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/1738.htm" title="1738: endikon (Adj-NNS) -- Righteous, just. From en and dike; in the right, i.e. Equitable.">deserved!</a> 9What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a> As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people. <a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a> Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. <a href="/jeremiah/18-12.htm">Jeremiah 18:12</a> But they will reply, ‘It is hopeless. We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’” <a href="/proverbs/17-15.htm">Proverbs 17:15</a> Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD. <a href="/habakkuk/1-13.htm">Habakkuk 1:13</a> Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves? <a href="/1_samuel/2-3.htm">1 Samuel 2:3</a> Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed. <a href="/psalms/94-20.htm">Psalm 94:20-21</a> Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree? / They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. <a href="/proverbs/24-24.htm">Proverbs 24:24</a> Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”—peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him; <a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10</a> They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Micah 3:11</a> Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.” <a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Matthew 5:11</a> Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. <a href="/matthew/26-59.htm">Matthew 26:59-61</a> Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death. / But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward / and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’” <a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a> You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. <a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Acts 6:13</a> where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. <a href="/acts/13-10.htm">Acts 13:10</a> and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.we be.<a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Matthew 5:11</a> Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.<a href="/1_peter/3-16.htm">1 Peter 3:16,17</a> Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ… Let us.<a href="/romans/5-20.htm">Romans 5:20</a> Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:<a href="/romans/6-1.htm">Romans 6:1,15</a> What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? … <a href="/romans/7-7.htm">Romans 7:7</a> What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/23-31.htm">Affirm</a> <a href="/romans/3-7.htm">Argue</a> <a href="/acts/24-12.htm">Arguing</a> <a href="/romans/2-23.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/acts/28-19.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/acts/23-29.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/romans/2-17.htm">Claim</a> <a href="/acts/25-15.htm">Condemnation</a> <a href="/romans/3-7.htm">Condemned</a> <a href="/john/5-29.htm">Damnation</a> <a href="/romans/2-24.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/john/8-55.htm">Falsely</a> <a href="/romans/2-16.htm">Good</a> <a href="/acts/19-37.htm">Injuriously</a> <a href="/luke/23-41.htm">Justly</a> <a href="/acts/13-10.htm">Misrepresent</a> <a href="/romans/2-25.htm">Practise</a> <a href="/romans/3-5.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/romans/3-4.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/romans/1-8.htm">Reported</a> <a href="/acts/25-26.htm">Result</a> <a href="/romans/3-4.htm">Right</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Slanderously</a> <a href="/acts/28-25.htm">Statement</a> <a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Wickedly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/4-9.htm">Affirm</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-14.htm">Argue</a> <a href="/philippians/2-14.htm">Arguing</a> <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/romans/3-9.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/romans/3-9.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-4.htm">Claim</a> <a href="/romans/5-16.htm">Condemnation</a> <a href="/romans/5-18.htm">Condemned</a> <a href="/romans/13-2.htm">Damnation</a> <a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/philippians/1-18.htm">Falsely</a> <a href="/romans/3-12.htm">Good</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Injuriously</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-31.htm">Justly</a> <a href="/acts/13-10.htm">Misrepresent</a> <a href="/romans/7-15.htm">Practise</a> <a href="/romans/4-15.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/romans/3-20.htm">Rather</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-11.htm">Reported</a> <a href="/romans/3-28.htm">Result</a> <a href="/romans/3-11.htm">Right</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-28.htm">Slanderously</a> <a href="/romans/9-33.htm">Statement</a> <a href="/genesis/19-7.htm">Wickedly</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 3</div>1. <a href="/romans/3-1.htm">The Jews prerogative;</a> 3. <a href="/romans/3-3.htm">which they have not lost;</a> 9. <a href="/romans/3-9.htm">howbeit the law convinces them also of sin;</a> 20. <a href="/romans/3-20.htm">therefore no one is justified by the law;</a> 28. <a href="/romans/3-28.htm">but all, without difference, by faith, only;</a> 31. <a href="/romans/3-31.htm">and yet the law is not abolished.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/romans/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say This phrase addresses a misrepresentation of Paul's teachings. In the early church, Paul faced accusations that his message of grace encouraged sinful behavior. This reflects a misunderstanding of the doctrine of justification by faith, which Paul elaborates on in Romans. The slanderous claim likely arose from those who opposed Paul's teachings, possibly Judaizers who insisted on adherence to the Mosaic Law. This misinterpretation is a reminder of the challenges faced by early Christians in communicating the gospel message accurately.“Let us do evil that good may result”? This phrase captures the erroneous logic that some attributed to Paul's teachings. The idea that one could do evil to bring about good contradicts the moral teachings of both the Old and New Testaments. In <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a>, Joseph acknowledges that God can bring good from evil intentions, but this does not justify the evil itself. Similarly, Jesus' teachings in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) emphasize righteousness and purity of heart, rejecting any notion that evil acts can be justified by their outcomes. This phrase highlights the importance of understanding the transformative power of grace, which leads to holiness, not licentiousness.Their condemnation is deserved! Paul's strong response underscores the seriousness of misrepresenting the gospel. The condemnation here is both a legal and moral judgment, reflecting the biblical principle that those who distort God's truth face divine judgment. This echoes the warnings found in other scriptures, such as <a href="/galatians/1-8.htm">Galatians 1:8-9</a>, where Paul warns against preaching a different gospel. The phrase also serves as a reminder of the accountability that comes with teaching and interpreting scripture, as seen in <a href="/james/3.htm">James 3:1</a>, which warns that teachers will be judged more strictly. This condemnation is not only a defense of Paul's integrity but also a defense of the gospel's purity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the Book of Romans, addressing misconceptions about his teachings. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_roman_church.htm">The Roman Church</a> The recipients of the letter, a diverse group of Jewish and Gentile believers in Rome. 3. <a href="/topical/f/false_accusers.htm">False Accusers</a> Individuals who misrepresented Paul's teachings, suggesting he advocated for sinning to achieve good outcomes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/m/misrepresentation_of_the_gospel.htm">Misrepresentation of the Gospel</a> Be vigilant against distortions of biblical teachings. Misunderstandings can lead to false doctrines that justify sin. <a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_true_righteousness.htm">The Nature of True Righteousness</a> True righteousness does not come from doing evil for good outcomes. It is rooted in faith and obedience to God’s commands. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a> Christians must discern truth from falsehood, especially when teachings seem to contradict the core message of the Gospel. <a href="/topical/c/condemnation_of_sin.htm">Condemnation of Sin</a> Sin is never justified, even if it appears to result in good. God’s judgment is righteous and condemns such actions. <a href="/topical/l/living_out_the_gospel.htm">Living Out the Gospel</a> Our lives should reflect the transformative power of the Gospel, rejecting sin and embracing holiness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_romans_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Romans 3</a> <a href="/q/are_the_means_justified_by_the_ends.htm">Are the means justified by the ends?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_most_serious_sin.htm">What is the most serious sin?</a> <a href="/q/meaning_of_'fathers_ate_sour_grapes'.htm">Is choosing the lesser evil supported by the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_principle_of_double_effect.htm">What is the Principle of Double Effect?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) And not rather.--And (why should we) not (say), as some persons slanderously affirm that we say, Let us do evil that good may come. Some such phrase as "Why should we say" must be supplied; "why" from the previous clause, "say" from that which follows. Or "(Why should we) not (do evil), as some persons slanderously affirm that we say, Let us do evil," &c. The latter, perhaps, is best, as we might then suppose the word for "let us do" repeated precisely in the form in which it stands.The Apostle does not care to answer this argument in detail; he will not dally with such a perversion of the moral sense, but simply says, "Whose condemnation is just."What pretext could any one possibly have for attributing such an opinion to St. Paul? The charge was no doubt utterly false as applied to him, but we know that his teaching was made an excuse for Antinomian excesses, which would not unnaturally be fastened upon the Apostle. Or, taking his teaching as it stands, we might well imagine the Jews or the Judaizing party arguing with themselves, "This man openly breaks the Law, and yet he claims to be in the right way, and that all will go well with him; is not this doing evil that good may come? Does he think to win the Messianic kingdom by the breach of the Law, and not by its observance?"<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/romans/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - And not (i.e. why should we not say), as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say, Let us do evil, that good may come? Whose (i.e. of those who do say so) condemnation is just. <a href="/commentaries/romans/3-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[Why] καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. not [say], μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. as καθὼς (kathōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. some τινες (tines) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. slanderously βλασφημούμεθα (blasphēmoumetha) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_987.htm">Strong's 987: </a> From blasphemos; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously. claim [that] φασίν (phasin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5346.htm">Strong's 5346: </a> To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say. we ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. say, λέγειν (legein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “Let us do Ποιήσωμεν (Poiēsōmen) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. evil κακὰ (kaka) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2556.htm">Strong's 2556: </a> Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious. that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. good ἀγαθά (agatha) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_18.htm">Strong's 18: </a> A primary word; 'good'. may result?” ἔλθῃ (elthē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. Their ὧν (hōn) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. condemnation κρίμα (krima) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2917.htm">Strong's 2917: </a> From krino; a decision ('crime'). is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. deserved! ἔνδικόν (endikon) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1738.htm">Strong's 1738: </a> Righteous, just. 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