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Romans 3:4 Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: "So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge."
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Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: “So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/romans/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true. As the Scriptures say about him, “You will be proved right in what you say, and you will win your case in court.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/romans/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written, “That you may be justified in your words, and prevail when you are judged.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/romans/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Never may it be! But let God be true, and every man a liar, as it has been written: "That You may be justified in Your words, and will prevail in Your being judged."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/romans/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/romans/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written: “That You may be justified in Your words, And may overcome when You are judged.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/romans/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Far from it! Rather, God must prove to be true, though every person <i>be found</i> a liar, as it is written: “SO THAT YOU ARE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS, AND PREVAIL WHEN YOU ARE JUDGED.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/romans/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />May it never be! Rather, let God be found true, though every man be found a liar, as it is written, “THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS, AND PREVAIL WHEN YOU ARE JUDGED.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/romans/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />May it never be! Rather, let God be found true, though every man <i>be found</i> a liar, as it is written, “THAT THOU MIGHTEST BE JUSTIFIED IN THY WORDS, AND MIGHTEST PREVAIL WHEN THOU ART JUDGED.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/romans/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />May it never be! Rather, let God be true and every man a liar, as it is written, “THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS, AND OVERCOME WHEN YOU ARE JUDGED.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/romans/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Certainly not! Let God be found true [as He will be], though every person <i>be found</i> a liar, just as it is written [in Scripture], “THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS, AND PREVAIL WHEN YOU ARE JUDGED [by sinful men].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/romans/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Absolutely not! Let God be true, even though everyone is a liar, as it is written: That you may be justified in your words and triumph when you judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/romans/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Absolutely not! God must be true, even if everyone is a liar, as it is written: That You may be justified in Your words and triumph when You judge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/romans/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/romans/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />No, indeed! God tells the truth, even if everyone else is a liar. The Scriptures say about God, "Your words will be proven true, and in court you will win your case." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/romans/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/romans/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That would be unthinkable! God is honest, and everyone else is a liar, as Scripture says, "So you hand down justice when you speak, and you win your case in court."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/romans/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Certainly not! God must be true, even though all human beings are liars. As the scripture says, "You must be shown to be right when you speak; you must win your case when you are being tried." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/romans/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Of course not! God is true, even if everyone else is a liar. As it is written, "You are right when you speak, and win your case when you go into court." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/romans/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: ?So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/romans/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being shown up as a liar, just as it is written: "so that you will be justified in your words and will prevail when you are judged." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/romans/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Absolutely not. Let God be found true, but every human being a liar. As it is written, "That you may be justified in your words, and prevail when you judge."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/romans/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />By no means: verily let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mayest be justified in thy sayings, and mayest overcome when thou art judged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />No, indeed; let us hold God to be true, though every man should prove to be false. As it stands written, "That Thou mayest be shown to be just in the sentence Thou pronouncest, and gain Thy cause when Thou contendest."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/romans/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “that you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/romans/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Let it not be! And let God become true, and every man false, according as it has been written: “That You may be declared righteous in Your words, and may overcome in Your being judged.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Never may it be! But let God be true, and every man a liar, as it has been written: "That You may be justified in Your words, and will prevail in Your being judged."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/romans/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> let it not be! and let God become true, and every man false, according as it hath been written, 'That Thou mayest be declared righteous in Thy words, and mayest overcome in Thy being judged.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/romans/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />It may not be: and let God be true, and every man a liar; as has been written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, and mightest conquer in thy being judged.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/romans/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But God is true; and every man a liar, as it is written, That thou mayest be justified in thy words, and mayest overcome when thou art judged. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/romans/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/romans/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Of course not! God must be true, though every human being is a liar, as it is written: “That you may be justified in your words, and conquer when you are judged.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/romans/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />By no means! Although everyone is a liar, let God be proved true, as it is written, “So that you may be justified in your words, and prevail in your judging.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/romans/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Far be it: only God is true and no man is wholly perfect; as it is written, That you may be justified by your words, and triumph when you are judged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />God forbid! For God is true, and every person lies, just as that which is written: “You will be upright in your words and you will be victorious when they judge you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/romans/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />It can not be. But let God be true, though every man be a liar, as it is written: That thou mightest be justified in thy words, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/romans/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />it could not be so: but let God be true, and every man a liar; as indeed it has been written, In order that you may be justified in your words, and shall prevail, in your judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/romans/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />God forbid: but let God be true, though every man were a liar; as it is written, ?That thou mayest be acknowledged just in thy sayings, and overcome when thou art judged.?<RX 19.51.4><CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/romans/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />the faithfulness of God of no effect? by no means; yea, let God be acknowledged to be true, tho' men should be all deceivers; as it is written, " that you might be justified in your sayings, and might overcome when you are judged."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />No, indeed; let us hold God to be true, though every man should prove to be false. As it stands written, "That Thou mayest be shown to be just in the sentence Thou pronouncest, and gain Thy cause when Thou contendest."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/romans/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />May it not be! But let God be true, and every man a liar; as it has been written, "That Thou mayest be justified in Thy words; and mayest overcome, when Thou judgest."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/romans/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />God forbid: yea, let God be <i>acknowledged</i> true, though every man <i>be</i> a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, and mightest overcome, when thou judgest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/romans/3-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=601" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/romans/3.htm">God Remains Faithful</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness? <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><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."></a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: genoito (V-AOM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">Certainly not!</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">Let God</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: ginesthō (V-PMM/P-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">be</a> <a href="/greek/227.htm" title="227: alēthēs (Adj-NMS) -- Unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful. TRUE.">TRUE</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">and</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pas (Adj-NMS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">every</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpos (N-NMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">man</a> <a href="/greek/5583.htm" title="5583: pseustēs (N-NMS) -- A liar, deceiver. From pseudomai; a falsifier.">a liar.</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Conj) -- 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/1125.htm" title="1125: gegraptai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">it is written:</a> <a href="/greek/3704.htm" title="3704: Hopōs (Conj) -- From hos and pos; what(-ever) how, i.e. In the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual)."></a> <a href="/greek/302.htm" title="302: an (Prtcl) -- A primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty.">“So that</a> <a href="/greek/1344.htm" title="1344: dikaiōthēs (V-ASP-2S) -- From dikaios; to render just or innocent.">You may be proved right</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">when</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">You</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3056.htm" title="3056: logois (N-DMP) -- From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.">speak</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3528.htm" title="3528: nikēseis (V-FIA-2S) -- To conquer, be victorious, overcome, prevail, subdue. From nike; to subdue.">victorious</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">when</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: se (PPro-A2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">You</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2919.htm" title="2919: krinesthai (V-PNM/P) -- Properly, to distinguish, i.e. Decide; by implication, to try, condemn, punish.">judge.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">5</span>But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-4.htm">Psalm 51:4</a></span><br />Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a></span><br />God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/1-2.htm">Titus 1:2</a></span><br />in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18</a></span><br />Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-33.htm">John 3:33</a></span><br />Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-13.htm">2 Timothy 2:13</a></span><br />if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-29.htm">1 Samuel 15:29</a></span><br />Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/116-11.htm">Psalm 116:11</a></span><br />In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-17.htm">John 17:17</a></span><br />Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-10.htm">1 John 5:10</a></span><br />Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-35.htm">Psalm 89:35</a></span><br />Once and for all I have sworn by My holiness—I will not lie to David—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a></span><br />so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a></span><br />Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">1 Kings 8:56</a></span><br />“Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-18.htm">2 Corinthians 1:18</a></span><br />But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">God forbid: yes, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That you might be justified in your sayings, and might overcome when you are judged.</p><p class="hdg">God forbid.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/3-6.htm">Romans 3:6,31</a></b></br> God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/6-2.htm">Romans 6:2,15</a></b></br> God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/7-7.htm">Romans 7:7,13</a></b></br> What shall we say then? <i>Is</i> 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… </p><p class="hdg">let God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a></b></br> <i>He is</i> the Rock, his work <i>is</i> perfect: for all his ways <i>are</i> judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right <i>is</i> he.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/40-8.htm">Job 40:8</a></b></br> Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/100-5.htm">Psalm 100:5</a></b></br> For the LORD <i>is</i> good; his mercy <i>is</i> everlasting; and his truth <i>endureth</i> to all generations.</p><p class="hdg">but every.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/62-9.htm">Psalm 62:9</a></b></br> Surely men of low degree <i>are</i> vanity, <i>and</i> men of high degree <i>are</i> a lie: to be laid in the balance, they <i>are</i> altogether <i>lighter</i> than vanity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/116-11.htm">Psalm 116:11</a></b></br> I said in my haste, All men <i>are</i> liars.</p><p class="hdg">That thou.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/36-3.htm">Job 36:3</a></b></br> I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-4.htm">Psalm 51:4</a></b></br> Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done <i>this</i> evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, <i>and</i> be clear when thou judgest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Matthew 11:19</a></b></br> The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. 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It emphasizes the importance of rejecting any notion that contradicts God's nature or His promises. In the context of Romans, Paul is addressing potential objections to the faithfulness of God despite human unfaithfulness. This phrase underscores the absolute certainty and reliability of God's character.<p><b>Let God be true and every man a liar.</b><br>This statement highlights the contrast between God's infallibility and human fallibility. It reflects the biblical theme that God's truth stands regardless of human opinion or behavior. This echoes <a href="/psalms/116-11.htm">Psalm 116:11</a>, where the psalmist acknowledges the deceitfulness of humanity compared to God's truth. It serves as a reminder that divine truth is the ultimate standard, and human perspectives must align with it.<p><b>As it is written:</b><br>This introduction to a scriptural quotation indicates Paul's reliance on the Hebrew Scriptures to support his argument. It shows the continuity between the Old and New Testaments and the fulfillment of God's word through Christ. Paul often uses this phrase to demonstrate that his teachings are rooted in the established Word of God.<p><b>“So that You may be proved right when You speak</b><br>This part of the verse is a citation from <a href="/psalms/51-4.htm">Psalm 51:4</a>, where David acknowledges God's righteousness in judgment. It emphasizes that God's words and actions are always justified and righteous. The context of <a href="/psalms/51.htm">Psalm 51</a> is David's repentance, highlighting the theme of God's justice and mercy. It underscores the idea that God's truth and righteousness are vindicated in His dealings with humanity.<p><b>and victorious when You judge.”</b><br>This phrase affirms God's ultimate authority and justice. It suggests that God's judgments are not only right but also triumphant over any falsehood or rebellion. The concept of God as judge is prevalent throughout Scripture, with His judgments being both a source of fear for the wicked and comfort for the righteous. This victory in judgment points to the eschatological hope of God's final and perfect justice, as seen in <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11</a>, where Christ is depicted as the righteous judge.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the Book of Romans, addressing the believers in Rome and discussing the righteousness of God and the faithfulness of His promises.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, whose truth and righteousness are being affirmed.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mankind.htm">Mankind</a></b><br>Represented as fallible and often untruthful, in contrast to God's unwavering truth.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The original speaker of the quote found in <a href="/psalms/51-4.htm">Psalm 51:4</a>, which Paul references to illustrate God's righteousness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rome.htm">Rome</a></b><br>The city where the recipients of this letter resided, a diverse and influential center of the ancient world.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_unchanging_truth.htm">God's Unchanging Truth</a></b><br>God's truth is absolute and unchanging, regardless of human opinion or behavior. We can trust His word completely.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_fallibility.htm">Human Fallibility</a></b><br>Humans are prone to error and deceit. Recognizing our limitations should lead us to rely more on God's truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/scriptural_consistency.htm">Scriptural Consistency</a></b><br>The Bible consistently affirms God's righteousness and truth. Studying scripture helps us understand and trust in His character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/righteous_judgment.htm">Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgments are always just and right. We should seek to align our understanding and actions with His standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Trusting in God's promises requires faith, especially when human perspectives seem to contradict His word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_romans_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Romans 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'scoffers'_mean.htm">What does 'All men are liars' imply?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_wrote_the_book_of_habakkuk.htm">Who is the new man in the story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'all_men_are_liars'_imply.htm">What does "All men are liars" imply?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_catholic_doctrines_align_with_the_bible.htm">Are Catholic doctrines supported by the Bible?</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>(4) Impossible! Rather let God be seen to be true though all mankind should be proved false, even as the Psalmist looked upon his own sin as serving to enhance the triumph of God's justice. Speaking of that justice for the moment as if it could be arraigned before the bar of a still higher tribunal, he asserts its absolute and complete acquittal.<p><span class= "bld">That thou mightest be justified.</span>--Strictly, <span class= "ital">in order that,</span> here as in the Hebrew of the Psalm. Good is, in some way inscrutable to us, educed out of evil, and this is clearly foreseen by God, and forms part of His design, though so as not to interfere with the free-will of man. Religion assumes that the two things, free-will and omnipotence, are reconcilable, though how they are to be reconciled seems an insoluble problem. The same difficulty attaches to every system but one of blank fatalism and atheism. But the theory of fatalism if logically carried out would simply destroy human society.<p>Psalms 51, in which the quotation occurs, is commonly (in accordance with the heading), though perhaps wrongly, ascribed to David after his sin with Bathsheba. The effect of this sin is to throw out into the strongest relief the justice of the sentence by which it is followed and punished. The original is, "That thou mightest be just in thy speaking; that thou mightest be pure in thy judging." St. Paul adopts the rendering of the LXX., who make the last word passive instead of active, thus making it apply, not to the sentence given by God, but to the imaginary trial to which by a figure of speech that sentence itself is supposed to be submitted.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/romans/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">God forbid</span> (there is no better English phrase for expressing the indignant repudiation of <span class="greek">μὴ γένοιτο</span>): <span class="cmt_word">yea, let God be true</span> (<span class="greek">γινέσθω ἀληθὴς</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "let his truth be established;" "Fiat, in judicio," Bengel), <span class="cmt_word">but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged</span>, We can hardly avoid recognizing a reference to <a href="/psalms/116-11.htm">Psalm 116:11</a> in "every man a liar, the words of the LXX. being exactly given, though the general purport of that psalm does not bear upon the present argument. The apostle takes this phrase from it as expressing well what he wants to say, viz. that though <span class="accented">all</span> men were false (in the sense expressed and implied by the previous <span class="greek">ἠπίστησαν</span>), yet God's truth stands. But it only leads up to the second quotation from <a href="/psalms/51.htm">Psalm 51</a>, which is the important one, introduced by <span class="greek">καθὼς γέραπται</span>. In its final words, <span class="greek">νικήσης ἐν τῶ κρίνεσθαί σε</span>, the LXX. is followed (so also Vulgate, <span class="accented">cum</span> <span class="accented">judicaris</span>), though the Hebrew may be more correctly rendered, as in the Authorized Version, "be clear when thou judgest." The <span class="greek">κρίνεσθαι</span> of the LXX. may be understood passively in the sense of God being called to account, as men might be, for the justice of his dealings; or, perhaps, in a middle sense for entering into a suit or controversy with his people. <span class="greek">Κρίνεσθαι</span> means "going to law" in <a href="/1_corinthians/6-1.htm">1 Corinthians 6:1, 6</a> (cf. also <a href="/matthew/5-40.htm">Matthew 5:40</a>), and in the LXX., with especial reference to a supposed <span class="accented">controversy</span> or <span class="accented">pleading</span> of God with men, <a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Jeremiah 25:31</a>; <a href="/job/9-2.htm">Job 9:2</a>; <a href="/job/13-19.htm">Job 13:19</a>. (See also <a href="/hosea/2-2.htm">Hosea 2:2</a>, <span class="greek">Κρίθητε πρὸς τὴν μητέρα</span> <span class="greek">ὑῶν</span>.) The meaning of this concluding expression does not, however, affect the main purport of the verse, or its relevancy as here quoted. Occurring in what is believed to be David's penitential psalm after his sin. in the matter of Uriah, it declares, in conjunction with the preceding verse, that, sin having been committed, man alone is guilty, and that God's truth and righteousness can never be impugned. But it seems to imply still more than this, viz. that man's sin has the establishment of God's righteousness as its consequence, or even, it may be, as its purpose; for the conclusion of ver. 4 in the psalm, naturally connected with "against thee only have I sinned" preceding, is so connected by <span class="greek">ὄπως α}ν</span> (in Hebrew, <span class="hebrew">לְמַעַן</span>); and it is not out of keeping with scriptural doctrine that David should have intended to express even Divine <span class="accented">purpose in</span> that he had been permitted, for his sins, to fall into that deeper sin <span class="accented">with the view of</span> establishing God's righteousness all the more. It does not, however, seem certain (whatever some grammarians may say) that the conjunction need of necessity be understood as <span class="accented">relic</span>; it may be <span class="accented">embatic</span> only. However this be, it is the inference from <span class="greek">ὄπως ἀν</span> that suggests the new objection of the following verse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/romans/3-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Absolutely not!</span><br /><span class="grk">γένοιτο</span> <span class="translit">(genoito)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Optative Middle - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">{Let} God</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεὸς</span> <span class="translit">(Theos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be</span><br /><span class="grk">γινέσθω</span> <span class="translit">(ginesthō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">TRUE</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀληθής</span> <span class="translit">(alēthēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_227.htm">Strong's 227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful. TRUE.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">every</span><br /><span class="grk">πᾶς</span> <span class="translit">(pas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man</span><br /><span class="grk">ἄνθρωπος</span> <span class="translit">(anthrōpos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a liar.</span><br /><span class="grk">ψεύστης</span> <span class="translit">(pseustēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5583.htm">Strong's 5583: </a> </span><span class="str2">A liar, deceiver. From pseudomai; a falsifier.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">As</span><br /><span class="grk">καθὼς</span> <span class="translit">(kathōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> </span><span class="str2">According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it is written:</span><br /><span class="grk">γέγραπται</span> <span class="translit">(gegraptai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“So that</span><br /><span class="grk">ἂν</span> <span class="translit">(an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_302.htm">Strong's 302: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You may be justified</span><br /><span class="grk">δικαιωθῇς</span> <span class="translit">(dikaiōthēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1344.htm">Strong's 1344: </a> </span><span class="str2">From dikaios; to render just or innocent.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your</span><br /><span class="grk">σου</span> <span class="translit">(sou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">words,</span><br /><span class="grk">λόγοις</span> <span class="translit">(logois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3056.htm">Strong's 3056: </a> </span><span class="str2">From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">prevail</span><br /><span class="grk">νικήσεις</span> <span class="translit">(nikēseis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3528.htm">Strong's 3528: </a> </span><span class="str2">To conquer, be victorious, overcome, prevail, subdue. From nike; to subdue.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your</span><br /><span class="grk">σε</span> <span class="translit">(se)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">judgments.”</span><br /><span class="grk">κρίνεσθαί</span> <span class="translit">(krinesthai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2919.htm">Strong's 2919: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to distinguish, i.e. Decide; by implication, to try, condemn, punish.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/romans/3-4.htm">Romans 3:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/romans/3-4.htm">Romans 3:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/romans/3-4.htm">Romans 3:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/romans/3-4.htm">Romans 3:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/romans/3-4.htm">Romans 3:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/romans/3-4.htm">Romans 3:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/romans/3-4.htm">Romans 3:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/romans/3-4.htm">Romans 3:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/romans/3-4.htm">Romans 3:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/romans/3-4.htm">Romans 3:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/romans/3-4.htm">NT Letters: Romans 3:4 May it never be! 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