Romans 3:4 Parallel Translations

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."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

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.

BBE:

In no way: but let God be true, though every man is seen to be untrue; as it is said in the Writings, That your words may be seen to be true, and you may be seen to be right when you are judged.

DBY:

Far be the thought: but let God be true, and every man false; according as it is written, So that thou shouldest be justified in thy words, and shouldest overcome when thou art in judgment.

ERV:

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.

WEY:

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."

WBS:

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.

WEB:

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."

YLT:

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.'

Romans 3:4 Cross References

XREF:

Psalm 51:4 Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge.

Psalm 116:11 I said in my alarm, "All men are liars."

Luke 20:16 "He will come and destroy these vine-growers and will give the vineyard to others." When they heard it, they said, "May it never be!"

Romans 3:6 May it never be! For otherwise, how will God judge the world?

Romans 3:7 But if through my lie the truth of God abounded to His glory, why am I also still being judged as a sinner?

Romans 3:31 Do we then nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be {e} justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome {f} when thou art judged.
(e) That your justice might be plainly seen.
(f) Seeing that you showed forth an true token of your righteousness, steadfastness and faith, by preserving him who had broken his covenant.

PNT:

3:4 God forbid. The Greek means, literally, Not so. It does not follow that God is unfaithful, because he rejects unbelieving Israel, for his covenant with Israel and his promise to Abraham were conditional.
Let God be true, but every man a liar. That is, Let us believe all men to have broken their word, rather than God his.
As it is written. See Ps 51:4. One of the penitential psalms, in which David mourns over his own sins.
That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings. God's sayings, his threatenings, are justified by his judgments. They were in the case of David. They were also in the rejection of the Jewish nation, in spite of the promise, when it had rejected the Holy One of Israel.

WES:

3:4 Psalm 2:4.

MHC:

3:1-8 The law could not save in or from sins, yet it gave the Jews advantages for obtaining salvation. Their stated ordinances, education in the knowledge of the true God and his service, and many favours shown to the children of Abraham, all were means of grace, and doubtless were made useful to the conversion of many. But especially the Scriptures were committed to them. Enjoyment of God's word and ordinances, is the chief happiness of a people. But God's promises are made only to believers; therefore the unbelief of some, or of many professors, cannot make this faithfulness of no effect. He will fulfil his promises to his people, and bring his threatened vengeance upon unbelievers. God's judging the world, should for ever silence all doubtings and reflections upon his justice. The wickedness and obstinate unbelief of the Jews, proved man's need of the righteousness of God by faith, and also his justice in punishing for sin. Let us do evil, that good may come, is oftener in the heart than in the mouth of sinners; for few thus justify themselves in their wicked ways. The believer knows that duty belongs to him, and events to God; and that he must not commit any sin, or speak one falsehood, upon the hope, or even assurance, that God may thereby glorify himself. If any speak and act thus, their condemnation is just.

CONC:

FALSE Comest Contendest Declared TRUE Gain Hold Indeed Judge Judged Judgment Justified Liar Mayest Mightest Overcome Prevail Pronouncest Prove Proved Rather Righteous Sayings Sentence Shouldest Shown Speak Stands Though Untrue Verily Writings Written Yea Yes

Cause Contendest False. Far Forbid Found Gain Hold Indeed Judge Judged Judgment Justified Liar Mayest Means Mightest Overcome Prevail Prove Proved Rather Right Sayings Sentence Shown Speak Stands Thought True. Untrue Verily Words Writings Written

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