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Romans 3:7
For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
Romans 3:7 · World English Bible
Romans 3:7 in other translations
For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned 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?
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In context
4 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.”
5 But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.
6 May it never be! For then how will God judge the world?
7 For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
8 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.
9 What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.
10 As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.
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