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Romans 3:7
for if the truth of God in my falsehood did more abound to His glory, why yet am I also as a sinner judged?
Romans 3:7 · Young's Literal Translation
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 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.'
5 And, if our unrighteousness God's righteousness doth establish, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (after the manner of a man I speak)
6 let it not be! since how shall God judge the world?
7 for if the truth of God in my falsehood did more abound to His glory, why yet am I also as a sinner judged?
8 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.
9 What, then? are we better? not at all! for we did before charge both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin,
10 according as it hath been written--`There is none righteous, not even one;
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