Romans 3:7
King James Version (KJV)
For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
In context
5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
8 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.
9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
Romans 3:7 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
- WEB World English Bible
- For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?
- ASV American Standard Version
- But if the truth of God through my lie abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- for if the truth of God in my falsehood did more abound to His glory, why yet am I also as a sinner judged?
- DBY Darby Translation
- For if the truth of God, in my lie, has more abounded to his glory, why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
- WBS Webster Bible
- For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie to his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?