Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God?

New American Standard Bible

What then? If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?

King James Version

For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

Holman Bible

What then? If some did not believe, will their unbelief cancel God’s faithfulness?

International Standard Version

What if some of the Jews were unfaithful? Their unfaithfulness cannot cancel God's faithfulness, can it?

A Conservative Version

For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the assurance of God ineffective?

Amplified

What then? If some did not believe or were unfaithful [to God], their lack of belief will not nullify and make invalid the faithfulness of God and His word, will it?

An Understandable Version

But what if some [of the Jews] were unfaithful? Does their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God? Certainly not!

Anderson New Testament

What, indeed, if some have been unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness overthrow the faithfulness of God?

Bible in Basic English

And if some have no faith, will that make the faith of God without effect?

Common New Testament

What if some did not have faith? Will their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?

Daniel Mace New Testament

for what if some betrayed their trust? shall their unfaithfulness render

Darby Translation

For what? if some have not believed, shall their unbelief make the faith of God of none effect?

Godbey New Testament

For what if some did not believe? whether will their unbelief destroy the faith of God?

Goodspeed New Testament

What if some of them have shown a lack of faith? Can their lack of it nullify the faithfulness of God?

John Wesley New Testament

For what if some believed not? Shall their unbelief disannul the faithfulness of God?

Julia Smith Translation

For what if some disbelieved? their unbelief will not leave inactive the faith of God.

King James 2000

For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect?

Lexham Expanded Bible

{What is the result} if some refused to believe? Their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, [will it]?

Modern King James verseion

For what? If some did not believe, will not their unbelief nullify the faith of God?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

What, then, though some of them did not believe? Shall their unbelief make the promise of God without effect?

Moffatt New Testament

Even supposing some of them have proved untrustworthy, is their faithlessness to cancel the faithfulness of God?

Montgomery New Testament

Supposing some of them have proved faithless?

NET Bible

What then? If some did not believe, does their unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God?

New Heart English Bible

For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?

Noyes New Testament

For what? If some were unfaithful, shall their unfaithfulness make God unfaithful?

Sawyer New Testament

For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief destroy the faith of God?

The Emphasized Bible

For what? If some distrusted, shall their distrust make, the trust of God, void?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For what if some were unbelievers? shall their unbelief render the faithfulness of God ineffectual?

Twentieth Century New Testament

What follows then? Some, no doubt, showed a want of faith; but will their want of faith make God break faith? Heaven forbid!

Webster

For what if some did not believe? will their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

Weymouth New Testament

For what if some Jews have proved unfaithful? Shall their faithlessness render God's faithfulness worthless?

Williams New Testament

What then, if some of them have proved unfaithful? Can their unfaithfulness make null and void God's faithfulness?

World English Bible

For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?

Worrell New Testament

For what, if some did disbelieve? Shall their disbelief make void the faithfulness of God?

Worsley New Testament

For what if some did not believe? shall their incredulity make the faithfulness of God of no effect?

Youngs Literal Translation

for what, if certain were faithless? shall their faithlessness the faithfulness of god make useless?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 344

if
εἰ 
Ei 
if, whether, that, not tr,
Usage: 218

τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

did not believe
ἀπιστέω 
Apisteo 
believe not
Usage: 6

μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493


Usage: 0

ἀπιστία 
Apistia 
Usage: 11

καταργέω 
Katargeo 
Usage: 25

the faith
πίστις 
Pistis 
Usage: 221

of God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

Devotionals

Devotionals about Romans 3:3

Images Romans 3:3

Prayers for Romans 3:3

Context Readings

Jews Still Have An Advantage

2 Much every way: first of all, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God. 3 For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God? 4 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.


Cross References

Hebrews 4:2

For indeed we have had good tidings preached unto us, even as also they: but the word of hearing did not profit them, because it was not united by faith with them that heard.

Romans 10:16

But they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

2 Timothy 2:13

if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.

Romans 9:6

But it is not as though the word of God hath come to nought. For they are not all Israel, that are of Israel:

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?

1 Samuel 15:29

And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.

Psalm 84:7

They go from strength to strength; Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.

Isaiah 54:9-10

For this is as the waters of Noah unto me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I will not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

Isaiah 55:11

so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Isaiah 65:15-16

And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen; and the Lord Jehovah will slay thee; and he will call his servants by another name:

Jeremiah 33:24-26

Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which Jehovah did choose, he hath cast them off? thus do they despise my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

John 1:16

For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.

Romans 11:1-7

I say then, Did God cast off his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Romans 11:29

For the gifts and the calling of God are not repented of.

2 Corinthians 3:18

But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We are bound to give thanks to God always to you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith growth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;

Titus 1:1-2

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

Hebrews 6:13-18

For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,

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