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Webster

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

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?

American Standard Version

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

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!

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: chiefly, because that to them were committed the oracles of God. 3 For what if some did not believe? will their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? 4 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.

Cross References

Hebrews 4:2

For to us was the gospel preached, as well as to them: but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

Romans 10:16

But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

2 Timothy 2:13

If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

Romans 9:6

Not as though the word of God hath taken no effect. For they are not all Israel, who are descendants from 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 shall he not do it? or hath he spoke, and shall 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 in Zion appeareth before God.

Isaiah 54:9-10

For this is as the waters of Noah to me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more overflow 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 proceedeth from my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

Isaiah 65:15-16

And ye shall leave your name for a curse to my chosen: for the Lord GOD will slay thee, and call his servants by another name:

Jeremiah 33:24-26

Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised 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

And of his fullness have we all received, and grace for grace.

Romans 11:1-7

I say then, Hath God cast away his people? By no means. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Romans 11:29

For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

2 Corinthians 3:18

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all towards each other 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 acknowledging of the truth which is according to godliness;

Hebrews 6:13-18

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,

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