Romans 3:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

But if

Romans 3:7

Romans 8:20

Is god

I speak

Romans 6:19

1 Corinthians 9:8

Galatians 3:15

Bible References

But if

But, you say, if a falsehood of mine has brought great honor to God by bringing out his truthfulness, why am I tried for being a sinner?

For it was not the fault of creation that it was frustrated; it was by the will of him who condemned it to that, and in the hope

Is god

But in your obstinacy and impenitence you are storing up wrath for yourself on the Day of Wrath, when the justice of God will burst forth.

Now we know that everything the Law says is addressed to those under its authority, so that every mouth may be shut, and the whole world be made accountable to God.

So he has mercy on anyone he pleases, and hardens the heart of anyone he pleases.

Do not take your revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God's anger, for the Scripture says, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will pay them back, says the Lord."

since God considers it only just to repay with suffering those who are making you suffer

and they were singing the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Great and marvelous are your doings, Lord God Almighty! Upright and true are your ways, King of the Ages!

Then I heard the angel of the waters say, "You are just in pronouncing this sentence, you who are and were, the Holy One;

Gloat over her, heaven! and all you people of God, apostles, and prophets, for God has avenged you upon her!"

I speak

I use these familiar human terms because of the limitations of your nature. For just as you before gave up the parts of your bodies in slavery to vice and greater and greater license, you must now give them up in slavery to uprightness, which leads to consecration.

Am I saying only what men say? Does not the Law say so too?

To take an illustration, brothers, from daily life: even a human agreement, once ratified, no one annuls or alters.