Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
May it not happen! Otherwise how will God judge the world?
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
Holman Bible
Absolutely not! Otherwise, how will God judge the world?
International Standard Version
Of course not! Otherwise, how could God judge the world?
American Standard Version
God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
Amplified
Certainly not! For otherwise, how will God judge the world?
An Understandable Version
Certainly not, for then how could He judge the world?
Anderson New Testament
It can not be: for if so, how shall God judge the world?
Bible in Basic English
In no way: because if it is so, how is God able to be the judge of all the world?
Common New Testament
Certainly not! For then how could God judge the world?
Daniel Mace New Testament
not at all: for then how could God judge the world?
Darby Translation
Far be the thought: since how shall God judge the world?
Godbey New Testament
It could not be so: then how will God judge the world?
Goodspeed New Testament
By no means, for then how could he judge the world?
John Wesley New Testament
I speak as a man. God forbid; for then how should God judge the world?
Julia Smith Translation
It may not be: for how shall God judge the world
King James 2000
God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
Lexham Expanded Bible
May it never be! For otherwise, how will God judge the world?
Modern King James verseion
Let it not be! For then how shall God judge the world?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
God forbid. For how then shall God judge the world?
Moffatt New Testament
Never! In that case, how could he judge the world?
Montgomery New Testament
Be it far from us; for in that case how could God judge the world?
NET Bible
Absolutely not! For otherwise how could God judge the world?
New Heart English Bible
May it never be. For then how will God judge the world?
Noyes New Testament
Far be it! For then how shall God judge the world?
The Emphasized Bible
Far be it! Else how shall God judge the world?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
God forbid: for how then shall God judge the world?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Otherwise how can God judge the world?
Webster
By no means: for then how shall God judge the world?
Weymouth New Testament
No indeed; for in that case how shall He judge all mankind?)
Williams New Testament
Not at all! If that were so, how could He judge the world?
World English Bible
May it never be! For then how will God judge the world?
Worrell New Testament
It could not be! for, then, how shall God judge the world?
Worsley New Testament
for then how shall God judge the world?
Youngs Literal Translation
let it not be! since how shall God judge the world?
Interlinear
Ginomai
Epei
References
Word Count of 36 Translations in Romans 3:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jews Still Have An Advantage
5 But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous inflicting wrath? (I speak according to a man.) 6 May it not happen! Otherwise how will God judge the world? 7 For if by my lie, the truth of God abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as sinful,
Names
Cross References
Genesis 18:25
That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay a righteous man with a wicked man, that so the righteous man should be as the wicked man. Far be it from thee. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Job 8:3
Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?
Job 34:17-19
Behold thou him who hates lawlessness, and who destroys evil men, who is forever righteousness,
Psalm 9:8
and he will judge the world in righteousness. He will minister justice to the peoples in uprightness.
Psalm 11:5-7
LORD tries the righteous man, but his soul hates the wicked man and him who loves violence.
Psalm 50:6
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God is judge himself. Selah.
Psalm 96:13
before LORD, for he comes. For he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with his truth.
Psalm 98:9
before LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
Acts 17:31
Because he appointed a day during which he is going to judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he appointed, having provided assurance to all men because he raised him from the dead.
Romans 2:16
in a day when God judges the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my good-news.