Parallel Verses
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?
A Conservative Version
May it not happen! Otherwise how will 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
If our unrighteousness defines God's righteousness more clearly, what shall we say? God is not unrighteous when he vents his anger is he? I speak in human terms.
6
Names
Cross References
Genesis 18:25
Surely you would not do that! Would you slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked? Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Job 8:3
Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
Job 34:17-19
Shall one who hates justice rule? And will you condemn the righteous Mighty One?
Psalm 9:8
He alone judges the world with righteousness. He judges its people fairly.
Psalm 11:5-7
Jehovah tests (examines) righteous and wicked people alike. He hates wicked people and the ones who love violence.
Psalm 50:6
The heavens declare his righteousness because God is the judge.
Psalm 96:13
He comes before Jehovah! Yes, he comes to judge the earth! He will judge the world with righteousness, and the people with His truth (fidelity) (faithfulness).
Psalm 98:9
This is in Jehovah's presence because he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and its people with fairness.
Acts 17:31
He has established a day (time) in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man [Jesus] whom he has ordained. Of that he gives proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead. (John 5:22) (Isaiah 2:4) (Acts 10:42)
Romans 2:16
This is in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, by Jesus Christ.