But if by a falsehood of mine the truthfulness of God has been made to redound to his glory, why am I still tried as a sinner?

For while we were still without strength, Christ died in due time for the ungodly.

But God gives proof of his love to us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

No indeed; how shall we who have died to sin still go on living in it any longer?

and even though they were still unborn, and had done nothing either good or bad, in order that the purpose of God might stand according to election, not of works, but of Him who called,

Then you will say to me. "Why does he still go on finding fault? Who can withstand his will?"

Still I have written unto you the more boldly, in part, by way of reminding you, because of that gift of grace which God bestowed upon me, in making me a priest of Jesus Christ unto the Gentiles.