ROM 3:7 Parallel View

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ULT But if the truth of God through my lie abounds to his glory, why am I still being judged as a sinner?

UST But then you might say, “Suppose this is true, and my lying further glorifies God and how truthful he is. If that is so, then surely God should not still judge me as if I were sinning!

BSB However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?

BLB But if in my lie, the truth of God abounded to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

AICNT But if through my falsehood God's truth abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner?

OEB But, if my falsehood redounds to the glory of God, by making his truthfulness more apparent, why am I like others, still condemned as a sinner?

WEB For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

NET For if by my lie the truth of God enhances his glory, why am I still actually being judged as a sinner?

LSV For if the truth of God in my falsehood abounded more to His glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner?

FBV Someone could say, “Why am I still condemned as a sinner if my lies make the truth of God and his glory more obvious in contrast?”

TCNT [fn]For if through my lie the truth of God abounds to his glory, why am I still being judged as a sinner?

3:7 For ¦ But NA SBL WH

T4T But someone might object and say to me, “The fact that God truly keeps his promises becomes very clear/evident because of my not doing what God has commanded. But the result is that people praise God! So ◄God should no longer say that I should be punished {that he should punish me} on account of my having sinned!/why should God still say that I should be punished {that he should punish me} on account of my having sinned?► [RHQ]

LEB But if by my lying, the truth of God abounded to his glory, why am I also still condemned as a sinner?

BBE But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner?

MOF No MOF ROM book available

ASV But if the truth of God through my lie abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

DRA For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie, unto his glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner?

YLT for if the truth of God in my falsehood did more abound to His glory, why yet am I also as a sinner judged?

DBY For if the truth of [fn]God, in my lie, has more abounded to his glory, why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

3.7 Elohim

RV But if the truth of God through my lie abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

WBS For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie to his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

KJB For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
(For if the truth of God hath/has more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? )

BB For yf the trueth of God hath more abounded through my lye, vnto his glory, why am I as yet iudged as a sinner?
(For if the truth of God hath/has more abounded through my lye, unto his glory, why am I as yet judged as a sinner?)

GNV For if the veritie of God hath more abounded through my lye vnto his glorie, why am I yet condemned as a sinner?
(For if the veritie of God hath/has more abounded through my lye unto his glory, why am I yet condemned as a sinner? )

CB For yf the trueth of God be thorow my lye the more excellent vnto his prayse, why shulde I the be iudged yet as a synner?
(For if the truth of God be through my lye the more excellent unto his prayse, why should I the be judged yet as a sinner?)

TNT Yf the veritie of God appere moare excellent thorow my lye vnto his prayse why am I hence forth iudged as a synner?
(If the veritie of God appere more excellent through my lye unto his prayse why am I hence forth judged as a sinner? )

WYC For if the treuthe of God hath aboundid in my lessyng, in to the glorie of hym, what yit am Y demed as a synner?
(For if the truth of God hath/has aboundid in my lessyng, in to the glory of him, what yet am I demed as a sinner?)

LUT Denn so die Wahrheit Gottes durch meine Lüge herrlicher wird zu seinem Preis, warum sollte ich denn noch als ein Sünder gerichtet werden
(Because so the truth God’s through my Lüge herrlicher becomes to seinem Preis, warum sollte I because still als a Sünder gerichtet become)

CLV Si enim veritas Dei in meo mendacio abundavit in gloriam ipsius: quid adhuc et ego tamquam peccator judicor?[fn]
(When/But_if because veritas Dei in mine mendacio abundavit in gloriam ipsius: quid adhuc and I tamquam peccator yudicor?)

3.7 Si enim veritas. Interjecta remotione iniquitatis Dei redit Apostolus ad probationem carnalis nitentis probare quod Deus sit iniquus si punit malos, quia si inde gloriosior: quid etiam nunc et non solum in futuro judicor quasi peccator, quod non sum? Vel: Adhuc, id est post conversionem postquam dedit dona indigno. Nam cum ante male mererer ex meis, non erat gloriosior: ac si diceret: Quod ante remissionem videri poterat, post videri non debet, scilicet quod ego peccator judicandus sim, quasi dicat: Certum est quod dimittendi veritas non abundasset in gloriam nisi peccassem.

3.7 When/But_if because veritas. Interyecta remotione iniquitatis Dei redit Apostolus to probationem carnalis nitentis probare that God sit iniquus when/but_if punit malos, because when/but_if inde gloriosior: quid also now and not/no solum in futuro yudicor as_if peccator, that not/no sum? Vel: Adhuc, id it_is after conversionem postquam he_gave dona indigno. Nam cum ante male mererer ex meis, not/no was gloriosior: ac when/but_if diceret: That ante remissionem videri poterat, after videri not/no debet, scilicet that I peccator yudicandus sim, as_if dicat: Certum it_is that dimittendi veritas not/no abundasset in gloriam nisi peccassem.

UGNT εἰ δὲ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ ψεύσματι ἐπερίσσευσεν εἰς τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, τί ἔτι κἀγὼ ὡς ἁμαρτωλὸς κρίνομαι?
(ei de haʸ alaʸtheia tou Theou en tōi emōi pseusmati eperisseusen eis taʸn doxan autou, ti eti kagō hōs hamartōlos krinomai?)

SBL-GNT εἰ ⸀δὲ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ ψεύσματι ἐπερίσσευσεν εἰς τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, τί ἔτι κἀγὼ ὡς ἁμαρτωλὸς κρίνομαι,
(ei ⸀de haʸ alaʸtheia tou theou en tōi emōi pseusmati eperisseusen eis taʸn doxan autou, ti eti kagō hōs hamartōlos krinomai, )

TC-GNT Εἰ [fn]γὰρ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ ψεύσματι ἐπερίσσευσεν εἰς τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, τί ἔτι κἀγὼ ὡς ἁμαρτωλὸς κρίνομαι;
(Ei gar haʸ alaʸtheia tou Theou en tōi emōi pseusmati eperisseusen eis taʸn doxan autou, ti eti kagō hōs hamartōlos krinomai?)

3:7 γαρ ¦ δε NA SBL WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

εἰ δὲ

if but

But here indicates that what follows is a response to what Paul said in the previous verse. In this verse, Paul is speaking as if he were an unbelieving Jew and is challenging the statement Paul made in the previous verse. See how you translated this in 3:5.

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

εἰ & ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ ψεύσματι ἐπερίσσευσεν εἰς τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, τί ἔτι κἀγὼ ὡς ἁμαρτωλὸς κρίνομαι

if & the truth ¬the ˱of˲_God in ¬the my falsehood abounded to the glory ˱of˲_him why still also_I as /a/_sinner /am_being/_judged

Paul is using a hypothetical situation to develop the argument an unbelieving Jew would make. Alternate translation: “suppose the truth of God through my lie abounds to his glory. Then why am I still being judged as a sinner”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

εἰ δὲ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ ψεύσματι ἐπερίσσευσεν εἰς τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ

if but the truth ¬the ˱of˲_God in ¬the my falsehood abounded to the glory ˱of˲_him

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases. Alternate translation: “But if the truth of God abounds to his glory through my lie”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Θεοῦ

the truth ¬the ˱of˲_God

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of truth, you could express the same idea with a different form. Alternate translation: “how truthful God is”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Θεοῦ

the truth ¬the ˱of˲_God

Paul is using the possessive form to describe the truth that characterizes God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “God’s truthfulness”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ ψεύσματι & κἀγὼ ὡς ἁμαρτωλὸς

in ¬the my falsehood & also_I as /a/_sinner

Here Paul uses my and I to refer to a Jewish person who might give this hypothetical response. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternative translation: “when we Jews act falsely … are we … as sinners” or “when we Jews lie … are we … as sinners”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ ψεύσματι

in ¬the my falsehood

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of lie, you could express the same idea with a different form. Alternate translation: “when I act falsely” or “when I lie”

Note 8 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

εἰς τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ

to the glory ˱of˲_him

Here, to indicates that this is a result clause. Use a natural way in your language to indicate result. Alternate translation: “with the result that he is glorified”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

εἰς τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ

to the glory ˱of˲_him

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of glory, you could express the same idea in a different way. Alternate translation: “to demonstrate how glorious he is” or “to glorify him”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τί ἔτι κἀγὼ ὡς ἁμαρτωλὸς κρίνομαι

why still also_I as /a/_sinner /am_being/_judged

In this clause Paul is not asking for information, but is using this question to express an objection that a Jew might have to what Paul said in the previous verse, which was also repeated in the previous clause. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “surely I should not still be judged as a sinner!”

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἔτι κἀγὼ & κρίνομαι

still also_I & /am_being/_judged

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you must state who does the action, Paul implies that “God” does it. Alternate translation: “does God still judge me” or “should God keep on judging me”

Note 12 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἁμαρτωλὸς

/a/_sinner

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of sinner, you could express the same idea in a different way. Alternate translation: “someone who sins” or “as if I were sinful”

Parallel ROM 3:7