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Butδὲifεἰthroughἐνmy lieτῷ ἐμῷ ψεύσματιthe truthἡ ἀλήθειαof Godτοῦ θεοῦaboundedἐπερίσσευσενtoεἰςhis glory,τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦwhyτίam Iκἀγὼstillἔτιbeing judgedκρίνομαιasὡςa sinner?ἁμαρτωλὸς
Romans 3:7
Study it in the app“But if through my lie the truth of God abounded to his glory, why am I still being judged as a sinner?”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 3:7, word by word
- my lieἐμῷemōi
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emōi” appears- my lieψεύσματιpseusmati
lie
Lie, falsehood.
Where else “pseusmati” appears- the truthἀλήθειαalētheia
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheia” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- aboundedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusen
abound
To have plenty, and more and more.
Where else “eperisseusen” appears- his gloryδόξανdoxan
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxan” appears- am Iκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears- being judgedκρίνομαιkrinomai
judge
To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.
Where else “krinomai” appears- a sinnerἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlos
sinner
Sinner; in the Pharisees' mouth, someone who did not keep the law.
Where else “hamartōlos” appears
The context
6By no means! Otherwise, how will God judge the world?
7 · This verse (above)
8And why not say, as we are slandered and as some claim that we say, Let us do evil so that good may come? Their condemnation is just.
To study Romans 3 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say about everyone, and about how they are treated through God's grace? (vv. 22-24)
2. What it means
Although some were unfaithful, Paul says God's faithfulness is not nullified. How does he explain this? (vv. 3-4)
3. How I live it
Paul speaks of a gift that is not earned (v. 24). How can you live today with gratitude for what you have received without deserving it?