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Andκαὶwhynotμὴsay,asκαθὼςwe are slanderedβλασφημούμεθαandκαὶasκαθώςsomeτινεςclaimφασίνthat weἡμᾶςsay,λέγεινLet us doΠοιήσωμενevilτὰ κακὰso thatἵναgoodτὰ ἀγαθάmay come?ἔλθῃTheirὧνcondemnationτὸ κρίμαisἐστινjust.ἔνδικόν
Romans 3:8
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 3:8, word by word
- we are slanderedβλασφημούμεθαblasphēmoumetha
slander
To revile a person.
Where else “blasphēmoumetha” appears- claimφασίνphasin
say
Say.
Where else “phasin” appears- sayλέγεινlegein
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legein” appears- Let us doΠοιήσωμενPoiēsōmen
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “Poiēsōmen” appears- evilκακὰkaka
evil
What goes against God's will and harms others.
Where else “kaka” appears- goodἀγαθάagatha
good
Being as it should be and doing others good; in the full sense, God alone.
Where else “agatha” appears- may comeἔλθῃelthēi
arrive
For a time or event to come: "the hour is coming".
Where else “elthēi” appears- condemnationκρίμαkrima
condemnation
The sentence that declares someone guilty, and the penalty they receive.
Where else “krima” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- justἔνδικόνendikon
just
Just, deserved, according to right.
Where else “endikon” appears
The context
7But if through my lie the truth of God abounded to his glory, why am I still being judged as a sinner?
8 · This verse (above)
9What then? Do we have an advantage? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin,
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?