16 He will come and (A)put these vine-growers to death, and will give the vineyard to others.” However, when they heard this, they said, “(B)May it never happen!”

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16 He will come and kill those tenants(A) and give the vineyard to others.”

When the people heard this, they said, “God forbid!”

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[a](A)Far from it! Rather, God must prove to be true, though every person be found (B)a liar, as it is written:

(C)So that You are justified in Your words,
And prevail [b]when You are judged.”

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  1. Romans 3:4 Lit May it never happen! And so throughout the ch
  2. Romans 3:4 Or in Your judging

Not at all! Let God be true,(A) and every human being a liar.(B) As it is written:

“So that you may be proved right when you speak
    and prevail when you judge.”[a](C)

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  1. Romans 3:4 Psalm 51:4

31 Do we then nullify [a]the Law through faith? (A)Far from it! On the contrary, we (B)establish the Law.

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  1. Romans 3:31 Or law

31 Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.

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