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(A)May it never be! Rather, let God be true and every man (B)a liar, as it is written,

(C)That You may be justified in Your words,
And overcome when You [a]are judged.”

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  1. Romans 3:4 Lit 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

(A)May it never be! For otherwise, how will (B)God judge the world?

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Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?(A)

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31 Do we then abolish [a]the Law through faith? (A)May it never be! 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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(A)May it never be! How shall we who (B)died to sin still live in it?

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By no means! We are those who have died to sin;(A) how can we live in it any longer?

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Slaves of Righteousness

15 What then? (A)Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? (B)May it never be!

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Slaves to Righteousness

15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace?(A) By no means!

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(A)What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? (B)May it never be! Rather, (C)I would not have come to know sin except [a]through the Law. For I would not have known about [b]coveting if the Law had not said, “(D)You shall not [c]covet.”

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  1. Romans 7:7 Or through law
  2. Romans 7:7 Or lust
  3. Romans 7:7 Or lust

The Law and Sin

What shall we say, then?(A) Is the law sinful? Certainly not!(B) Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law.(C) For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”[a](D)

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  1. Romans 7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21

The Conflict of Two Natures

13 Therefore did that which is good become a cause of death for me? (A)May it never be! Rather it was sin, in order that it might be shown to be sin by working out my death through that which is good, so that through the commandment sin would [a]become utterly sinful.

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  1. Romans 7:13 Or prove to be

13 Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! Nevertheless, in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it used what is good(A) to bring about my death,(B) so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.

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14 (A)What shall we say then? (B)Is there any unrighteousness with God? (C)May it never be!

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14 What then shall we say?(A) Is God unjust? Not at all!(B)

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God Has Not Rejected Israel

11 I say then, has God (A)rejected His people? (B)May it never be! For (C)I too am an Israelite, a seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

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The Remnant of Israel

11 I ask then: Did God reject his people? By no means!(A) I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham,(B) from the tribe of Benjamin.(C)

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Gentiles Grafted In

11 (A)I say then, did they stumble so as to fall? (B)May it never be! But by their transgression (C)salvation has come to the Gentiles, to (D)make them jealous.

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Ingrafted Branches

11 Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all!(A) Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles(B) to make Israel envious.(C)

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15 (A)Do you not know that (B)your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take away the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? (C)May it never be!

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15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself?(A) Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!

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17 But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found (A)sinners, is Christ then a minister of sin? (B)May it never be!

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17 “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners,(A) doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!(B)

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21 Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? (A)May it never be! For (B)if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed be by law.

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21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not!(A) For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.(B)

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