Romans 3:3
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For what if some did not believe? Shall their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect?
For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God?
What then? If some did not believe or were unfaithful [to God], their lack of belief will not nullify and make invalid the faithfulness of God and His word, will it?
What if some did not believe and were without faith? Does their lack of faith and their faithlessness nullify and make ineffective and void the faithfulness of God and His fidelity [to His Word]?
For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
What then? If some were unfaithful, will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness?
What does it matter, then, if some weren’t faithful? Their lack of faith won’t cancel God’s faithfulness, will it?
If some of them were unfaithful, so what? Does their faithlessness cancel God’s faithfulness?
It is true that some of them did not believe the message. But does this mean that God cannot be trusted, just because they did not have faith?
For what? if some have not believed, shall their unbelief make the faith of God of none effect?
What indeed if some were faithless? Their faithlessness will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?
For what if some of them have not believed? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid.
It is true that some Jews were not faithful to God. But will that stop God from doing what he promised?
But you may say, ‘Some Jews did not believe God's messages as they should have done. Because of that, maybe God will not do what he said he would do.’
Now what if some did not believe? Their unbelief will not nullify God’s faithfulness, will it?
What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?
What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?
·If [L What if] some Jews were not faithful to him, will their unfaithfulness ·stop God from doing what he promised [L nullify God’s faithfulness]?
For what, though some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
What if some of them were unfaithful? Can their unfaithfulness cancel God’s faithfulness?
But what if some of them were not faithful? Does this mean that God will not be faithful?
What then? If some did not believe, will their unbelief cancel God’s faithfulness?
It is true that some Jews were not faithful to God. But will that stop God from doing what he promised?
What if some of the Jews were unfaithful? Their unfaithfulness cannot cancel God’s faithfulness, can it?
Is there any advantage then in being one of the chosen people? Does circumcision mean anything? Yes, of course, a great deal in every way. You have only to think of one thing to begin with—it was the Jews to whom God’s messages were entrusted. Some of them were undoubtedly faithless, but what then? Can you imagine that their faithlessness could disturb the faithfulness of God? Of course not! Let us think of God as true, even if every living man be proved a liar. Remember the scripture? ‘That you may be justified in your words, and may overcome when you are judged’.
For what if some of them did not believe? Shall their unbelief have made the truth of God without effect?
For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
What then? If some did not believe, does their unbelief abolish the faithfulness of God?
What is the result if some refused to believe? Their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?
True, some of them were unfaithful, but just because they broke their promises to God, does that mean God will break his promises?
So what difference does it make who’s a Jew and who isn’t, who has been trained in God’s ways and who hasn’t? As it turns out, it makes a lot of difference—but not the difference so many have assumed. First, there’s the matter of being put in charge of writing down and caring for God’s revelation, these Holy Scriptures. So, what if, in the course of doing that, some of those Jews abandoned their post? God didn’t abandon them. Do you think their faithlessness cancels out his faithfulness? Not on your life! Depend on it: God keeps his word even when the whole world is lying through its teeth. Scripture says the same: Your words stand fast and true; Rejection doesn’t faze you. But if our wrongdoing only underlines and confirms God’s rightdoing, shouldn’t we be commended for helping out? Since our lies don’t even make a dent in his truth, isn’t it wrong of God to back us to the wall and hold us to our word? These questions come up. The answer to such questions is no, a most emphatic No! How else would things ever get straightened out if God didn’t do the straightening?
What if some did not believe? Would their unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God?
But what if some were unfaithful, will · their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?
What if some of them were unfaithful? Can their unfaithfulness cancel God’s faithfulness?
What if some were unfaithful? Will their infidelity nullify the fidelity of God?
What then? If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?
What then? If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?
What if some were unfaithful? Will their lack of faith nullify the fidelity of God?
If some Jews were not faithful to him, will that stop God from doing what he promised?
What then? If some were unfaithful, their unfaithfulness will not nullify God’s faithfulness, will it?
What if some Jews were not faithful? Will the fact that they weren’t faithful keep God from being faithful?
What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness?
What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness?
For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect?
If some of them were not faithful, does it mean that God will not be faithful?
True, some of them were unfaithful; but just because they were unfaithful, does that mean God will be unfaithful?
What, then, if some of them did not believe? Does their unbelief make the promise of God without effect?
What if some were unfaithful? Will their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?
What if some were unfaithful? Will their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?
What if some were unfaithful? Will their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?
What if some were unfaithful? Will their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?
What follows from that? If some of them were unfaithful to their commission, does their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness?
So, where does that leave us? If some have disbelieved, has their lack of emunah annulled the ne’emanut (faithfulness, trustworthiness, reliability) of Hashem?
For what if some did not believe? Shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?
What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?
So what if some did not trust? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness?
But what if some Jews have been unfaithful? Does the fact that they abandoned their faith zero out God’s faithfulness?
For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness of God?
But some Jews did not keep his law. Does that mean that God cannot be trusted?
And what if some of them believed not? Whether the unbelief of them hath voided the faith of God?
for what, if certain were faithless? shall their faithlessness the faithfulness of god make useless?
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