Romans 3:6
Romans 3:6 American Standard Version (ASV)
God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
Romans 3:2-6 The Message (MSG)
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?
Romans 3:6 King James Version (KJV)
God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
Romans 3:6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
May it never be! For otherwise, how will God judge the world?
Romans 3:6 New Century Version (NCV)
No! If God could not punish us, he could not judge the world.
Romans 3:6 New International Version (NIV)
Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?
Romans 3:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
Certainly not! For then how will God judge the world?
Romans 3:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Certainly not! For otherwise, how will God judge the world?
Romans 3:6 New Living Translation (NLT)
Of course not! If God were not entirely fair, how would he be qualified to judge the world?