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Romans 3:4 - May it never be! Rather, let God be true and every man a liar, as it is written,

“THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED^G1344 IN YOUR WORDS^G3056,

AND OVERCOME^G3528 WHEN^G1722 YOU [fn]ARE JUDGED^G2919.”

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Translations for Romans 3:4

KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written:

“That You may be justified in Your words,
And may overcome when You are judged.”[fn]

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true. As the Scriptures say about him,
“You will be proved right in what you say,
and you will win your case in court.”[fn]

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: “So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge.”[fn]

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written,
“That you may be justified in your words,
and prevail when you are judged.”

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

Absolutely not! Let God be true, even though everyone is a liar, as it is written:

That you may be justified in your words

and triumph when you judge.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

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

“SO^G3704 THAT^G3704 YOU ARE JUSTIFIED^G1344 IN YOUR WORDS^G3056,

AND PREVAIL^G3528 [fn]WHEN^G1722 YOU ARE JUDGED^G2919.”

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

May it never be! Rather, let God be found true, though every man be found a liar, as it is written,
“THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS,
AND PREVAIL WHEN YOU [fn]ARE JUDGED.”

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

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

“THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED^G1344 IN YOUR WORDS^G3056,

AND OVERCOME^G3528 WHEN^G1722 YOU [fn]ARE JUDGED^G2919.”

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Certainly not! Let God be found true [as He will be], though every person be found a liar, just as it is written [in Scripture],

“THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS,

AND PREVAIL WHEN YOU ARE JUDGED [by sinful men].”

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being shown up as a liar, just as it is written: "so that you will be justified in your words and will prevail when you are judged."

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

By no means! Let God be true though every man be false, as it is written, "That thou mayest be justified in thy words, and prevail when thou art judged."

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written,

That thou mightest be justified in thy words,

And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

let it not be! and let God become true, and every man false, according as it hath been written, 'That Thou mayest be declared righteous in Thy words, and mayest overcome in Thy being judged.'

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

Far be the thought: but let God be true, and every man false; according as it is written, So that thou shouldest be justified in thy words, and shouldest overcome when thou art in judgment.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

By no means: verily let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mayest be justified in thy sayings, and mayest overcome when thou art judged.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, "That you might be justified in your words, And might prevail when you come into judgment."

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

est autem Deus verax omnis autem homo mendax sicut scriptum est ut iustificeris in sermonibus tuis et vincas cum iudicaris

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

حَاشَا! وَإِنَّمَا، لِيَكُنِ اللهُ صَادِقاً وَكُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ كَاذِباً، كَمَا قَدْ كُتِبَ: «لِكَيْ تَتَبَرَّرَ يَا اللهُ فِي كَلامِكَ، وَتَسُودَ مَتَى حَكَمْتَ».

MGNTMGNT (read chapter in MGNT)

μὴ γένοιτο γινέσθω δὲ ὁ θεὸς ἀληθής πᾶς δὲ ἄνθρωπος ψεύστης καθὼς γέγραπται ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου καὶ νικήσεις ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε

TRTR (read chapter in TR)

μὴ γένοιτο· γινέσθω δὲ ὁ θεὸς ἀληθής πᾶς δὲ ἄνθρωπος ψεύστης καθὼς γέγραπται Ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

حَاشَا! بَلْ لِيَكُنِ اللهُ صَادِقًا وَكُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ كَاذِبًا. كَمَا هُوَ مَكْتُوبٌ: «لِكَيْ تَتَبَرَّرَ فِي كَلاَمِكَ، وَتَغْلِبَ مَتَى حُوكِمْتَ».

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

En ninguna manera; antes bien sea Dios verdadero, mas todo hombre mentiroso; como está escrito: Para que seas justificado en tus dichos, y venzas cuando de ti se juzgare.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

De ninguna manera; antes bien sea Dios veraz, y todo hombre mentiroso; como está escrito: Para que seas justificado en tus palabras, Y venzas cuando fueres juzgado.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

In no way: but let God be true, though every man is seen to be untrue; as it is said in the Writings, That your words may be seen to be true, and you may be seen to be right when you are judged.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

斷乎不能．不如說、　神是真實的、人都是虛謊的．如經上所記、『你責備人的時候、顯為公義．被人議論的時候、可以得勝。』

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

¡De ninguna manera! Antes bien, sea Dios veraz, aunque todo hombre sea mentiroso, como está escrito: para que seas justificado en tus palabras y venzas cuando seas juzgado.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

그럴 수 없느니라 사람은 다 거짓되되 오직 하나님은 참되시다 할찌어다 기록된바 주께서 주의 말씀에 의롭다 함을 얻으시고 판단 받으실 때에 이기려 하심이라 함과 같으니라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Loin de là! Que Dieu, au contraire, soit reconnu pour vrai, et tout homme pour menteur, selon qu'il est écrit: Afin que tu sois trouvé juste dans tes paroles, Et que tu triomphes lorsqu'on te juge.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Das sei ferne! Es bleibe vielmehr also, daß Gott sei wahrhaftig und alle Menschen Lügner; wie geschrieben steht: "Auf daß du gerecht seist in deinen Worten und überwindest, wenn du gerichtet wirst."

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Никак. Бог верен, а всякий человек лжив, как написано: Ты праведен в словах Твоих и победишь в суде Твоем.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

En ninguna manera; porque Dios es Verdadero y todo hombre es mentiroso, como está escrito: Para que seas justificado en tus dichos, y venzas cuando juzgares.

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