Romans 3:7-9

Expanded Bible

⁷ A person might say, “When I lie, it really ·gives him [^Lincreases his] glory, because my lie shows God’s truth. So why am I ·judged [condemned as] a sinner?” ⁸ It would be the same to say, “We should do evil so that good will come.” Some people ·find fault with [slander] us and say we teach this, but ·they are wrong and deserve the punishment they will receive [^Ltheir condemnation is just].

All People Are Guilty

⁹ ·So [^LWhat then?] ·are we Jews [or are we Christians; ^Lare we] ·better than others [or making excuses for ourselves]? ·No [^LNot at all]! We have already ·said [charged; made the accusation] that Jews and Gentiles alike are all ·guilty of [or under the power of; ^Lunder] sin.