But if by my lie God’s truth abounds to his glory, why am I also still being judged as a sinner?(A) And why not say, just as some people slanderously claim we say, “Let us do what is evil so that good may come”?(B) Their condemnation is deserved!

The Whole World Guilty before God

What then? Are we any better off?[a] Not at all! For we have already charged that both Jews(C) and Greeks(D) are all under sin,[b](E)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:9 Are we Jews any better than the Gentiles?
  2. 3:9 Under sin’s power or dominion

Someone might argue, “If my falsehood enhances God’s truthfulness and so increases his glory,(A) why am I still condemned as a sinner?”(B) Why not say—as some slanderously claim that we say—“Let us do evil that good may result”?(C) Their condemnation is just!

No One Is Righteous

What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage?(D) Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.(E)

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