Romans 3:6 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁶ Certainly not, for then how could He judge the world?

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ By no means! Otherwise, how could God judge the world?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?

Common English Bible

⁶ Absolutely not! If God weren’t just, how could he judge the world?

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ (I am speaking in human terms.) Let it not be so! Otherwise, how would God judge this world?

Romans 3:6 Cross References

Luke 20:16

He will come and kill those tenant farmers and will give the vineyard to other people.” And when the people heard [Him say] this, they said, “May that never happen.”

Acts 17:31

For He has appointed a [certain] day when He will judge the people of the world according to [a standard of] true justice by the man [i.e., Jesus] whom He has appointed [as Judge, See II Tim. 4:8]. [And] He has given assurance to all people [that He will do this] by raising Jesus from the dead.”

Romans 2:16

This will be done on the day when God judges the secrets of men’s [hearts] through Christ Jesus, according to [the teaching of] my Gospel.

Romans 3:31

Do we then [intend to] destroy law [observance] because faith [in Christ is now required]? Certainly not! But [instead], we uphold [the validity of] law.

Romans 3:4

But let God be truthful, [even if] everyone [else] is a liar. For it is written [Psa. 51:4], “[God], you should be proven right when you speak, and win [your case] when put on trial.”