Romans 3:7

God's Word

If my lie increases the glory that God receives by showing that God is truthful, why am I still judged as a sinner?

Cross References

Genesis 37:20

Let’s kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and say that a wild animal has eaten him. Then we’ll see what happens to his dreams.”

Exodus 14:30

That day the Lord saved Israel from the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the seashore.

Exodus 14:5

When Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) was told that the people had fled, he and his officials changed their minds about them. They said, “What have we done? We’ve lost our slaves because we’ve let Israel go.”

Exodus 3:19

I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, even if he is forced to.

Matthew 26:34

Jesus replied to Peter, “I can guarantee this truth: Before a rooster crows tonight, you will say three times that you don’t know me.”

Acts 2:23

By using men who don’t acknowledge Moses’ Teachings, you crucified Jesus, who was given over ⌞to death⌟ by a plan that God had determined in advance.

Romans 3:4

That would be unthinkable! God is honest, and everyone else is a liar, as Scripture says, “So you hand down justice when you speak, and you win your case in court.”