Romans 9:14 - Easy To Read Version So what should we say about this? Is God not fair? We cannot say that. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition What shall we conclude then? Is there injustice upon God's part? Certainly not! American Standard Version (1901) What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. Common English Bible So what are we going to say? Isn’t this unfair on God’s part? Absolutely not! Catholic Public Domain Version What should we say next? Is there unfairness with God? Let it not be so! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version What shall we say then? Is there injustice with God? God forbid. |
Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy 50 good people to kill the evil people. If that happened, then good people and evil people would be the same—they would both be punished. You are the judge of all the earth. I know you will do the right thing.”
Now each one of you must fear the Lord. Be careful in what you do because the Lord our God is fair. The Lord doesn’t treat some people more important than others. And he doesn’t accept money to change his judgments.”
“Job, it is not fair for you to say,\par ‘I am more right than God.’\par
God is always fair.\par God All-Powerful never changes\par the things that are right.\par
Everything the Lord does is good.\par Everything he does shows how good he is.\par
They are there to show everyone\par that the Lord is good. {\cf2\super [520]} \par He is my Rock, {\cf2\super [521]} \par and he does nothing wrong. {\cf2\super [522]} \par
Lord, if I argue with you,\par you are always right!\par But I want to ask you about some things that don’t seem right.\par Why are wicked people successful?\par Why do people you can’t trust have such easy lives?\par
He will come and kill those farmers! Then he will lease the land to some other farmers.”
But you people are hard and stubborn. You refuse to change. So you are making your own punishment greater and greater. You will get that punishment on the day when God will show his anger. On that day people will see God’s right judgments.
So, do Jews have anything that other people don’t have? Is there anything special about being circumcised {\cf2\super [25]} ?
So what does all this mean? It means this: That the non-Jews were not trying to make themselves right with God. But they were made right with God. They became right because of their faith.
“The Rock (the Lord)—his work is perfect! Why? Because all his ways are right! God is true and faithful. He is good and honest.