Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
Romans 9:14 - New Revised Standard Version What then are we to say? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means! 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. |
Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
Now, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care what you do, for there is no perversion of justice with the Lord our God, or partiality, or taking of bribes.”
“Do you think this to be just? You say, ‘I am in the right before God.’
showing that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
You will be in the right, O Lord, when I lay charges against you; but let me put my case to you. Why does the way of the guilty prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?
He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Heaven forbid!”
But by your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.
Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?
What then are we to say? Gentiles, who did not strive for righteousness, have attained it, that is, righteousness through faith;
The Rock, his work is perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God, without deceit, just and upright is he;
And I heard the altar respond, “Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, your judgments are true and just!”