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Romans 3:1-8

1ThenοὖνounG3767whatΤίTiG5101advantageπερισσὸνperissonG4053does the JewἸουδαίου,IoudaiouG2453have? OrἢēG2228whatτίςtisG5101is the benefitὠφέλειαōpheleiaG5622of circumcisionπεριτομῆς;peritomēsG4061?
2GreatπολὺpoluG4183in everyπάνταpantaG3956respectτρόπον·troponG5158.FirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413, thatthey were entrustedἐπιστεύθησανepisteuthēsanG4100with theactualG3051wordsG3051of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.
3WhatτίtiG5101thenγὰρgarG1063?IfεἰeiG1487someτινες;tinesG5100did notG569believeG569, theirunbeliefἀπιστίαapistiaG570will not nullifyκαταργήσει;katargēseiG2673the faithfulnessπίστινpistinG4102of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, will it?
4FarG3361fromG3361it! RatherδὲdeG1161,GodθεὸςtheosG2316must proveG1096toG1096beG1096trueἀληθής,alēthēsG227,thoughδὲdeG1161everyπᾶςpasG3956personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444be founda liarψεύστηςpseustēsG5583,as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “SoG3704thatG3704You are justifiedδικαιωθῇςdikaiōthēasG1344in Your wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056,And prevailνικήσειςnikēseisG3528whenG1722You are judgedκρίνεσθαίkrinesthaiG2919.”
5But ifΕἰEiG1487our unrighteousnessἀδικίαadikiaG93demonstratesσυνίστησιν,sunistēsinG4921the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whatτίtiG5101shall we sayG3004?The GodθεὸςtheosG2316who inflictsἐπιφέρωνepipherōnG2018wrathὀργήν;orgēnG3709is not unrighteousἄδικοςadikosG94, is He? (I am speakingλέγω·legōG3004fromG2596aG2596humanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444viewpointG2596.)
6FarG3361fromG3361it! For otherwise,howπῶςpōsG4459willGodθεὸςtheosG2316judgeκρινεῖkrineiG2919the worldκόσμον;kosmonG2889?
7But ifεἰeiG1487throughἐνenG1722my lieψεύσματιpseusmatiG5582the truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225of GodθεοῦtheouG2316aboundedἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusenG4052to His gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,whyτίtiG5101am I alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532stillἔτιetiG2089being judgedκρίνομαι;krinomaiG2919as a sinnerἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosG268?
8And why not say (justκαθὼςkathōsG2531asκαθώςkathōsG2531we are slanderouslyG987reportedG987and as someτινεςtinesG5100claimφασίνphasinG5346that we sayλέγεινlegeinG3004), “Let’s doποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160evilκακὰkakaG2556that goodἀγαθά;agathaG18may comeἔλθῃelthēG2064of it”?Their condemnationκρίμαkrimaG2917is deservedἔνδικόνendikonG1738.
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