Romans 3:6

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In no way: because if it is so, how is God able to be the judge of all the world?

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 18:25 : 25 Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?
  • Job 8:3 : 3 Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?
  • Job 34:17-19 : 17 How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil? 18 He who says to a king, You are an evil-doer; and to rulers, You are sinners; 19 Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.
  • Ps 9:8 : 8 And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples.
  • Ps 11:5-7 : 5 The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts. 6 On the evil-doer he will send down fire and flames, and a burning wind; with these will their cup be full. 7 For the Lord is upright; he is a lover of righteousness: the upright will see his face.
  • Ps 50:6 : 6 And let the heavens make clear his righteousness; for God himself is the judge. (Selah.)
  • Ps 96:13 : 13 Before the Lord, for he is come; he is come to be the judge of the earth; the earth will be judged in righteousness, and the peoples with unchanging faith.
  • Ps 98:9 : 9 Before the Lord, for he has come as judge of the earth; judging the world in righteousness, and giving true decisions for the peoples.
  • Acts 17:31 : 31 Because a day has been fixed in which all the world will be judged in righteousness by the man who has been marked out by him for this work; of which he has given a sign to all men by giving him back from the dead.
  • Rom 2:16 : 16 In the day when God will be a judge of the secrets of men, as it says in the good news of which I am a preacher, through Jesus Christ.

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    14What may we say then? is God not upright? let it not be said.

  • Rom 3:3-5
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    3And if some have no faith, will that make the faith of God without effect?

    4In no way: but let God be true, though every man is seen to be untrue; as it is said in the Writings, That your words may be seen to be true, and you may be seen to be right when you are judged.

    5But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)?

  • Rom 3:7-10
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    7But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner?

    8Let us not do evil so that good may come (a statement which we are falsely said by some to have made), because such behaviour will have its right punishment.

    9What then? are we worse off than they? In no way: because we have before made it clear that Jews as well as Greeks are all under the power of sin;

    10As it is said in the holy Writings, There is not one who does righteousness;

  • Rom 6:1-2
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    1What may we say, then? are we to go on in sin so that there may be more grace?

    2In no way. How may we, who are dead to sin, be living in it any longer?

  • Rom 6:15
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    15What then? are we to go on in sin because we are not under law but under grace? Let it not be so.

  • Rom 2:1-4
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    1So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.

    2And we are conscious that God is a true judge against those who do such things.

    3But you who are judging another for doing what you do yourself, are you hoping that God's decision will not take effect against you?

    4Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?

  • Gal 2:17
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    17But if, while we were desiring to get righteousness through Christ, we ourselves were seen to be sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? In no way!

  • Job 8:3
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    3Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?

  • Gen 18:25
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    25Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?

  • 1 Pet 4:17-18
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    17For the time has come for the judging, starting with the church of God; but if it makes a start with us, what will be the end of those who are not under the rule of God?

    18And if it is hard for even the good man to get salvation, what chance has the man without religion or the sinner?

  • Rom 3:18
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    18There is no fear of God before their eyes.

  • Gal 3:21
    71%

    21Is the law then against the words of God? in no way; because if there had been a law which was able to give life, truly righteousness would have been by the law.

  • Gal 6:14
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    14But far be it from me to have glory in anything, but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which this world has come to an end on the cross for me, and I for it.

  • Job 34:12
    71%

    12Truly, God does not do evil, and the Ruler of all is not a false judge.

  • Rom 1:18
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    18For there is a revelation of the wrath of God from heaven against all the wrongdoing and evil thoughts of men who keep down what is true by wrongdoing;

  • Job 34:23
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    23For he does not give man a fixed time to come before him to be judged.

  • John 3:17
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    17God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.

  • Ps 130:3
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    3O Jah, if you took note of every sin, who would go free?

  • Rom 14:10
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    10But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.

  • Rom 7:7
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    7What then is to be said? is the law sin? in no way. But I would not have had knowledge of sin but for the law: for I would not have been conscious of desire if the law had not said, You may not have a desire for what is another's.

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    1Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged.

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    17May a man be upright before God? or a man be clean before his Maker?

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    20Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

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    13Was then that which is good, death to me? In no way. But the purpose was that sin might be seen to be sin by working death to me through that which is good; so that through the orders of the law sin might seem much more evil.

  • 1 Cor 11:31-32
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    31But if we were true judges of ourselves, punishment would not come on us.

    32But if punishment does come, it is sent by the Lord, so that we may be safe when the world is judged.

  • Job 31:28
    70%

    28That would have been another sin to be rewarded with punishment by the judges; for I would have been false to God on high.

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    7Will you say in God's name what is not right, and put false words into his mouth?

  • Job 40:8
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    8Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.

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    33Who will say anything against the saints of God? It is God who makes us clear from evil;

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    13As for those who are outside, God is their judge. So put away the evil man from among you.

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    1How is it, that if any one of you has a cause at law against another, he takes it before a Gentile judge and not before the saints?

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    11For one man is not different from another before God.

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    3But it is a small thing to me that I am judged by you or by man's judging; I am not even a judge of myself.

    4For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.

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    36In his doing wrong to a man in his cause, the Lord has no pleasure.

  • Job 27:5
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    5Let it be far from me! I will certainly not say that you are right! I will come to death before I give up my righteousness.

  • Rom 8:31
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    31What may we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

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    13Then let us not be judges of one another any longer: but keep this in mind, that no man is to make it hard for his brother, or give him cause for doubting.

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    3Is it on such a one as this that your eyes are fixed, with the purpose of judging him?