Romans 3:8
King James Version
8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.
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Romans 3:8
English Standard Version
8 And why not (A)do evil that good may come?—as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.
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Romans 3:8
New King James Version
8 And why not say, (A)“Let us do evil that good may come”?—as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their [a]condemnation is just.
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- Romans 3:8 Lit. judgment
Romans 3:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 And why not say—as we are accused and as some claim we say—that we should do evil that good may come of it? Their penalty is what they deserve.(A)
Universal Bondage to Sin.[a]
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- 3:9–20 Well, then, are we better off?: this phrase can also be translated “Are we at a disadvantage?” but the latter version does not substantially change the overall meaning of the passage. Having explained that Israel’s privileged status is guaranteed by God’s fidelity, Paul now demonstrates the infidelity of the Jews by a catena of citations from scripture, possibly derived from an existing collection of testimonia. These texts show that all human beings share the common burden of sin. They are linked together by mention of organs of the body: throat, tongue, lips, mouth, feet, eyes.
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