Romans 3:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)”
Romans 3:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Romans 3:521 words
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
δὲdeand / but
ἡhēthe
ἀδικίαadikiainiquity, unjust, unrighteousness
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
θεοῦtheouGod
δικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēnrighteousness
συνίστησινsynistēsin
τίtia (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἐροῦμενeroumensay
μὴmēnot
ἄδικοςadikosunjust, unrighteous
ὁhothe
θεὸςtheosGod
ὁhothe
ἐπιφέρωνepipherōnadd, bring (against), take
τὴνtēnthe
ὀργήνorgēnanger, indignation, vengeance
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
ἄνθρωπονanthrōponman / human being
λέγωlegōsay
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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