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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 3:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 3:521 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
thearticleG3588
ἀδικίαadikia
unrighteousnessnounG93
ἡμῶνhēmōn
of uspronounG1473
θεοῦtheou
God’snounG2316
δικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēn
righteousnessnounG1343
συνίστησινsynistēsin
showsverbG4921
τίti
whatpronounG5100
ἐροῦμενeroumen
will we say?verbG3004
μὴ
Surely notparticleG3361
ἄδικοςadikos
is unrighteousadjectiveG94
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
ho
whoarticleG3588
ἐπιφέρωνepipherōn
is inflictingverbG2018
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ὀργήνorgēn
wrath?nounG3709
κατὰkata
According toprepositionG2596
ἄνθρωπονanthrōpon
mannounG444
λέγωlegō
I speakverbG3004
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 3:5

“God forbid.” The word ἐ πιστεύθησαν, then, proclaims God's gift. And I would have you here also note his judgment. For again he does not bring in his accusation of them on his own part, but as it were by way of objection, as if he said, But perhaps you will say, 'What then is the use of this circumcision since they used it not as was fitting, since they were trusted with the Law and were unfaithful to the trust?' And hitherto he is not a severe accuser, but as if to clear…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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