Passage

Romans 3.8

Book: Romans · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"6. God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world? 7. But if the truth of God through my lie abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?"

"8. and why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just."

"9. What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we before laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin; 10. as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;" (Romans 3:6-10, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"6. May it never be! For then how will God judge the world? 7. For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?"

"8. Why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), “Let us do evil, that good may come?” Those who say so are justly condemned."

"9. What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin. 10. As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one." (Romans 3:6-10, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"6. God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world? 7. For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?"

"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."

"9. What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; ^{proved: Gr. charged} 10. As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:" (Romans 3:6-10, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"6. let it not be! since how shall God judge the world? 7. for if the truth of God in my falsehood did more abound to His glory, why yet am I also as a sinner judged?"

"8. and not, as we are evil spoken of, and as certain affirm us to say, 'We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?' whose judgment is righteous."

"9. What, then? are we better? not at all! for we did before charge both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin, 10. according as it hath been written, 'There is none righteous, not even one;" (Romans 3:6-10, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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