Romans

Romans 3:4

⁴Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written:

“So that You may be proved right when You speak

and victorious when You judge.”^b

Footnotes

b 3:4 Or when You are judged; Psalm 51:4|PSA 51:4(see also LXX)

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Certainly not	γένοιτο	genoito	Verb - Aorist Optative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
be	γινέσθω	ginesthō	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
true	ἀληθής	alēthēs	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G227 unconcealed, true
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
every	πᾶς	pas	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
man	ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
a liar	ψεύστης	pseustēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5583 a liar, deceiver
As	καθὼς	kathōs	Conjunction	G2531 just as, as
it is written	γέγραπται	gegraptai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1125 I write
So that	ἂν	an	Particle	G302 an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
You may be proved right	δικαιωθῇς	dikaiōthēs	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G1344 I make righteous, defend the cause of, justify
when	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
You	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
speak	λόγοις	logois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
victorious	νικήσεις	nikēseis	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G3528 I conquer, overcome
when	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
You	σε	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
judge	κρίνεσθαί	krinesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G2919 I judge, decide, think good

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 51:4 · Psalm 116:11 · Galatians 2:17 · Hebrews 6:18 · Titus 1:2 · Deuteronomy 32:4 · John 3:33 · Job 36:3 · Psalm 119:160 · Revelation 3:7 · Psalm 138:2 · Romans 9:14

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.