Romans
Romans 3:5–6
5But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms. 6Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world?
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.
Romans 3:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if | Εἰ | Ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| unrighteousness | ἀδικία | adikia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G93 unrighteousness |
| highlights | συνίστησιν | synistēsin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4921 I commend, prove, am composed of, cohere |
| the righteousness | δικαιοσύνην | dikaiosynēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1343 justice, justness, righteousness |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| what | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| shall we say | ἐροῦμεν | eroumen | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2046 I say, speak |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| unjust | ἄδικος | adikos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G94 unjust, unrighteous |
| to inflict | ἐπιφέρων | epipherōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2018 I bring forward against |
| wrath | ὀργήν | orgēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3709 anger, wrath, passion |
| I am speaking | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| in | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| human terms | ἄνθρωπον | anthrōpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
Romans 3:6
| 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 |
| In that case | ἐπεὶ | epei | Conjunction | G1893 after, for, since, otherwise |
| how | πῶς | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| judge | κρινεῖ | krinei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2919 I judge, decide, think good |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| world | κόσμον | kosmon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2889 the world, universe |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 3:5 Romans 6:19 · Galatians 3:15 · Romans 2:5 · Romans 9:18–20 · 1 Corinthians 9:8 · Romans 4:1 · Deuteronomy 32:39–43 · Nahum 1:2 · Romans 7:7
Romans 3:6 Genesis 18:25 · Acts 17:31 · Job 8:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.