Romans
Romans 3:7
7However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| However | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| my | ἐμῷ | emō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 1st Person Singular | G1699 mine |
| falsehood | ψεύσματι | pseusmati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G5582 a falsehood, lie |
| accentuates | ἐπερίσσευσεν | eperisseusen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4052 I exceed, am left over |
| God’s | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| truthfulness | ἀλήθεια | alētheia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
| to the increase | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| of His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| glory | δόξαν | doxan | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor |
| why | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| I | κἀγὼ | kagō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G2504 I also, I too |
| still | ἔτι | eti | Adverb | G2089 still, yet, even now |
| condemned | κρίνομαι | krinomai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G2919 I judge, decide, think good |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| a sinner | ἁμαρτωλὸς | hamartōlos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G268 sinning, sinful, a sinner |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.