Romans

Romans 3:8–9

⁸Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!

⁹What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
as	καθὼς	kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as
some	τινες	tines	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5100 any one, some one
slanderously	βλασφημούμεθα	blasphēmoumetha	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural	G987 I speak evil against, blaspheme
claim	φασίν	phasin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G5346 I say
we	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
say	λέγειν	legein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G3004 I say, speak
Let us do	Ποιήσωμεν	Poiēsōmen	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural	G4160 I do, make
evil	κακὰ	kaka	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2556 bad, evil
that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
good	ἀγαθά	agatha	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G18 good
may result	ἔλθῃ	elthē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
Their	ὧν	hōn	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
condemnation	κρίμα	krima	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G2917 a judgment, verdict, lawsuit
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
deserved	ἔνδικόν	endikon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1738 righteous, just

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	Τί	Ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
then	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
Are we any better	προεχόμεθα	proechometha	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural	G4284 I excel, surpass
Not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
at all	πάντως	pantōs	Adverb	G3843 entirely, in every way, certainly
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
we have already made the charge	προῃτιασάμεθα	proētiasametha	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural	G4256 I make a prior accusation
Jews	Ἰουδαίους	Ioudaious	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Greeks	Ἕλληνας	Hellēnas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1672 a Hellene, a Greek
alike	τε	te	Conjunction	G5037 and, both
are	εἶναι	einai	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1510 I am, exist
all	πάντας	pantas	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
under	ὑφ’	hyph’	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
sin	ἁμαρτίαν	hamartian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G266 a sin

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

Romans 3:8 Romans 6:1 · Romans 6:15 · Romans 7:7 · Romans 5:20

Romans 3:9 Galatians 3:22 · Romans 6:15 · Isaiah 65:5 · Romans 3:22–23 · Romans 11:32 · Romans 3:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.