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God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Let God be found true (γινεσθω ο θεος αληθης). "Let God continue to be true" (present middle imperative).

But every…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

God forbid. In Greek, this means, “Let not this be.” The sense is, Let not this by any means be supposed. This is the apostle's a…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Impossible! Rather, let God be seen to be true, though all mankind should be proved false, even as the Psalmist looked upon his own sin as serving …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That you m…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul continues with the subject of the guilt of the Jew, but now with an emphasis on the element of unbelief and on a sophisticated claim of immuni…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

But let God be true, etc. (Romans 3:4). Whatever others may think, I regard this as an argument drawn from the necessary conse…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

God forbid, yea, let God be true, but every man a liar
Let no such thing ever enter into the minds of any, that the …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The law could not save them in their sins, nor from their sins, yet it gave the Jews advantages for obtaining salvation. Their prescribed ordinance…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. After showing that Judaism—which involved receiving the law and circumcision—is not sufficient for salvation without observing the law, h…

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