Romans 9:14

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“What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!”

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“What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!”

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KJVPD

“What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.”

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“What, then, shall we say? unrighteousness <FI>is<Fi> with God? let it not be!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 9:14 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
  2. Deuteronomy 32:4He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
  3. 2 Chronicles 19:7And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
  4. Job 8:3Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
  5. Job 34:10Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.
  6. Job 34:18who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’
  7. Job 35:2“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’
  8. Psalms 92:15to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”
  9. Psalms 145:17The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
  10. Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
  11. Romans 2:5But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
  12. Romans 3:1What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?
  13. Romans 3:5But 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.
  14. Revelation 15:3and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
  15. Revelation 16:7And I heard the altar reply: “Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and just are Your judgments.”

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