Parallel Verses
- New International Reader's Version - Doesn’t the fact that we are wrong prove more clearly that God is right? Then what can we say? Can we say that God is not fair when he brings his anger down on us? As you can tell, I am just using human ways of thinking.
- 新标点和合本 - 我且照着人的常话说，我们的不义若显出 神的义来，我们可以怎么说呢？ 神降怒，是他不义吗？
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我姑且照着人的看法来说，我们的不义若显出上帝的义来，我们要怎么说呢？上帝降怒是他不义吗？
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我姑且照着人的看法来说，我们的不义若显出 神的义来，我们要怎么说呢？ 神降怒是他不义吗？
- 当代译本 - 我姑且用人的观点说：“如果我们的不义反衬出上帝的公义，我们该怎么说呢？上帝向我们发怒是祂不公正吗？”
- 圣经新译本 - 我且照着人的见解来说，我们的不义若彰显 神的义，我们可以说什么呢？难道降怒的 神是不义的吗？
- 中文标准译本 - 但是，如果我按人的意思来说，我们的不义可以显明神的义，那我们要怎么说呢？难道降震怒的神是不公正的吗？
- 现代标点和合本 - 我且照着人的常话说，我们的不义若显出神的义来，我们可以怎么说呢？神降怒是他不义吗？
- 和合本（拼音版） - 我且照着人的常话说，我们的不义若显出上帝的义来，我们可以怎么说呢？上帝降怒，是他不义吗？
- New International Version - But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly, what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.)
- English Standard Version - But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.)
- New Living Translation - “But,” some might say, “our sinfulness serves a good purpose, for it helps people see how righteous God is. Isn’t it unfair, then, for him to punish us?” (This is merely a human point of view.)
- Christian Standard Bible - But if our unrighteousness highlights God’s righteousness, what are we to say? I am using a human argument: Is God unrighteous to inflict wrath?
- New American Standard Bible - But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is He? (I am speaking from a human viewpoint.)
- New King James Version - But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust who inflicts wrath? (I speak as a man.)
- Amplified Bible - But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? God is not wrong to inflict His wrath [on us], is He? (I am speaking in purely human terms.)
- American Standard Version - But if our unrighteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I speak after the manner of men.)
- King James Version - But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
- New English Translation - But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he? (I am speaking in human terms.)
- World English Bible - But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.
- 新標點和合本 - 我且照着人的常話說，我們的不義若顯出神的義來，我們可以怎麼說呢？神降怒，是他不義嗎？
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我姑且照着人的看法來說，我們的不義若顯出上帝的義來，我們要怎麼說呢？上帝降怒是他不義嗎？
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我姑且照着人的看法來說，我們的不義若顯出 神的義來，我們要怎麼說呢？ 神降怒是他不義嗎？
- 當代譯本 - 我姑且用人的觀點說：「如果我們的不義反襯出上帝的公義，我們該怎麼說呢？上帝向我們發怒是祂不公正嗎？」
- 聖經新譯本 - 我且照著人的見解來說，我們的不義若彰顯 神的義，我們可以說甚麼呢？難道降怒的 神是不義的嗎？
- 呂振中譯本 - 但是我們的不義倘若證明上帝的義來，那要怎麼講呢？難道說上帝顯義怒是不義麼？（我且照人的講法說話吧）。
- 中文標準譯本 - 但是，如果我按人的意思來說，我們的不義可以顯明神的義，那我們要怎麼說呢？難道降震怒的神是不公正的嗎？
- 現代標點和合本 - 我且照著人的常話說，我們的不義若顯出神的義來，我們可以怎麼說呢？神降怒是他不義嗎？
- 文理和合譯本 - 我且依人而言、若我之不義彰上帝義、我將何言、上帝降怒為不義乎、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 我今所言者、藉人言耳、曰、我不義、益彰上帝之義、吾何以稱之哉、如是而上帝施刑、豈義乎、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我今且按人言言之曰、若我儕之不義、顯彰天主之義、則何言哉、天主施刑、可謂其不義乎、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 曰：若人之不義、適足彰天主之義、則就人情言之、吾將何說、豈主之譴怒為不義乎？
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Pero, si nuestra injusticia pone de relieve la justicia de Dios, ¿qué diremos? ¿Que Dios es injusto al descargar sobre nosotros su ira? (Hablo en términos humanos).
- 현대인의 성경 - 그러나 우리의 불의가 하나님의 의를 드러내면 어떻게 되겠습니까? 그렇다고 벌을 내리시는 하나님이 불의하다고 할 수 있겠습니까? (나는 사람의 논리대로 말합니다.)
- Новый Русский Перевод - Но если наша неправедность яснее показывает праведность Божью, то значит ли это, что Бог несправедлив в Своем гневе на нас? (Я говорю по человеческому рассуждению.)
- Восточный перевод - Но если наша неправедность яснее показывает праведность Всевышнего, то значит ли это, что Всевышний несправедлив в Своём гневе на нас? (Я говорю по человеческому рассуждению.)
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Но если наша неправедность яснее показывает праведность Аллаха, то значит ли это, что Аллах несправедлив в Своём гневе на нас? (Я говорю по человеческому рассуждению.)
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Но если наша неправедность яснее показывает праведность Всевышнего, то значит ли это, что Всевышний несправедлив в Своём гневе на нас? (Я говорю по человеческому рассуждению.)
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais si notre injustice contribue à manifester que Dieu est juste, que pouvons-nous en conclure ? Dieu n’est-il pas injuste quand il nous fait subir sa colère ? – Bien entendu, je raisonne ici d’une manière très humaine. –
- リビングバイブル - ところが、こんなふうに主張する人がいます。「でも、私たちの神に対する不忠実は、むしろよかったのではないか。人々は、私たちがどんなに悪い人間であるかを見て、神がどんなに正しい方であるかに気づくだろうから。」すると、彼らの罪が神の役に立っているのに、罰せられるのは不公平だということになるのでしょうか。
- Nestle Aland 28 - εἰ δὲ ἡ ἀδικία ἡμῶν θεοῦ δικαιοσύνην συνίστησιν, τί ἐροῦμεν; μὴ ἄδικος ὁ θεὸς ὁ ἐπιφέρων τὴν ὀργήν; κατὰ ἄνθρωπον λέγω.
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - εἰ δὲ ἡ ἀδικία ἡμῶν, Θεοῦ δικαιοσύνην συνίστησιν, τί ἐροῦμεν? μὴ ἄδικος ὁ Θεὸς, ὁ ἐπιφέρων τὴν ὀργήν? (κατὰ ἄνθρωπον λέγω.)
- Nova Versão Internacional - Mas, se a nossa injustiça ressalta de maneira ainda mais clara a justiça de Deus, que diremos? Que Deus é injusto por aplicar a sua ira? (Estou usando um argumento humano.)
- Hoffnung für alle - Nun könnte man aber einwenden: Müssen wir Gott nicht sogar untreu sein, damit Gottes Treue erst richtig zur Geltung kommt? Ist es dann nicht ungerecht von Gott, wenn er uns wegen unserer Schuld bestraft?
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Có vài người nói: “Nhưng tội lỗi chúng ta làm nổi bật đức công chính của Đức Chúa Trời. Có phải như thế là bất công khi Ngài hình phạt chúng ta không?” (Theo lập luận của một vài người).
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - แต่จะว่าอย่างไรถ้าความอธรรมของเราทำให้ความชอบธรรมของพระเจ้าโดดเด่นชัดเจนยิ่งขึ้น? จะว่าพระเจ้าไม่ยุติธรรมหรือที่ทรงให้พระพิโรธลงมาเหนือเรา? (นี่ข้าพเจ้าโต้แย้งแบบมนุษย์)
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แต่ถ้าความไม่ชอบธรรมของเราแสดงให้เห็นความชอบธรรมของพระเจ้าชัดเจนยิ่งขึ้น แล้วเราจะว่าอย่างไร เมื่อพระเจ้าลงโทษเรา พระองค์ไม่มีความยุติธรรมอย่างนั้นหรือ (ข้าพเจ้าพูดอย่างมนุษย์)
Cross Reference
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6 - God is fair. He will pay back trouble to those who give you trouble.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7 - He will help you who are troubled. And he will also help us. All these things will happen when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come in blazing fire. He will come with his powerful angels.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8 - He will punish those who don’t know God. He will punish those who don’t obey the good news about our Lord Jesus.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:9 - They will be destroyed forever. They will be shut out of heaven. They will never see the glory of the Lord’s strength.
- Revelation 15:3 - They sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb. They sang, “Lord God who rules over all, everything you do is great and wonderful. King of the nations, your ways are true and fair.
- Nahum 1:2 - The Lord is a jealous God who punishes people. He pays them back for the evil things they do. He directs his anger against them. The Lord punishes his enemies. He holds his anger back until the right time to use it.
- 1 Corinthians 15:32 - Did I fight wild animals in Ephesus with nothing more than human hopes? Then what have I gotten for it? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, because tomorrow we will die.” ( Isaiah 22:13 )
- Romans 3:7 - Someone might argue, “When I lie, it becomes clearer that God is truthful. It makes his glory shine more brightly. Why then does he find me guilty of sin?”
- Psalm 58:10 - Godly people will be glad when those who have hurt them are paid back. They will dip their feet in the blood of those who do evil.
- Psalm 58:11 - Then people will say, “The godly will get their reward. There really is a God who judges the earth.”
- Romans 12:19 - My dear friends, don’t try to get even. Leave room for God to show his anger. It is written, “I am the God who judges people. I will pay them back,” ( Deuteronomy 32:35 ) says the Lord.
- Romans 6:1 - What should we say then? Should we keep on sinning so that God’s grace can increase?
- Revelation 16:5 - Then I heard the angel who was in charge of the waters. He said, “Holy One, the way you judge is fair. You are the God who is and who was.
- Revelation 16:6 - Those who worship the beast have poured out blood. They have poured out the life’s blood of your holy people and your prophets. So you have given blood to drink to those who worship the beast. That’s exactly what they should get.”
- Revelation 16:7 - Then I heard the altar reply. It said, “Lord God who rules over all, the way you judge is true and fair.”
- Romans 9:13 - It is written, “I chose Jacob instead of Esau.” ( Malachi 1:2 , 3 )
- Romans 9:14 - What should we say then? Is God unfair? Not at all!
- Nahum 1:6 - Who can stand firm when his anger burns? Who can live when he is angry? His anger blazes out like fire. He smashes the rocks to pieces.
- Nahum 1:7 - The Lord is good. When people are in trouble, they can go to him for safety. He takes good care of those who trust in him.
- Nahum 1:8 - But he will destroy Nineveh with a powerful flood. He will chase his enemies into the place of darkness.
- Revelation 18:20 - “You heavens, be glad for this! You people of God, be glad! You apostles and prophets, be glad! God has judged her with the judgment she gave to you.”
- Romans 3:25 - God gave Christ as a sacrifice to pay for sins through the spilling of his blood. So God forgives the sins of those who have faith. God did all this to prove that he does what is right. He is a God of mercy. So he did not punish for their sins the people who lived before Jesus lived.
- Romans 3:26 - God did all this to prove in our own time that he does what is right. He also makes right with himself those who believe in Jesus.
- Romans 8:20 - The created world was held back from fulfilling its purpose. But this was not the result of its own choice. It was planned that way by the one who held it back. God planned
- Romans 8:21 - to set the created world free. He didn’t want it to rot away. Instead, God wanted it to have the same freedom and glory that his children have.
- Psalm 94:1 - The Lord is a God who punishes. Since you are the one who punishes, come and show your anger.
- Psalm 94:2 - Judge of the earth, rise up. Pay back proud people for what they have done.
- Romans 3:19 - What the law says, it says to those who are ruled by the law. Its purpose is to shut every mouth and make the whole world accountable to God.
- Deuteronomy 32:39 - “Look! I am the One! There is no other God except me. I put some people to death. I bring others to life. I have wounded, and I will heal. No one can save you from my power.
- Deuteronomy 32:40 - I raise my hand to heaven. Here is the promise I make. You can be sure that I live forever.
- Deuteronomy 32:41 - And you can be just as sure that I will sharpen my flashing sword. My hand will hold it when I judge. I will get even with my enemies. I will pay back those who hate me.
- Deuteronomy 32:42 - I will make my arrows drip with blood. My sword will destroy people. It will kill some. It will even kill prisoners. It will cut off the heads of enemy leaders.”
- Deuteronomy 32:43 - You nations, be full of joy. Be joyful together with God’s people. The Lord will get even with his enemies. He will pay them back for killing those who serve him. He will wipe away the sin of his land and people.
- Romans 4:1 - What should we say about these things? What did Abraham, the father of our people, discover about being right with God?
- Romans 9:18 - So God does what he wants to do. He shows mercy to one person and makes another stubborn.
- Romans 9:19 - One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still blame us? Who can oppose what he wants to do?”
- Romans 9:20 - But you are a mere human being. So who are you to talk back to God? Scripture says, “Can what is made say to the one who made it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’ ” ( Isaiah 29:16 ; 45:9 )
- Romans 2:5 - But you are stubborn. In your heart you are not sorry for your sins. You are storing up anger against yourself. The day of God’s anger is coming. Then his way of judging fairly will be shown.
- Romans 7:7 - What should we say then? That the law is sinful? Not at all! Yet I wouldn’t have known what sin was unless the law had told me. The law says, “Do not want what belongs to other people.” ( Exodus 20:17 ; Deuteronomy 5:21 ) If the law hadn’t said that, I would not have known what it was like to want what belongs to others.
- 1 Corinthians 9:8 - Do I say this only on human authority? The Law says the same thing.
- Galatians 3:15 - Brothers and sisters, let me give you an example from everyday life. No one can get rid of an official agreement between people. No one can add to it. It can’t be changed after it has been made. It is the same with God’s covenant agreement.
- Romans 6:19 - Because you are human, you find this hard to understand. So I am using an everyday example to help you understand. You used to give yourselves to be slaves to unclean living. You were becoming more and more evil. Now give yourselves to be slaves to right living. Then you will become holy.