King James Version
Romans 3:6
God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
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μὴmēGod forbidμήadverb — “God forbid”G3361not, lest.God forbidγένοιτοgenoitoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle optative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἐπεὶepeifor thenἐπείconjunction — “for then”G1893of time: when, after; of cause: since, because; otherwise: else.This verse uses “for”.for thenπῶςpōshowπῶςadverb — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howκρινεῖkrineishallκρίνω (krinō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall”, an action still aheadG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.shallὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμονkosmonworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “world”, the object formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the world
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
let it not be! since how shall God judge the world?
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American Standard Version (1901)
God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
Young’s Literal Translation
let it not be! since how shall God judge the world?
World English Bible
May it never be! For then how will God judge the world?
Darby Translation
Far be the thought: since how shall God judge the world?
Douay-Rheims
(I speak according to man.) God forbid: otherwise how shall God judge this world?
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