King James Version

Romans 3:7

For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “however” (δὲ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “for” (γὰρ) before the here.

εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀλήθειαalētheiatruthἀλήθειαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “truth”, the subject formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.the truthτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἐνenthroughἐνpreposition — “through”G1722in, on, among.throughτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐμῷemōmyἐμός (emós)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “my”, the to- or for-formG1699Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).myψεύσματιpseusmatilieψεῦσμα (pseusma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “lie”, the to- or for-formG5582a falsehood, lie, untruthfulness.This verse uses “lie”.lieἐπερίσσευσενeperisseusento aboundπερισσεύω (perisseuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to abound”, a single actionG4052(a) intrans: I exceed the ordinary (the necessary), abound, overflow; am left over, (b) trans: I cause to abound.εἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δόξανdoxangloryδόξα (doxa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “glory”, the object formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.gloryαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τίtiwhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.whyἔτιetiyetἔτιadverb — “yet”G2089(a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition.This verse uses “yet”.yetκἀγὼkagōand Iκἀγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “and I”, the subject formG2504Strong’s files this form under G2532 (καί).I alsoὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosa sinnerἁμαρτωλόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “a sinner”, the subject formG268sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable.This verse uses “a sinner”.a sinnerκρίνομαιkrinomaito judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, present passive indicative, 1st person singular — “to judge”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2919(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.This verse uses “judge”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for if the truth of God in my falsehood did more abound to His glory, why yet am I also as a sinner judged?

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American Standard Version (1901)

But if the truth of God through my lie abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

Young’s Literal Translation

for if the truth of God in my falsehood did more abound to His glory, why yet am I also as a sinner judged?

World English Bible

For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

Darby Translation

For if the truth of God, in my lie, has more abounded to his glory, why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

Douay-Rheims

For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie, unto his glory, why am I also yet judged as a sinner?

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