NETBible | For if by my lie the truth of God enhances 1 his glory, why am I still actually being judged as a sinner? |
NIV © |
Someone might argue, "If my falsehood enhances God’s truthfulness and so increases his glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?" |
NASB © |
But if through my lie the truth of God abounded to His glory, why am I also still being judged as a sinner? |
NLT © |
"But," some might still argue, "how can God judge and condemn me as a sinner if my dishonesty highlights his truthfulness and brings him more glory?" |
MSG © |
It's simply perverse to say, "If my lies serve to show off God's truth all the more gloriously, why blame me? I'm doing God a favor." |
BBE © |
But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner? |
NRSV © |
But if through my falsehood God’s truthfulness abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner? |
NKJV © |
For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner? |
KJV | For <1063> if <1487> the truth <225> of God <2316> hath more abounded <4052> (5656) through <1722> my <1699> lie <5582> unto <1519> his <846> glory <1391>_; why <5101> yet <2089> am <2919> (0) I also <2504> judged <2919> (5743) as <5613> a sinner <268>_? |
NASB © |
But if <1487> through <1722> my lie <5582> the truth <225> of God <2316> abounded <4052> to His glory <1391> , why <5101> am I also <2532> still <2089> being judged <2919> as a sinner ?<268> |
NET [draft] ITL | For if <1487> by <1722> my <1699> lie <5582> the truth <225> of God <2316> enhances <4052> his <846> glory <1391> , why <5101> am <2919> I <2504> still <2089> actually being judged <2919> as <5613> a sinner ?<268> |
GREEK | ei <1487> COND de <1161> CONJ h <3588> T-NSF alhyeia <225> N-NSF tou <3588> T-GSM yeou <2316> N-GSM en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN emw <1699> S-1DSN qeusmati <5582> N-DSN eperisseusen <4052> (5656) V-AAI-3S eiv <1519> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF doxan <1391> N-ASF autou <846> P-GSM ti <5101> I-ASN eti <2089> ADV kagw <2504> P-1NS-C wv <5613> ADV amartwlov <268> A-NSM krinomai <2919> (5743) V-PPI-1S |
NETBible | For if by my lie the truth of God enhances 1 his glory, why am I still actually being judged as a sinner? |
NET Notes |
1 tn Grk “abounded unto.” |