Romans 3:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 3:4

God forbid - Greek. Let not this be. The sense is, “let not this by any means be supposed.” This is the answer of the apostle, showing that no such consequence followed from his doctrines; and that “if” any such consequence should follow, the doctrine should be at once abandoned, and that every man, no matter who, should be rather esteemed false than God. The veracity of God was a great first principle, which was to be held, whatever might be the consequence. This implies that the apostle... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 3:3-4

Romans 3:3-4. For what if some And they a considerable number, of those who once possessed these invaluable treasures; did not believe Them, or did not duly consider what they speculatively believed, and so rejected the gospel to which they were intended to lead; shall their unbelief make without effect Shall it disannul; the faith of God His faithful promises made to Abraham and his seed, especially of sending the Messiah, and of effecting our redemption by him? Shall it destroy his... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 3:1-8

Some Jewish objections (3:1-8)Many Jews might argue with Paul by putting to him a fairly obvious question. If what he said was true, why did God choose Israel as his special people (3:1)? Paul replies that God chose them so that through them he could make himself known to the people of the world. The Old Testament Scriptures, for example, were given to the human race by way of the Jews (2). The sad truth is that many of these favoured Jewish people have proved unfaithful to God, but he is still... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 3:4

God forbid . Literal. Let it not be. Greek. me ( App-105 ) genoito. This strong asseveration occurs fifteen times. Here, verses: Romans 3:3 , Romans 3:6 , Romans 3:31 ; Romans 6:2 , Romans 6:15 ; Romans 7:7 , Romans 7:13 ; Romans 9:14 ; Romans 11:1 , Romans 11:11 .Luke 20:16 . 1 Corinthians 6:15 .Galatians 1:2 , Galatians 1:17 ; Galatians 3:21 ; Galatians 6:14 . true . Greek. alethes. App-175 . man . Greek. anthropos. App-123 . liar . Greek. pseustes. In Paul's Epp, only here, 1... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 3:4

Romans 3:4. But every man a liar— Though every man should be a liar. For the next clause, see the note on Psalms 51:4. Dr. Taylor observes, that the Hebrew of that verse literally is, that thou mayest be just in thy speaking, and clean [that is clear] in thy judging. The speaking meant is, the word of promise which God made to David, 2Sa 7:12-16 and the judging referred to is the execution of the threatening denounced, 2Sa 12:9-13 and David owns, that if the threatening did not agree with the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 3:4

4. God forbid—literally, "Let it not be," that is, "Away with such a thought"—a favorite expression of our apostle, when he would not only repudiate a supposed consequence of his doctrine, but express his abhorrence of it. "The Scriptures do not authorize such a use of God's name as must have been common among the English translators of the Bible" [HODGE]. yea, let God be—held true, and every man a liar—that is, even though it should follow from this that every man is a liar. when thou art... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 3:1-8

3. Answers to objections 3:1-8In chapter 2 Paul showed that God’s judgment of all people rests on character rather than ceremony. He put the Jew on the same level as the Gentile regarding their standing before God. Still God Himself made a distinction between Jews and Gentiles. In Romans 3:1-8, Paul dealt with that distinction. He did this so there would be no question in the minds of his Jewish audience that they were guilty before God and needed to trust in Jesus Christ. The passage affirms... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Romans 3:3-4

Paul’s second question was this. God will not forsake His promises to bless the nation since some of the Israelites proved unfaithful, will He? The objection Paul voiced calls attention to the promises God had given Israel in the Old Testament covenants. These too constituted an advantage for the Jews.By referring to the unbelief of the Jews (Romans 3:3) Paul was looking at the root of their unfaithfulness to God. Of the generation that received the law at Sinai, for example, only two adults... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Romans 3:4

3:4 written, (b-18) See Psalms 51:4 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 3:1-31

The New Way of Acceptance with GodIn Romans 1, 2 St. Paul has shown that both Gentile and Jew have sinned wilfully, and are under God’s condemnation. He now digresses to Jewish objections against the gospel, which he had, no doubt, heard urged in synagogues (Romans 3:1-8). Returning to the main subject, he clinches his indictment of the Jew out of the Scriptures, and concludes that all the world is ’under the judgment of God’ (Romans 3:9-20).Having thus shown that man is sinful and lost, he now... read more

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