Romans 3:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 3:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 3:5 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance?..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 3:5 — KJV
“But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)”
— Romans 3:5 (KJV)
Romans 3:5 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 3:5
“What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.”
Shares key themes with Romans 3:5: unrighteousness, righteousness, god
“Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.”
Shares key themes with Romans 3:5: righteousness, god, say
“And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. mammon: or, riches”
Shares key themes with Romans 3:5: unrighteousness, righteousness, say
“He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.”
Shares key themes with Romans 3:5: unrighteousness, righteousness, unrighteous
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;”
Shares key themes with Romans 3:5: unrighteousness, righteousness, god
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