Roma 3:4
Konteks3:4 Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being 1 shown up as a liar, 2 just as it is written: “so that you will be justified 3 in your words and will prevail when you are judged.” 4
Roma 16:18
Konteks16:18 For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds 5 of the naive.
[3:4] 1 tn Grk “every man”; but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense here to stress humanity rather than masculinity.
[3:4] 2 tn Grk “Let God be true, and every man a liar.” The words “proven” and “shown up” are supplied in the translation to clarify the meaning.
[3:4] 3 tn Grk “might be justified,” a subjunctive verb, but in this type of clause it carries the same sense as the future indicative verb in the latter part. “Will” is more idiomatic in contemporary English.
[3:4] 4 tn Or “prevail when you judge.” A quotation from Ps 51:4.