Romans 3:8
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And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!
In other translations
And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!
Greek words
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