Romans 3:8

Romans 3:8 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

8Why not say—as some slanderously claim that we say—“Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is just!

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

8And why not say (just as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), “Let’s do evil that good may come of it”? Their condemnation is deserved.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

8And why not say, (as some slanderously report and claim that we teach) “Let us do evil so that good may come of it”? Their condemnation [by God] is just.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

8Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!

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American Standard Version (ASV)

8and why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just.

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

8And (as we are blamed, and as some affirme, that we say) why doe we not euil, that good may come thereof? whose damnation is iust.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

8Why not (as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), “Let’s do evil, that good may come?” Those who say so are justly condemned.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

8Why not say, “Let’s do evil things so that good things will happen”? Some people actually lie by reporting that this is what we say. They are the ones who will rightly be found guilty.

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

8But if that is true, you could also say, ‘We should do more and more bad things. Then something good will happen as a result.’ Some people even say that is the message which I teach. But if they say that, they are insulting me. It is right that God should punish those people.

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

8And not, as we are spoken evil of, and as certain affirm us to say, “We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?” Whose judgment is righteous.

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