Romans 3:6

God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?

Cross-references

Romans 3:4 Parallel

In Romans 3:4, God is declared true — the foundation for why He can judge the world justly in verse 6.

Romans 9:14 Parallel

Romans 9:14 uses the same strong denial ('By no means!') to defend God's justice in election, paralleling this defense of judgment.

Romans 2:16 Parallel

Romans 2:16 reveals that God judges secrets through Christ — the same judgment Paul mentions, elaborated later in the epistle.

In Genesis 18:25, Abraham asks if the Judge of all the earth will do right — the same principle Paul uses to affirm God's judgment.

Job 8:3 Parallel

In Job 8:3, Bildad asks if God perverts justice — a rhetorical question that aligns with Paul's denial of God's injustice.

In Job 34:17-19, Elihu argues God cannot hate justice — reinforcing Paul's point that God judges the world righteously.

Psalm 9:8 Allusion

In Psalm 9:8, God judges the world with righteousness — directly supporting Paul's claim that God can judge.

Psalm 50:6 Allusion

In Psalm 50:6, God Himself is judge and His righteousness is declared — a clear OT affirmation of the premise in Romans 3:6.

Psalm 96:13 Allusion

Psalm 96:13 declares God comes to judge the earth — the same divine judging role Paul appeals to in his argument.

Psalm 98:9 Parallel

Psalm 98:9 echoes that God judges the world with righteousness, supporting Paul's premise that God judges the world.

Acts 17:31 Parallel

Acts 17:31 specifies God will judge the world through Christ, showing the NT fulfillment of the judgment Paul references.

In Galatians 3:21, Paul similarly rejects a false inference with 'By no means' — both defend God's consistency against objections.

Psalm 96:10 Parallel

Psalm 96:10 affirms that God judges the peoples with equity, directly supporting the premise that He judges the world.

Jeremiah 12:1 questions why the wicked prosper, while here Paul affirms God's judgment—a parallel tension about divine justice.

2 Chronicles 19:7 affirms God shows no partiality in judgment — reinforcing the righteous judge Paul invokes.

Psalm 145:17 Related theme

Psalm 145:17 states God is righteous in all His ways, reinforcing the basis for His impartial judgment.

Psalm 119:137 Related theme

Psalm 119:137 declares God's righteousness — the moral foundation for His just judgment of the world.

Psalm 11:5–7 Related theme

In Psalm 11:5-7, God tests the righteous and wicked — consistent with God's role as just judge in Romans 3:6.