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What does St Paul mean when he states; "For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner" (Romans 3:7)? What does Paul mean by "my lie"?

The word "lie" here means deceitfulness, unfaithfulness, or sin. The term "my lie" here does not refer to St. Paul's personal lie but the Jews', since he himself was a Jew. It is in the same line as "But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God" (Rom 3:5). The argument here is that if the Jews' unfaithfulness to the covenant gives God a chance to glorify himself, why would they still be condemned for it?