Romans 3:9–23

No One Is Righteous

⁹What then? Are we Jews¹ any better off?² No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both ^kJews and ^lGreeks, are ^munder sin, ¹⁰as it is written:

ⁿ“None is righteous, no, not one;

¹¹no one understands;

no one seeks for God.

¹²All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;

no one does good,

not even one.”

^13o“Their throat is ^pan open grave;

they use their tongues to deceive.”

^q“The venom of asps is under their lips.”

^14r“Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”

^15s“Their feet are swift to shed blood;

¹⁶in their paths are ruin and misery,

¹⁷and ^tthe way of peace they have not known.”

^18u“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

¹⁹Now we know that whatever ^vthe law says it speaks to those who are under the law, ^wso that every mouth may be stopped, and ^xthe whole world may be held accountable to God. ²⁰For ^yby works of the law no human being³ will be justified in his sight, since ^zthrough the law comes knowledge of sin.

The Righteousness of God Through Faith

²¹But now ^athe righteousness of God ^bhas been manifested apart from the law, although ^cthe Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— ²²the righteousness of God ^dthrough faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. ^eFor there is no distinction: ²³for ^fall have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,