Romans 3:9–23

The Entire World Guilty of Sin

⁹What then? Do we have an advantage? Not at all. For we have already charged both Jews and Greeks are all under sin, ¹⁰just as it is written,

“There is no one righteous, not even one;

¹¹there is no one who understands;

there is no one who seeks God.

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

There is no one who practices kindness;

there is not even one.^d

¹³Their throat is an opened grave;

they deceive with their tongues;

the venom of asps is under their lips,^e

¹⁴whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.^f

¹⁵Their feet are swift to shed blood;

¹⁶destruction and distress are in their paths,

¹⁷and they have not known the way of peace.^g

¹⁸The fear of God is not before their eyes.”^h

¹⁹Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those under the law, in order that every mouth may be closed and the whole world may become accountable to God. ²⁰For by the works of the law no person will be declared righteousⁱ before him, for through the law comes knowledge of sin.

Righteousness through Faith Revealed

²¹But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified about by the law and the prophets—²²that is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ^j to all who believe. For there is no distinction, ²³for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,