⁹What should we say then? Are we Jews any better? Not at all! We have already claimed that Jews are sinners. The same is true of those who aren’t Jews.

¹⁰It is written,

“No one is right with God, no one at all.

¹¹No one understands.

No one trusts in God.

¹²All of them have turned away.

They have all become worthless.

No one does anything good,

no one at all.”

¹³“Their throats are like open graves.

With their tongues they tell lies.”

“The words from their lips are like the poison of a snake.”

¹⁴“Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness.”

¹⁵“They run quickly to commit murder.

¹⁶They leave a trail of failure and pain.

¹⁷They do not know the way of peace.”

¹⁸“They don’t have any respect for God.”

¹⁹What the law says, it says to those who are ruled by the law. Its purpose is to shut every mouth and make the whole world accountable to God. ²⁰So it can’t be said that anyone will be made right with God by obeying the law. Not at all! The law makes us more aware of our sin.

Becoming Right With God

²¹But now God has shown us how to become right with him. The Law and the Prophets give witness to this. It has nothing to do with obeying the law. ²²We are made right with God by putting our faith in Jesus Christ. That happens to all who believe.

It is no different for the Jews than for anyone else. ²³Everyone has sinned. No one measures up to God’s glory.

Read in Logos

Romans 3:23–24: … for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus …