What then? [a](A)Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both (B)Jews and (C)Greeks are (D)all under sin; 10 as it is written:

(E)There is no righteous person, not even one;
11 There is no one who understands,
There is no one who seeks out God;
12 They have all turned aside, together they have become [b]corrupt;
There is no one who does good,
There is not even one.”

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:9 Or Are we worse
  2. Romans 3:12 Or depraved

19 Now we know that whatever the (A)Law says, it speaks to (B)those who are [a]under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and (C)all the world may become accountable to God; 20 because (D)by the works [b]of the Law [c]none of mankind will be justified in His sight; for [d](E)through the Law comes [e]knowledge of sin.

Justification by Faith

21 But now apart [f]from the Law (F)the righteousness of God has been revealed, being (G)witnessed by the [g]Law and the Prophets, 22 but it is the (H)righteousness of God through (I)faith (J)in Jesus Christ for (K)all those [h]who believe; for (L)there is no distinction, 23 for all [i](M)have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:19 Lit in
  2. Romans 3:20 Or of law
  3. Romans 3:20 Lit no flesh
  4. Romans 3:20 Or through law
  5. Romans 3:20 Or recognition
  6. Romans 3:21 Or from law
  7. Romans 3:21 I.e., the Old Testament
  8. Romans 3:22 Or who believe. For there is
  9. Romans 3:23 Or sinned

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