Romans 3:9-12

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No One Is Righteous

⁹What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage?^(A) Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.^(B) ¹⁰As it is written:

“There is no one righteous, not even one;
¹¹    there is no one who understands;
    there is no one who seeks God.
¹²All have turned away,
    they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
    not even one.”^[a]^(C)

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Romans 3:12 Psalms 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Eccles. 7:20

Acts 10:1-7

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Cornelius Calls for Peter

10 At Caesarea^(A) there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. ²He and all his family were devout and God-fearing;^(B) he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. ³One day at about three in the afternoon^(C) he had a vision.^(D) He distinctly saw an angel^(E) of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

⁴Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked.

The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering^(F) before God.^(G) ⁵Now send men to Joppa^(H) to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter. ⁶He is staying with Simon the tanner,^(I) whose house is by the sea.”