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10 As it is written and forever remains written,

There is none righteous [none that meets God’s standard], not even one.(A)
11 
There is none who understands,
There is none who seeks for God.(B)
12 
All have turned aside, together they have become useless;
There is none who does good, no, not one.”(C)
13 
Their throat is an open grave;
They [habitually] deceive with their tongues.”
The venom of asps is beneath their lips.”(D)
14 
Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”(E)

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10 As the Scriptures say,

“No one is righteous—
    not even one.
11 No one is truly wise;
    no one is seeking God.
12 All have turned away;
    all have become useless.
No one does good,
    not a single one.”[a]
13 “Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave.
    Their tongues are filled with lies.”
“Snake venom drips from their lips.”[b]
14     “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 3:10-12 Pss 14:1-3; 53:1-3 (Greek version).
  2. 3:13 Pss 5:9 (Greek version); 140:3.
  3. 3:14 Ps 10:7 (Greek version).

10 as it is written:[a]

There is no one righteous, not even one.
11 There is no one who understands;
there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned away;
all alike have become useless.
There is no one who does what is good,
not even one.(A)[b]
13 Their throat is an open grave;
they deceive with their tongues.(B)[c]
Vipers’ venom is under their lips.(C)[d]
14 Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.(D)[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:10 Paul constructs this charge from a chain of OT quotations, mainly from the Psalms.
  2. Romans 3:12 Ps 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Ec 7:20
  3. Romans 3:13 Ps 5:9
  4. Romans 3:13 Ps 140:3
  5. Romans 3:14 Ps 10:7

23 since all have sinned and continually fall short of the glory of God,

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23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

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23 For all have sinned(A) and fall short of the[a] glory of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:23 Or and lack the