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What then? (A)Are we [a]better? 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 none righteous, not even one;
11 There is none who understands,
There is none who seeks for God;
12 All have turned aside, together they have become worthless;
There is none who does good,
There is not even one.”
13 (F)Their throat is an open tomb,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,”
(G)The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14 (H)Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness”;
15 (I)Their feet are swift to shed blood,
16 Destruction and misery are in their paths,
17 And the path of peace they have not known.”
18 (J)There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

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  1. Romans 3:9 Or worse

What, then, does this mean?[a] Are we Jews[b] any better off? Not at all! For we have already accused everyone, both Jews and Greeks, of being under the power of[c] sin. 10 As it is written,

“Not even one person is righteous.
11 No one understands.
    No one searches for God.
12 All have turned away.
    They have become completely worthless.
        No one shows kindness, not even one person![d]
13 Their throats are open graves.
    With their tongues they deceive.[e]
        The venom of poisonous snakes is under their lips.[f]
14 Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.[g]
15 They run swiftly[h] to shed blood.
16 Ruin and misery characterize their lives.
17 They have not learned the path to peace.[i]
18 They don’t fear God.[j]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:9 The Gk. lacks does this mean
  2. Romans 3:9 The Gk. lacks Jews
  3. Romans 3:9 The Gk. lacks the power of
  4. Romans 3:12 Cf. Ps 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Eccl 7:20
  5. Romans 3:13 Cf. Ps 5:9
  6. Romans 3:13 Cf. Ps 140:3
  7. Romans 3:14 Cf. Ps 10:7
  8. Romans 3:15 Lit. Their feet are swift
  9. Romans 3:17 Cf. Isa 59:7-8; Prov 1:16
  10. Romans 3:18 Lit. God before their eyes