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Romans 3:9-20

Common English Bible CEB

9 So what are we saying? Are we better off? Not at all. We have already stated the charge: both Jews and Greeks are all under the power of sin.

10 As it is written, There is no righteous person, not even one.

11 There is no one who understands. There is no one who looks for God.

12 They all turned away. They have become worthless together. There is no one who shows kindness. There is not even one.

13 Their throat is a grave that has been opened. They are deceitful with their tongues, and the poison of vipers is under their lips.

14 Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.

15 Their feet are quick to shed blood;

16 destruction and misery are in their ways;

17 and they don't know the way of peace.

18 There is no fear of God in their view of the world.

19 Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, in order to shut every mouth and make it so the whole world has to answer to God.

20 It follows that no human being will be treated as righteous in his presence by doing what the Law says, because the knowledge of sin comes through the Law.

New International Version NIV

9 What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.

10 As 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.

12 All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”

13 “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.”“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”

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

15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;

16 ruin and misery mark their ways,

17 and the way of peace they do not know.”

18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.