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9 So are we Jews better than others? No! We have already said that Jews and those who are not Jews are all guilty of sin.
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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 the Scriptures say: "There is no one who always does what is right, not even one.
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As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one;
11 There is no one who understands. There is no one who looks to God for help.
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there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned away. Together, everyone has become useless. There is no one who does anything good; there is not even one."
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All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”
13 "Their throats are like open graves; they use their tongues for telling lies." "Their words are like snake poison."
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“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 hate."
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“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 "They are always ready to kill people.
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“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 Everywhere they go they cause ruin and misery.
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ruin and misery mark their ways,
17 They don't know how to live in peace."
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and the way of peace they do not know.”
18 "They have no fear of God."
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“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19 We know that the law's commands are for those who have the law. This stops all excuses and brings the whole world under God's judgment,
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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 because no one can be made right with God by following the law. The law only shows us our sin.
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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.
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