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9 Well then, should we conclude that we Jews are better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all people, whether Jews or Gentiles, are under the power 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, “No one is righteous— not even one.
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As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one;
11 No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God.
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there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single 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 talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with lies.” “Snake venom drips from their lips.”
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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 bitterness.”
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“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 “They rush to commit murder.
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“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 Destruction and misery always follow them.
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ruin and misery mark their ways,
17 They don’t know where to find peace.”
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and the way of peace they do not know.”
18 “They have no fear of God at all.”
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“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19 Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God.
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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 For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
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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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