Romans 3:23; Isaiah 64:6; Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21

Romans 3:23

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

Isaiah 64:6

6 All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away.

Romans 5:8

8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

2 Corinthians 5:21

21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.