Romans 3:17

Romans 3:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the way of peace have they not known:
• New International Version (NIV)and the way of peace they do not know.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the way of peace they have not known."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the way of peace they have not known.”

Context of Romans 3:17

15“Their feet are swift to shed blood, 16Destruction and misery are in their paths, And they have not known the path of peace.” 18“There is no fear of God [and His awesome power] before their eyes.” 19Now we know that whatever the Law [of Moses] says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that [the excuses of] every mouth may be silenced [from protesting] and that all the world may be held accountable to God [and subject to His judgment].

Romans 3:17 word by word

καὶ ὁδὸν εἰρήνης οὐκ ἔγνωσαν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• of peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• have theyγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• notοὐou · noG3756

Cross-references for Romans 3:17

• Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been justified [that is, acquitted of sin, declared blameless before God] by faith, [let us grasp the fact that] we have peace with God [and the joy of reconciliation with Him] through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).
• Isaiah 57:21“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
• Isaiah 59:8They do not know the way of peace, And there is no justice in their tracks. They have made them into crooked paths; Whoever walks on them does not know peace.
• Matthew 7:14But small is the gate and narrow and difficult to travel is the path that leads the way to [everlasting] life, and there are few who find it.
• Luke 1:79To shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, To guide our feet [in a straight line] into the way of peace and serenity.”

Commentaries on Romans 3:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17And the way of peace have they not known - They neither have peace in themselves, nor do they suffer others to live in quiet: they are brooders and fomenters of discord.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17And the way of peace … - What tends to promote their own happiness, or that of others, they do not regard. Intent on their plans of evil, they do not know or regard what is suited to promote the welfare of themselves or others. This is the case with all who are selfish, and who seek to gain their own purposes of crime and ambition.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 Here again is shown that all mankind are under the guilt of sin, as a burden; and under the government and dominion of sin, as enslaved to it, to work wickedness. This is made plain by several passages of Scripture from the Old Testament, which describe the corrupt and depraved state of all men, till grace restrain or change them. Great as our advantages are, these texts describe multitudes who call themselves Christians. Their principles and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-17This quotation from Isaiah 59:7–8 discusses sins committed against others.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1813-18. Their, &c.--From generals, the apostle here comes to particulars, culling from different parts of Scripture passages which speak of depravity as it affects the different members of the body; as if to show more affectingly how "from the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness" in us. throat is an open sepulchre--(Psa 5:9); that is, "What proceeds out of their heart, and finds vent in speech and action through the throat, is like the…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 3:17

• Bigotry
• Boasting
• Crime
• Depravity of Man
• Quotations and Allusions
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Boasting
• Conclude
• Destruction
• Establish
• Faith
• Fall of man
• Justifier
• Overcome
• Sin
• Atonement

Commentaries on Romans 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings