Berean Standard Bible
Romans 3:12
12All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”1
Romans 3:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
- New International Version (NIV)All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one."
- New King James Version (NKJV)They have all turned aside; They have together become unprofitable; There is none who does good, no, not one.”
Context of Romans 3:12
10As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. 11There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. 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 venom of vipers is on their lips.” 14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
Read all of Romans 3Romans 3:12 word by word
πάντες ἐξέκλιναν, ἅμα ἠχρεώθησαν· οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ποιῶν χρηστότητα, οὐκ ἔστιν ἕως ἑνός.Read the interlinear
- Allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- have turned awayἐκκλίνωekklinō · to turn fromG1578
- they have together become worthlessἅμαhama · togetherG260
- they have together become worthlessἀχρειόωachreioō · to make worthlessG889
- there isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- no oneοὐou · noG3756
- whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- doesποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- goodχρηστότηςchrēstotēs · kindnessG5544
- evenἕωςheōs · untilG2193
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
Cross-references for Romans 3:12
- Exodus 32:8How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”
- Psalms 14:3All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
- Ecclesiastes 7:29Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
- Isaiah 53:6We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
- Isaiah 59:8The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.
- Jeremiah 2:13“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns— broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
- Ephesians 2:3All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
- 1 Peter 2:25For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
- Genesis 1:31And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
- Genesis 6:6And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
- Matthew 25:30And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
- Philemon 1:11Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.
- Psalms 53:1The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.
- Ecclesiastes 7:20Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
- Isaiah 64:6Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.
- Ephesians 2:8For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Commentaries on Romans 3:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12They are all gone out of the way - , they have all diverged from the right way, they have either abandoned or corrupted the worship of God: the Jews, in forsaking the law and the prophets, and the Gentiles, in acting contrary to the law which God had written on their hearts. And the departure of both from the truth proves the evil propensity of human nature in general. They are together become unprofitable - . They are useless, good for nothing; or, as…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12They have all gone out of the way - They have “declined” from the true path of piety and virtue. They are together - They have at the same time; or they have equally become unprofitable. They are as one; they are joined, or united in this declension. The expression denotes union, or similarity. Become unprofitable - This word in Hebrew means to become “putrid” and “offensive,” like fruit that is spoiled. In Arabic, it is applied to “milk” that becomes…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. 10-12This quotation from Psalms 14:1–3; 53:1–3 directly supports the argument that all people are under the power of sin.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1210-12. As it is written, &c.--(Psa 14:1-3; 53:1-3). These statements of the Psalmist were indeed suggested by particular manifestations of human depravity occurring under his own eye; but as this only showed what man, when unrestrained, is in his present condition, they were quite pertinent to the apostle's purpose.Read the comment
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- 1. Romans 3:12 Psalm 14:1–3 and Psalm 53:1–3 (see also LXX) ↩
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
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