Romans 3:10-23

10as it is written: There is no one righteous, not even one.

11There is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.

12All have turned away; all alike have become worthless. There is no one who does what is good, not even one.

13Their throat is an open grave; they deceive with their tongues. Vipers’ venom is under their lips.

14Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

15Their feet are swift to shed blood;

16ruin and wretchedness are in their paths,

17and the path of peace they have not known.

18There is no fear of God before their eyes.

19Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are subject to the law, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgment.

20For no one will be justified in his sight by the works of the law, because the knowledge of sin comes through the law.

21But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, attested by the Law and the Prophets.

22The righteousness of God is through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe, since there is no distinction.

23For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;