English Standard Version

Romans 3:18

18"There is no fear of God before their eyes."

Romans 3:18 in other versions

King James Version (KJV)There is no fear of God before their eyes.
New International Version (NIV)“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
New King James Version (NKJV)“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
New Living Translation (NLT)“They have no fear of God at all.”

Context of Romans 3:18

16in their paths are ruin and misery, 17and the way of peace they have not known." "There is no fear of God before their eyes." 19Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.

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Romans 3:18 word by word

οὐκ ἔστιν φόβος θεοῦ ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

There isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
noοὐou · noG3756
fearφόβοςphobos · fearG5401
of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
beforeἀπέναντιapenanti · oppositeG561
theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
eyesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788

Cross-references for Romans 3:18

Genesis 20:11Abraham said, "I did it because I thought, 'There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'
Psalms 36:1Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.
Proverbs 16:6By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one turns away from evil.
Proverbs 23:17Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.
Luke 23:40But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?
Revelation 19:5And from the throne came a voice saying, "Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great."

Commentaries on Romans 3:18

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18There is no fear of God before their eyes - This completes their bad character; they are downright atheists, at least practically such. They fear not God's judgments, although his eye is upon them in their evil ways. There is not one article of what is charged against the Jews and Gentiles here that may not be found justified by the histories of both, in the most ample manner. And what was true of them in those primitive times is true of them still. With…Read the comment
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18There is no fear of God - Psalm 36:1. The word “fear” here denotes “reverence, awe, veneration.” There is no such regard or reverence for the character, authority, and honor of God as to restrain them from crime. Their conduct shows that they are not withheld from the commission of iniquity by any regard to the fear or favor of God. The only thing that will be effectual in restraining people from sin, will be a regard to the honor and Law of God. In…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. 18There is no: This concluding quotation from Psalm 36:1 effectively summarizes the entire series (Romans 3:10–18). It uses the same Greek words, ouk estin, that begin the first quotation. In Romans 3:10, the phrase is translated “There is no one.”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

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