New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 3:9-20

9WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖν;ounG3767?Are we betterπροεχόμεθα;proechomethaG4284than they? Not at allπάντως·pantōsG3843;for we have alreadyG4256chargedG4256that bothτεteG5037JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453andGreeksἝλληναςHellēnasG1672areallπάνταςpantasG3956underὑφ᾽huph᾽G5259sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266;

10as it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, “There is noneοὐκoukG3756righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761oneεἷς·heisG1520;

11There is noneοὐκoukG3756who understandsσυνίων,suniōnG4920,There is noneοὐκoukG3756who seeksἐκζητῶνekzētōnG1567for Godθεόν·theonG2316;

12AllπάντεςpantesG3956have turnedG1578asideG1578,togetherἅμαhamaG260they have becomeG889uselessG889;There is noneG3756who doesποιῶνpoiōnG4160goodχρηστότητα,chrēstotētaG5544,There is not evenἕωςhe'ōsG2193oneἑνός.henosG1520.”

13“Their throatλάρυγξlarugxG2995is an openἀνεῳγμένοςaneōgmenosG455graveτάφοςtaphosG5028,With their tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100they keep deceivingἐδολιοῦσαν·edoliousanG1387,” “The poisonἰὸςiosG2447of aspsἀσπίδωνaspidōnG785is underὑπὸhupoG5259their lipsχείληcheilēG5491”;

14“WhoseὧνhōnG3739mouthστόμαstomaG4750is fullγέμει.gemeiG1073of cursingἀρᾶςarasG685and bitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088”;

15“Their feetπόδεςpodesG4228are swiftὀξεῖςoxeisG3691to shedἐκχέαιekcheaiG1632bloodαἷμα·haimaG129,

16DestructionσύντριμμαsuntrimmaG4938and miseryταλαιπωρίαtalaipōriaG5004are in their pathsὁδοῖςhodoisG3598,

17And the pathὁδὸνhodonG3598of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515they have not knownἔγνωσαν.egnōsanG1097.”

18“There is noοὐκoukG3756fearφόβοςphobosG5401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316beforeἀπέναντιapenantiG561their eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788.”

19NowδὲdeG1161we knowG3609that whateverὅσαhosaG3745theLawνόμοςnomosG3551saysλέγειlegeiG3004,it speaksλαλεῖ,laleiG2980tothoseG3588who areunderἐνenG1722the LawνόμῳnomōG3551,soἵναinaG2443that everyπᾶνpanG3956mouthστόμαstomaG4750may be closedφραγῇ,phragēaG5420andallπᾶςpasG3956the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889may becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096accountableὑπόδικοςhupodikosG5267to Godθεῷ.theōG2316;

20becauseδιότιdiotiG1360by the worksἔργωνergōnG2041of the LawνόμουnomouG3551noοὐ πᾶσαou pasaG3756 G3956fleshσὰρξsarxG4561will be justifiedδικαιωθήσεταιdikaiōthēsetaiG1344in His sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799; forthroughδιὰdiaG1223the LawνόμουnomouG3551comesthe knowledgeἐπίγνωσιςepignōsisG1922of sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

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