New American Standard Bible 2020

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 noοὐκoukG3756righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342personG1342,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761oneεἷς·heisG1520;

11There is noοὐκoukG3756one who understandsσυνίων,suniōnG4920,There is noοὐκoukG3756one who seeksἐκζητῶνekzētōnG1567outG1567Godθεόν·theonG2316;

12They have allπάντεςpantesG3956turnedG1578asideG1578,togetherἅμαhamaG260they have becomeG889corruptG889;There is noG3756one who doesποιῶνpoiōnG4160goodχρηστότητα,chrēstotētaG5544,There is not evenἕωςhe'ōsG2193oneἑνός.henosG1520.”

13“Their throatλάρυγξlarugxG2995is an openἀνεῳγμένοςaneōgmenosG455graveτάφοςtaphosG5028,With their tonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100they keep deceivingἐδολιοῦσαν·edoliousanG1387,” “The venomἰὸςiosG2447ofaspsἀσπίδωνaspidōnG785is underὑπὸhupoG5259their lipsχείληcheilēG5491”;

14“TheirὧνhōnG3739mouthστόμαstomaG4750is fullγέμει.gemeiG1073of cursingἀρᾶςarasG685and bitternessπικρίαςpikriasG4088”;

15“Their feetπόδεςpodesG4228are swiftὀξεῖςoxeisG3691to shedἐκχέαιekcheaiG1632bloodαἷμα·haimaG129,

16DestructionσύντριμμαsuntrimmaG4938and miseryταλαιπωρίαtalaipōriaG5004are in their pathsὁδοῖςhodoisG3598,

17And they have not knownἔγνωσαν.egnōsanG1097the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515.”

18“There is noοὐκoukG3756fearφόβοςphobosG5401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316beforeἀπέναντιapenantiG561their eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788.”

19NowδὲdeG1161we knowG3609that whateverὅσαhosaG3745theLawνόμοςnomosG3551saysλέγειlegeiG3004,it speaksλαλεῖ,laleiG2980tothoseG3588who areunderἐνenG1722the LawνόμῳnomōG3551,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443everyπᾶνpanG3956mouthστόμαstomaG4750may be closedφραγῇ,phragēaG5420andallπᾶςpasG3956the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889may becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096accountableὑπόδικοςhupodikosG5267to Godθεῷ.theōG2316;

20becauseδιότιdiotiG1360by the worksἔργωνergōnG2041of the LawνόμουnomouG3551noneοὐ πᾶσαou pasaG3756 G3956of mankindσὰρξsarxG4561will be justifiedδικαιωθήσεταιdikaiōthēsetaiG1344inG1799His sightG1799; forthroughδιὰdiaG1223the LawνόμουnomouG3551comesknowledgeἐπίγνωσιςepignōsisG1922of sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

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