Romans 3:12

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 the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous— not even one. 11No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” 13“Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with lies.” “Snake venom drips from their lips.” 14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

Romans 3:12 word by word

πάντες ἐξέκλιναν, ἅμα ἠχρεώθησαν· οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ποιῶν χρηστότητα, οὐκ ἔστιν ἕως ἑνός.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• They are allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• gone out of the wayἐκκλίνωekklinō · to turn fromG1578
• they areἀχρειόωachreioō · to make worthlessG889
• togetherἅμαhama · togetherG260
• there isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• noneοὐou · noG3756
• that doethποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• goodχρηστότηςchrēstotēs · kindnessG5544
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520

Cross-references for Romans 3:12

• Exodus 32:8How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted down gold and made a calf, and they have bowed down and sacrificed to it. They are saying, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”
• Psalms 14:3But no, all have turned away; all have become corrupt. No one does good, not a single one!
• Ecclesiastes 7:29But I did find this: God created people to be virtuous, but they have each turned to follow their own downward path.”
• Isaiah 53:6All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the Lord laid on him the sins of us all.
• Isaiah 59:8They don’t know where to find peace or what it means to be just and good. They have mapped out crooked roads, and no one who follows them knows a moment’s peace.
• Jeremiah 2:13“For my people have done two evil things: They have abandoned me— the fountain of living water. And they have dug for themselves cracked cisterns that can hold no water at all!
• Ephesians 2:3All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else.
• 1 Peter 2:25Once you were like sheep who wandered away. But now you have turned to your Shepherd, the Guardian of your souls.
• Genesis 1:31Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.
• Genesis 6:6So the Lord was sorry he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.
• Matthew 25:30Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
• Philemon 1:11Onesimus hasn’t been of much use to you in the past, but now he is very useful to both of us.
• Psalms 53:1Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good!
• Ecclesiastes 7:20Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins.
• Isaiah 64:6We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind.
• Ephesians 2:8God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from 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

Topics related to Romans 3:12

• Bigotry
• Boasting
• Character
• Depravity of Man
• Quotations and Allusions
• Wicked (People)

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• Boasting
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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