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 it is written, “There is no one righteous—no, not one. 11There is no one who understands, no one who seeks after God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless. There is no one who does good—no, not even one! 13Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they keep deceiving. The poison of vipers is under their lips. 14Their mouth is 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 32:8They quickly turned aside from the path that I commanded for them. They have made a molten calf, worshipped it, and sacrificed to it, and said, ‘This is your god, O Israel, that brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”
• Psalms 14:3They all turned aside, became corrupt. There is no one who does good —not even one.
• Ecclesiastes 7:29Only this have I discovered: God made mankind upright, but they went seeking after many schemes.”
• Isaiah 53:6We all like sheep have gone astray. Each of us turned to his own way. So Adonai has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
• Isaiah 59:8They do not know the path of peace, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have made their paths crooked. Whoever walks in them will not experience shalom.
• Jeremiah 2:13“My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me —the spring of living water— and they dug their own cisterns— cracked cisterns that hold no water.
• Ephesians 2:3We too all lived among them in the cravings of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and the mind. By nature we were children of wrath, just like the others.
• 1 Peter 2:25For you like sheep were going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.
• Genesis 1:31So God saw everything that He made, and behold it was very good. So there was evening and there was morning—the sixth day.
• Genesis 6:6So Adonai regretted that He made humankind on the earth, and His heart was deeply pained.
• Matthew 25:30Throw the worthless servant out, into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’”
• Philemon 1:11He once was useless to you, but now is useful both to you and me.
• Psalms 53:1For the music director: on Mahalath, a contemplative song of David.
• Ecclesiastes 7:20Surely there is not a righteous person on earth who does what is good and doesn’t sin.
• Isaiah 64:6No one calls on Your Name, or stirs himself up to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us, and have consumed us, because of our iniquities.
• Ephesians 2:8For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not from yourselves—it is the gift of 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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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