Romans 3:9-20 - The Entire World Guilty Of Sin

⁹ What follows, then? Are we Jews in any way superior to others? Not at all. Our indictment against both Jews and Greeks was that all alike were in subjection to sin. ¹⁰ As Scripture says-'There is not even one who is righteous, ¹¹ Not one who understands, not one who is searching for God! ¹² They have all gone astray; they have one and all become depraved; there is no one who is doing good-no, not one!' ¹³ 'Their throats are like opened graves; they deceive with their tongues.' 'The venom of serpents lies behind their lips,' ¹⁴ 'And their mouths are full of bitter curses.' ¹⁵ 'Swift are their feet to shed blood. ¹⁶ Distress and trouble dog their steps, ¹⁷ And the path of peace they do not know.' ¹⁸ 'The fear of God is not before their eyes.'

¹⁹ Now we know that everything said in the Law is addressed to those who are under its authority, in order that every mouth may be closed, and the whole world become liable to the judgment of God. ²⁰ For 'no human being will be pronounced righteous before God' as the result of obedience to Law; for it is Law that shows what sin is.