Romans 3:10

Paul opens a chain of Old Testament quotations proving that no human being is righteous before God. It matters because it dismantles any claim to innate goodness.

Cross-references · 27

• Ps 53:1–3For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Mahalath.” A contemplation by David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
• Ps 14:1–3For the Chief Musician. By David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good.
• Rom 3:23for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
• 1 Jn 1:8–10If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
• Job 15:14What is man, that he should be clean? What is he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
• Job 25:4How then can man be just with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean?
• Mark 7:21–22For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,
• Mark 10:18Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one — God.
• Matt 15:19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.
• Titus 3:3For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
• Jer 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?
• Eph 5:3–6But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;
• 1 Tim 1:9–10as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
• 1 Pet 1:16because it is written, “You shall be holy; for I am holy.”
• Gal 5:19–21Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,
• Col 3:5–9Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
• Job 14:4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.
• 2 Tim 3:2–5For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
• Eph 2:1–3You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins,
• Rom 3:4May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, “That you might be justified in your words, and might prevail when you come into judgment.”
• 1 Cor 6:9–10Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,
• Job 15:16how much less one who is abominable and corrupt, a man who drinks iniquity like water!
• Rev 22:15Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
• Rev 21:8But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
• Isa 8:20Turn to the law and to the testimony! If they don’t speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
• Rom 11:8According as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day.”
• Rom 15:3–4For even Christ didn’t please himself. But, as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”

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