Romans 3:4-18

⁴let it not be! and let God become true, and every man false, according as it hath been written, 'That Thou mayest be declared righteous in Thy words, and mayest overcome in Thy being judged.'

⁵And, if our unrighteousness God's righteousness doth establish, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (after the manner of a man I speak)

⁶let it not be! since how shall God judge the world?

⁷for if the truth of God in my falsehood did more abound to His glory, why yet am I also as a sinner judged?

⁸and not, as we are evil spoken of, and as certain affirm us to say — 'We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?' whose judgment is righteous.

⁹What, then? are we better? not at all! for we did before charge both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin,

¹⁰according as it hath been written — 'There is none righteous, not even one;

¹¹There is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God.

¹²All did go out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.

¹³A sepulchre opened is their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps is under their lips.

¹⁴Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

¹⁵Swift are their feet to shed blood.

¹⁶Ruin and misery are in their ways.

¹⁷And a way of peace they did not know.

¹⁸There is no fear of God before their eyes.'