Romans 3:9-18

⁹So then, are we Jews better than others? Definitely not! Remember that we've already argued that both Jews and foreigners are under the control of sin.

¹⁰As Scripture says, “No one does what is right, not even one.

¹¹No one understands; no one seeks God.

¹²Everyone has turned their backs on him; everyone does what is totally wrong. No one does what is good, not a single one.

¹³Their throats are like an open grave; their tongues spread deceit; their lips ooze with the venom of snakes.

¹⁴Their mouths are full of bitterness and curses,

¹⁵and they are quick to cause pain and death.

¹⁶Their way leads to disaster and misery;

¹⁷they don't know how to live in peace.

¹⁸They don't care about respecting God at all.”