Romans 3:9-19

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.”

¹⁹It's clear that everything in the law applies to those who live under the law so that no one could have any excuses, and to make sure everyone in the whole world is answerable to God.