Romans 3:13

"They have all turned away. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, no, not so much as one.”"

Key Reflection

This verse starkly portrays humanity's collective failure and moral bankruptcy, emphasizing that none can claim goodness or righteousness on their own. It underscores the need for divine intervention and grace to restore any semblance of moral uprightness.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 13. Their throat, etc. This expression is taken from Ps 5:9, literally from the Septuagint. The design of the psalm is to reprove those who were false, traitorous, slanderous, etc., Ps 5:6. The psalmist has the sin of deceit, and falsehood, and slander particularly in his eye. The expressions here are to be interpreted in accordance with that. The sentiment here may be, as the grave is ever open to receive all into it, that is, into destruction, so the mouth or the throat of the slanderer is ever open to swallow up the peace and happiness of all.

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