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Romans 3:10
As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the mixed Jewish-Gentile church in Rome, answering his own question from 3:9 ("Are we any better?") by citing Scripture to close the matter.
The words — οὐδὲ εἷς (oude heis), "not even one," is a reinforced negation stacked on top of οὐκ ἔστιν, making the claim emphatic: not a single exception.
The thread — The citation draws on the LXX of Psalms 14:3 and 53:3 ("there is no one who does good, not even one"), and Paul's own summary at Romans 3:23 restates the same verdict.
Why it lands — It forecloses the move of comparing yourself favorably to others; the reader is left with no category of "not even one" to hide in.
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The Greek words
King James Version
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Cross-references
- Psalms 53:1 For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.
- Psalms 14:1 For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
- Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
- 1 John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
- Job 15:14 What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
- Job 25:4 How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
- Mark 7:21 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
- Mark 10:18 “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
- Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
- Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?