Romans 3:16

Study note

Setting — Paul writes to the Roman church, continuing his indictment of unregenerate humanity to prove universal guilt before God.

The words — The Greek σύντριμμα (suntrimma) and ταλαιπωρία (talaipōria) literally denote ruin and misery.

The thread — This progression of destructive conduct runs directly from the bloodshed described in Romans 3:15 to the explicit absence of peace in Romans 3:17.

Why it lands — The text states that ruin and misery lie in the wake of those who follow violent paths. It requires the reader to acknowledge that unrepentant conduct inevitably produces destruction and precludes any knowledge of peace.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.