Romans 3:7-9

Good News Translation

⁷ But what if my untruth serves God's glory by making his truth stand out more clearly? Why should I still be condemned as a sinner? ⁸ Why not say, then, “Let us do evil so that good may come”? Some people, indeed, have insulted me by accusing me of saying this very thing! They will be condemned, as they should be.

No One Is Righteous

⁹ Well then, are we Jews in any better condition than the Gentiles? Not at all!^[a] I have already shown that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.