Romans 3:20,23
Romans 3:20 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:23 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
Romans 3:20 New International Version (NIV)
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.
Romans 3:23 New International Version (NIV)
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
Romans 3:9-20 The Message (MSG)
So where does that put us? Do we Jews get a better break than the others? Not really. Basically, all of us, whether insiders or outsiders, start out in identical conditions, which is to say that we all start out as sinners. Scripture leaves no doubt about it: There’s nobody living right, not even one, nobody who knows the score, nobody alert for God. They’ve all taken the wrong turn; they’ve all wandered down blind alleys. No one’s living right; I can’t find a single one. Their throats are gaping graves, their tongues slick as mudslides. Every word they speak is tinged with poison. They open their mouths and pollute the air. They race for the honor of sinner-of-the-year, litter the land with heartbreak and ruin, Don’t know the first thing about living with others. They never give God the time of day. This makes it clear, doesn’t it, that whatever is written in these Scriptures is not what God says about others but to us to whom these Scriptures were addressed in the first place! And it’s clear enough, isn’t it, that we’re sinners, every one of us, in the same sinking boat with everybody else? Our involvement with God’s revelation doesn’t put us right with God. What it does is force us to face our complicity in everyone else’s sin.
Romans 3:21-24 The Message (MSG)
But in our time something new has been added. What Moses and the prophets witnessed to all those years has happened. The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus-setting-things-right for us. And not only for us, but for everyone who believes in him. For there is no difference between us and them in this. Since we’ve compiled this long and sorry record as sinners (both us and them) and proved that we are utterly incapable of living the glorious lives God wills for us, God did it for us. Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we’re in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ.
Romans 3:20 King James Version (KJV)
Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:23 King James Version (KJV)
for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God
Romans 3:20 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:23 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
Romans 3:20 New Century Version (NCV)
because no one can be made right with God by following the law. The law only shows us our sin.
Romans 3:23 New Century Version (NCV)
Everyone has sinned and fallen short of God’s glorious standard
Romans 3:20 American Standard Version (ASV)
because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for through the law cometh the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:23 American Standard Version (ASV)
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God
Romans 3:20 New International Version (NIV)
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.
Romans 3:23 New International Version (NIV)
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
Romans 3:20 New King James Version (NKJV)
Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Romans 3:23 New King James Version (NKJV)
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
Romans 3:20 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For no person will be justified [freed of guilt and declared righteous] in His sight by [trying to do] the works of the Law. For through the Law we become conscious of sin [and the recognition of sin directs us toward repentance, but provides no remedy for sin].
Romans 3:23 Amplified Bible (AMP)
since all have sinned and continually fall short of the glory of God
Romans 3:20 New Living Translation (NLT)
For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
Romans 3:23 New Living Translation (NLT)
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
Romans 3:20 The Passion Translation (TPT)
For by the merit of observing the law no one earns the status of being declared righteous before God, for it is the law that fully exposes and unmasks the reality of sin.
Romans 3:23 The Passion Translation (TPT)
for we all have sinned and are in need of the glory of God.
Romans 3:20 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
