Romans 3:23“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
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Romans 3:23
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” — read online, free, in the King James Version.
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” — the equaliser of every human being before God.
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What does Romans 3:23 mean?
Paul argues that Jew and Gentile alike stand guilty before God: every person has sinned and falls short of divine glory. The verse is the setup for the gospel — justification as a gift through grace.
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This is the King James Version (1611) — the classic English translation, in the public domain and free to read and quote.
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