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Romans 3

Rom. 3:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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They are all
heos (Greek #2193)
a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
KJV usage: even (until, unto), (as) far (as), how long, (un-)til(-l), (hither-, un-, up) to, while(-s).
Pronounce: heh'-oce
Origin: of uncertain affinity
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
gone out of the way
ekklino (Greek #1578)
to deviate, i.e. (absolutely) to shun (literally or figuratively), or (relatively) to decline (from piety)
KJV usage: avoid, eschew, go out of the way.
Pronounce: ek-klee'-no
Origin: from 1537 and 2827
, they are
achreioo (Greek #889)
to render useless, i.e. spoil
KJV usage: become unprofitable.
Pronounce: akh-ri-o'-o
Origin: from 888
together
hama (Greek #260)
properly, at the "same" time, but freely used as a preposition or adverb denoting close association
KJV usage: also, and, together, with(-al).
Pronounce: ham'-ah
Origin: a primary particle
become unprofitable
achreioo (Greek #889)
to render useless, i.e. spoil
KJV usage: become unprofitable.
Pronounce: akh-ri-o'-o
Origin: from 888
; there is
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
none
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
that doeth
poieo (Greek #4160)
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
KJV usage: abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare 4238.
Pronounce: poy-eh'-o
Origin: apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary
good
chrestotes (Greek #5544)
usefulness, i.e. morally, excellence (in character or demeanor)
KJV usage: gentleness, good(-ness), kindness.
Pronounce: khray-stot'-ace
Origin: from 5543
, no, not
ou (Greek #3756)
the absolute negative (compare 3361) adverb; no or not
KJV usage: + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also 3364, 3372.
Pronounce: oo
Origin: οὐκ (ook), and (before an aspirate) οὐχ (ookh) a primary word
one
heis (Greek #1520)
a primary numeral; one
KJV usage: a(-n, -ny, certain), + abundantly, man, one (another), only, other, some. See also 1527, 3367, 3391, 3762.
Pronounce: hice
Origin: (including the neuter (etc.) ἕν)
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esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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They are.
Ex. 32:8• 8{i}They have turned aside quickly out of the way that I commanded them: they have made themselves a molten calf, and have bowed down to it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, This is thy god, Israel, who has brought thee up out of the land of Egypt!{/i} (Ex. 32:8)
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Psa. 14:3• 3They all have turned aside, they have together been corrupted;{HR}There is none doing good, there is not even one. (Psa. 14:3)
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Eccl. 7:29• 29Behold, this only have I found,{HR}That God made man upright;{HR}But they have sought out many inventions. (Eccl. 7:29)
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Isa. 53:6• 6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and Jehovah hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Isa. 53:6)
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Isa. 59:8• 8The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths; whosoever goeth therein knoweth not peace. (Isa. 59:8)
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Jer. 2:13• 13{i}For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, to hew them out cisterns, broken cisterns that hold no water.{/i} (Jer. 2:13)
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Eph. 2:3• 3among whom we all also had our conversation once in the lusts of our flesh, doing the wishes of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were children, by nature, of wrath even as the rest; (Eph. 2:3)
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1 Peter 2:25• 25For ye were going astray as sheep, but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. (1 Peter 2:25)
become.
Gen. 1:31• 31And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. (Gen. 1:31)
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Gen. 6:6‑7• 6And Jehovah repented that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
 7And Jehovah said, I will wipe out man whom I have created, from the face of the ground—from man to cattle, to reptiles, and to bird of the heavens; for I repent that I have made them. (Gen. 6:6‑7)
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Matt. 25:30• 30And cast out the useless bondman into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth. (Matt. 25:30)
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Philem. 11• 11the once unprofitable to thee but now profitable both to thee and to me; (Philem. 11)
there is none.
Psa. 53:1• 1To the chief musician, upon Mahalath; an instruction of David.{HR}The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.{HR}They have corrupted themselves,{HR}They have done abominable iniquity;{HR}There is none doing good. (Psa. 53:1)
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Eccl. 7:20• 20Surely [there is] not a righteous man upon earth,{HR}That doeth good, and sinneth not. (Eccl. 7:20)
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Isa. 64:6• 6But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses as filthy rags; and we all fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. (Isa. 64:6)
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Eph. 2:8‑10• 8For by grace ye are saved through faith; and this not of yourselves(God's is the gift:
 9not of works, that no one might boast.
 10For his workmanship we are, created in Christ Jesus for good works which God before prepared that we should walk in them. (Eph. 2:8‑10)
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Phil. 2:12‑13• 12So that, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling work out your own salvation;
 13for it is God that worketh in you both to will and to work for his good pleasure. (Phil. 2:12‑13)
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Titus 2:13‑14• 13looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
 14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works. (Titus 2:13‑14)
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James 1:16‑17• 16Do not err, my beloved brethren.
 17Every good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor shadow of turning. (James 1:16‑17)
• {unprofitable} This shows that the mind of man is broken through sin and is now incapable of comprehending divine subjects (1 Cor. 2:14). (“The Conclusion: Romans 3:9-20” by B. Anstey)
• This shows that men in their fallen state cannot be used for the purpose for which they were created. (“The Conclusion: Romans 3:9-20” by B. Anstey)
• {none that doeth good} This is speaking of the general course of human life; it is not speaking of isolated acts of kindness that men might do occasionally. (“The Conclusion: Romans 3:9-20” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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All have gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable; there is not one that practises goodness, there is not so much as onee:

JND Translation Notes

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Ps. 14.1-3.

W. Kelly Translation

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All went out of the way, together they became unprofitable; there is none that practiceth kindness, there is not so much as one.”