Romans 3 · Verse 12

Romans 3:12

They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Romans 3:12, King James Version

Romans 3:12 in other translations

BSBAll have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”
WEBThey have all turned away. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, no, not so much as one.”
ASVThey have all turned aside, they are together become unprofitable; There is none that doeth good, no, not so much as one:
YLTAll did go out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.
DARBYAll have gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable; there is not one that practises goodness, there is not so much as one:
BBEThey have all gone out of the way, there is no profit in any of them; there is not one who does good, not so much as one:
WebsterThey are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

What does Romans 3:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 3:10-12

10-12. As it is written, &c.--(Psa 14:1-3; 53:1-3). These statements of the Psalmist were indeed suggested by particular manifestations of human depravity occurring under his own eye; but as this only showed what man, when unrestrained, is in his present condition, they were quite pertinent to the apostle's purpose.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 12. They have all gone out of the way. They have declined from the true path of piety and virtue.

They are together. They have at the same time; or they have equally become unprofitable. They are as one; they are joined, or united, in this declension. The expression denotes union or similarity.

Become unprofitable. This word in Hebrew means, to become putrid and offensive, like fruit that is spoiled. In Arabic, it is applied to milk that becomes sour. Applied to moral subjects, it means to become corrupt and useless. They are of no value in regard to works of righteousness.

There is none, etc. This is taken literally from the Hebrew.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 They are all gone out of the way - παντες εξεκλιναν, they have all diverged from the right way, they have either abandoned or corrupted the worship of God: the Jews, in forsaking the law and the prophets, and the Gentiles, in acting contrary to the law which God had written on their hearts. And the departure of both from the truth proves the evil propensity of human nature in general. They are together become unprofitable - ηχρειωθησαν. They are useless, good for nothing; or, as the Hebrew has it, נאלחו neelachu, they are putrid: he views the whole mass of mankind as slain and thrown together, to putrefy in heaps. This is what is termed the corruption of human nature; they are infected and infectious. What need of the mercy of God to save from such a state of degeneracy! There is none that doeth good - In Rom 3:10 it is said, There is none righteous; here, There is none that doeth good: the first may refer to the want of a righteous principle; the second, to the necessary consequence of the absence of such a principle. If there be no righteousness within, there will be no acts of goodness without.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Romans 3:9-18

Here again is shown that all mankind are under the guilt of sin, as a burden; and under the government and dominion of sin, as enslaved to it, to work wickedness. This is made plain by several passages of Scripture from the Old Testament, which describe the corrupt and depraved state of all men, till grace restrain or change them. Great as our advantages are, these texts describe multitudes who call themselves…

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Romans 3:12 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

πάντεςpantesAllG3956
ἐξέκλιναν,exeklinanturned away,G1578
ἅμαhamatogetherG260
ἠχρεώθησαν·ēchreōthēsanthey became worthless;G889
οὐκouknoneG3756
ἔστινestinthere isG1510
ποιῶνpoiōnis practicingG4160
χρηστότητα,chrēstotētagood,G5544
οὐκouknotG3756
ἔστινestinthere isG1510
ἕωςhe'ōsso much asG2193
ἑνός.henosone.G1520

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Romans 3:12

  • Psalms 14:3

    They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

  • Ecclesiastes 7:20

    For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

  • Isaiah 59:8

    The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.

  • Isaiah 64:6

    But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

  • Isaiah 53:6

    All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

  • Ecclesiastes 7:29

    Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

  • Ephesians 2:3

    Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

  • 1 Peter 2:25

    For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

  • Philemon 1:11

    Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:

  • Genesis 1:31

    And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

  • Ephesians 2:8-10

    For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

  • James 1:16-17

    Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
They are.
Ex 32:8; Ps 14:3; Ec 7:29; Isa 53:6; 59:8; Jer 2:13; Eph 2:3
1Pe 2:25
become.
Ge 1:31; 6:6,7; Mt 25:30; Phm 1:11
there is none.
Ps 53:1; Ec 7:20; Isa 64:6; Eph 2:8-10; Php 2:12,13; Tit 2:13,14
Jas 1:16,17

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Context

  • Romans 3:11

    There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

  • Romans 3:12

    They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

  • Romans 3:13

    Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

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Romans 3:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Todos se apartaron, á una fueron hechos inútiles; no hay quien haga lo bueno, no hay ni aun uno:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		ils se sont tous détournés, ils se sont tous ensemble rendus inutiles; il n’y en a aucun qui exerce la bonté, il n’y en a pas même un seul »;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Alle sind abgewichen, sie sind allesamt untauglich geworden; da ist keiner, der Gutes tue, da ist auch nicht einer."
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Omnes declinaverunt, simul inutiles facti sunt: non est qui faciat bonum, non est usque ad unum.