23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
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Romans 3:23 in Other Translations
KJV
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
ESV
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
NLT
23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
MSG
23 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,
CSB
23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Romans 3:23 Meaning and Commentary
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned This is the general character of all mankind; all have sinned in Adam, are guilty by his sin, polluted with it, and condemned for it; all are sinners in themselves, and by their own actual transgressions; this is the case of the whole world, and of all the men in it; not only of the Gentiles, but of the Jews, and the more righteous among them: hence there is no difference in the state and condition of men by nature; nor is there any reason from and in themselves, why God saves one and not another; nor any room to despair of the grace and righteousness of Christ, on account of persons being, in their own view, the worst of sinners:
and hence it is, that they are all
come short of the glory of God; either of glorifying of God; man was made for this purpose, and was capable of it, though now through sin incapable; and it is only by the grace of God that he is enabled to do it: or of glorying: before him; sin has made him infamous, and is his shame; by it he has forfeited all external favours, and has nothing of his own to glory in; his moral righteousness is no foundation for boasting, especially before God: or of having glory from God; the most pure and perfect creature does not of itself deserve any glory and praise from God; good men, in a way of grace, will have praise of God; but sinners can never expect any on their own account: or of the glorious grace of God, as sanctifying and pardoning grace, and particularly the grace of a justifying righteousness; man has no righteousness, nor can he work out one; nor will his own avail, he wants a better than that: or of eternal glory; which may be called the glory of God, because it is of his preparing, what he calls persons to by his grace, and which of his own free grace he bestows upon them, and will chiefly lie in the enjoyment of him; now this is represented sometimes as a prize, which is run for, and pressed after; but men, through sinning, come short of it, and must of themselves do so for ever: or rather of the image of God in man, who is called "the image and glory of God", ( 1 Corinthians 11:7 ) , which consisted externally in government over the creatures; internally, in righteousness and holiness, in wisdom and knowledge, in the bias of his mind to that which is good, and in power to perform it; of all which he is come short, or deprived by sinning.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Romans 3:23 In-Context
21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished—
3:23), he means that there is no distinction when it comes to being sinners, whether one is Jew or gentile, male or female, legalistic or licentious. This is because “sin came into the world through one man [Adam], and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned” (Rom.
23 for fall have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 gand are justified hby his grace as a gift, ithrough the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God jput forward as ka propitiation lby his blood, to be received by faith.
Because none of us are sinless, all of us fall short of God's glory. That matters, because we cannot be saved from God's angry judgment against our sin except by being sinless. That is God's standard, and we all fall short of His "glory" because of our sin.
God, we praise you for Romans 3:23–25. We praise you that though all of us have sinned and fall short of your glory and deserve your judgment. And right now, I should be in hell, all of us should be, that you have, by your grace as a gift, justified us all who trust in Jesus. You have declared us not guilty of sin.
God has pronounced that the penalty of sin is spiritual death and separation from God in a place of judgment called hell: “For the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). Jesus clearly taught that sinners were condemned in sin and would perish and go to hell if they didn't believe in Him as their Savior (John 3:16-18).
God's glory is the magnificence, worth, loveliness, and grandeur of his many perfections. God communicates his glory through his creation, image-bearers, providence, and redemptive acts. God's people respond by glorifying him. God receives glory and, through uniting his people to Christ, shares his glory with them.
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.
23 All people have done wrong things.Nobody can be good and great, as God wanted them to be. 24 But because God is very kind, he accepts us as right with himself. That is God's gift to us.
The truth is that all men are sinful (Romans 3:23). Jesus teaches that, just as God is perfect, we are to become perfect (Matthew 5:48), and Paul echoes that our job is to "go on to perfection" (Hebrews 6:1).
Hebrews 4:1 gives us a warning about falling short of the grace of God. The problem that causes us to fall short of the grace of God is always unbelief. We can come short of or fall short of the grace of God. Grace is the finished work of God and grace is the provision of God.
22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard. 24 Yet God freely and graciously declares that we are righteous.
to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing disappointment: August car sales fell short of the industry's expectations. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to not work or happen as intended.
– Romans 3:23-24 (NIV) Today's Bible verse shows us that none of us are excused from sin. We were born sinners. There's no amount of trying or working that would get us out of our sinful state. Also, there's no way that your good could ever outweigh your bad.
Romans 3 is the third chapter of the Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It was composed by Paul the Apostle, while he was in Corinth in the mid-50s AD, with the help of an amanuensis (secretary), Tertius, who added his own greeting in Romans 16:22.
– Romans 3:23-24 (NIV) Today's Bible verse shows us that none of us are excused from sin. We were born sinners. There's no amount of trying or working that would get us out of our sinful state. Also, there's no way that your good could ever outweigh your bad.
There is no difference, 23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
Be open and honest with God through prayer and admit that you have made mistakes. Once you have confessed your sins, ask for help. “By this ye may know if a man repenteth of his sins—behold, he will confess them and forsake them” (D&C 58:43). If possible, you should repair the damage your actions have caused.
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