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18     “They don’t have any respect for God.” (Psalm 36:1)

19 What the law says, it says to those who are ruled by the law. Its purpose is to shut every mouth and make the whole world accountable to God. 20 So no one will be considered right with God by obeying the law. Instead, the law makes us more aware of our sin.

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18     “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”[a](A)

19 Now we know that whatever the law says,(B) it says to those who are under the law,(C) so that every mouth may be silenced(D) and the whole world held accountable to God.(E) 20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law;(F) rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 3:18 Psalm 36:1