9 What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.
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Well then, should we conclude that we Jews are better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all people, whether Jews or Gentiles, are under the power of sin.
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So where does that put us? Do we Jews get a better break than the others? Not really. Basically, all of us, whether insiders or outsiders, start out in identical conditions, which is to say that we all start out as sinners. Scripture leaves no doubt about it:
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What then? Are we any better? Not at all! For we have previously charged that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin,
Romans 3:9 In-Context
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Someone might argue, “If my falsehood enhances God’s truthfulness and so increases his glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?”
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Why not say—as some slanderously claim that we say—“Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is just!
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What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.
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As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one;
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there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.