Romans 3:18
16 ruin and misery lie in their wake,
17 and the way of peace they have not known.”
“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
20 Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
- KJV
- There is no fear of God before their eyes.
- WEB
- “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
- ASV
- There is no fear of God before their eyes.
- DARBY
- there is no fear of God before their eyes.
- BLB
- “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
- ÅB
- De har ikke gudsfrykt for sine øyne.»
- OTB
- "De har ingen ærefrykt for Gud for sine øyne."
- B1930
- Det er ikke gudsfrykt for deres øine.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 36:1
An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
Read in contextProverbs 23:17
Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
Read in contextProverbs 16:6
By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.
Read in contextProverbs 8:13
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
Read in contextRevelation 19:5
Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”
Read in contextLuke 23:40
But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?
Read in contextGenesis 20:11
Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’
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