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Romans 3:23 — For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
Romans 3:23 · KJV

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The verses around Romans 3:23.

21But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

22Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

24Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

25Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

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Verse explanation

This sums up in one sentence the argument of chapters 1 through 3: all have sinned, without exception, and therefore fall short of the standard God set.

From the Romans 3 study in Bible in Stories.

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