11 translations · Greek
Romans 3:23
for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
Romans 3:23 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
- KJV King James Version
- For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
- ASV American Standard Version
- for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God—
- FBV Free Bible Version
- We have all sinned, and we fall far short of God's glorious ideal.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God —
- DBY Darby Translation
- for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For all have sinned, and do need the glory of God.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| πάντες | pantes | all | G3956 πᾶς all |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 γάρ for |
| ἥμαρτον | hēmarton | have sinned | G264 ἁμαρτάνω to sin |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ὑστεροῦνται | hysterountai | fall short | G5302 ὑστερέω to lack |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δόξης | doxēs | glory | G1391 δόξα glory |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | of God | G2316 θεός God |
Related verses
- Ecclesiastes 7:20
Surely there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and doesn’t sin.
- 1 John 1:8–10
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we haven’t sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
- Romans 3:9
What then? Are we better than they? No, in no way. For we previously warned both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin.
- Galatians 3:22
But the Scriptures imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
- Romans 11:32
For God has shut up all to disobedience, that he might have mercy on all.
- Romans 3:19
Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:12
to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:14
to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Romans 5:2
through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
- 1 Peter 4:13
But because you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory you also may rejoice with exceeding joy.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
21 But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;
22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,
23 for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;
25 whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance;
Read all of Romans 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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