Romans 3:19

New International Reader's Version

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.

Cross References

Job 5:16

So poor people have hope. And God shuts the mouths of those who don’t treat others fairly.

Psalm 107:42

Honest people see it and are filled with joy. But no one who is evil has anything to say.

Psalm 63:11

But the king will be filled with joy because of what God has done. All those who make promises in God’s name will be able to brag. But the mouths of liars will be shut.

Ezekiel 16:63

I will pay for all the sins you have committed. Then you will remember what you have done. You will be ashamed of it. Because of your shame, you will never speak against me again,” announces the Lord and King.

John 15:25

This has happened so that what is written in their Law would come true. It says, ‘They hated me without any reason.’ (Psalms 35:19; 69:4)

John 8:9

Those who heard what he had said began to go away. They left one at a time, the older ones first. Soon only Jesus was left. The woman was still standing there.

Romans 1:20

Ever since the world was created it has been possible to see the qualities of God that are not seen. I’m talking about his eternal power and about the fact that he is God. Those things can be seen in what he has made. So people have no excuse for what they do.

Romans 3:2

There is great value in every way! First of all, the Jews have been given the very words of God.

Romans 3:23

Everyone has sinned. No one measures up to God’s glory.

Romans 3:4

Not at all! God is true, even if every human being is a liar. It is written, “You are right when you sentence me. You are fair when you judge me.” (Psalm 51:4)

Romans 3:9

What should we say then? Do we Jews have any advantage? Not at all! We have already claimed that Jews and Gentiles are sinners. Everyone is under the power of sin.

1 Corinthians 1:29

So no one can boast to God.

Galatians 3:10

All who depend on obeying the law are under a curse. It is written, “May everyone who doesn’t continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law be under God’s curse.” (Deuteronomy 27:26)

Galatians 4:21

You who want to be under the authority of the law, tell me something. Don’t you know what the law says?

Galatians 4:5

He came to set free those who were under the authority of the law. He wanted us to be adopted as children with all the rights children have.

Galatians 5:18

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the authority of the law.

1 Samuel 2:9

He guards the paths of his faithful servants. But evil people will lie silent in their dark graves. “People don’t win just because they are strong.