Romans 3:9-18 (ESV)
10 as it is written:
“None is righteous, no, not one;
11 no one understands;
no one seeks for God.
12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
no one does good,
not even one.”“Assemble the people, men, women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns, that they may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God” Deut. 31:12–13
“Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven”. Matt. 19:14
“Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the LORD” Col 3:20
9 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all.
For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, 10 as it is written:
“None is righteous, no, not one;
11 no one understands;
no one seeks for God.12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
no one does good,
not even one.”13 “Their throat is an open grave;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
“The venom of asps is under their lips.”
14 “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 in their paths are ruin and misery,
17 and the way of peace they have not known.”
18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”Summary:
Everyone is sinful
The good works we do are not done to glorify God
The Old Testament uniformly declares the sins of mankind