Romans 3:23 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Romans 3:21 But now without law righteousness of God is manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets;

Romans 3:22 righteousness of God by faith of Jesus Christ towards all, and upon all those who believe: for there is no difference;

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

Romans 3:24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption which [is] in Christ Jesus;

Romans 3:25 whom God has set forth a mercy-seat, through faith in his blood, for [the] shewing forth of his righteousness, in respect of the passing by the sins that had taken place before, through the forbearance of God;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sinned", "come", "short", and "glory". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sinned" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "righteousness of God by faith of Jesus..." into verse 24's "being justified freely by his grace through...", so "sinned" and "come" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sinned" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.