Romans 3:17 (GNV)

Passage

And ye way of peace they haue not knowen.

Nearby Context

Romans 3:15 Their feete are swift to shead blood.

Romans 3:16 Destruction and calamity are in their waies,

Romans 3:17 And ye way of peace they haue not knowen.

Romans 3:18 The feare of God is not before their eies.

Romans 3:19 Now we know that whatsoeuer ye Lawe saieth, it saieth it to them which are vnder ye Law, that euery mouth may bee stopped, and all the world be subiect to the iudgement of God.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Destruction and calamity are in their waies..." into verse 18's "The feare of God is not before...", so "peace" and "haue" 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 "peace" and "haue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.