Romans 3:23 (GNV)

Passage

For there is no difference: for all haue sinned, and are depriued of the glorie of God,

Nearby Context

Romans 3:21 But nowe is the righteousnesse, of God made manifest without the Lawe, hauing witnes of the Lawe and of the Prophets,

Romans 3:22 To wit, the righteousnesse of God by the faith of Iesus Christ, vnto all, and vpon all that beleeue.

Romans 3:23 For there is no difference: for all haue sinned, and are depriued of the glorie of God,

Romans 3:24 And are iustified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Iesus,

Romans 3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a reconciliation through faith in his blood to declare his righteousnes, by the forgiuenesse of the sinnes that are passed,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "To wit the righteousnesse of God by..." into verse 24's "And are iustified freely by his grace...", so "difference" 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 "difference" and "haue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.