Romans 3:10 (YLT)

Passage

according as it hath been written--`There is none righteous, not even one;

Nearby Context

Romans 3:8 and not, as we are evil spoken of, and as certain affirm us to say--`We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?' whose judgment is righteous.

Romans 3:9 What, then? are we better? not at all! for we did before charge both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin,

Romans 3:10 according as it hath been written--`There is none righteous, not even one;

Romans 3:11 There is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God.

Romans 3:12 All did go out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "been", "written--", "none", "righteous", and "even". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "been", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "What then are we better not at..." into verse 11's "There is none who is understanding there...", so "hath" and "been" 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 "hath" and "been" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.