Romans 3:12 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Romans 3:13 A sepulchre opened <FI>is<Fi> their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps <FI>is<Fi> under their lips.

Romans 3:14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "together", "became", "unprofitable", "none", "doing", "good", and "even". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "together" and "became", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "There is none who is understanding there..." into verse 13's "A sepulchre opened FI is Fi their...", so "together" and "became" 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 "together" and "became" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.