Rom 3:10-18 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Rom 3:10-18: 3:10-18 The six quotations in these verses, drawn from various parts of the Old Testament, all address human sinfulness. Paul follows the practice of rabbis who gathered together Old Testament texts on similar themes in a practice called pearl-stringing . Summary for Rom 3:10-12: 3:10-12 This quotation from Pss 14:1-3 ; 53:1-3 directly supports the argument that all people are under the power of sin.

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‏ Romans 3:10-18

Summary for Rom 3:10-18: 3:10-18 ^a The six quotations in these verses, drawn from various parts of the Old Testament, all address human sinfulness. Paul follows the practice of rabbis who gathered together Old Testament texts on similar themes in a practice called pearl-stringing.
Summary for Rom 3:10-12: 3:10-12 ^b This quotation from Pss 14:1-3 ^c; 53:1-3 ^d directly supports the argument that all people are under the power of sin.
Summary for Rom 3:13-14: 3:13-14 ^e Paul here refers to sins of speech, mentioning a different organ of speech in each of the four lines (talk in 3:13 ^f is literally throat).
Summary for Rom 3:15-17: 3:15-17 ^g In this quotation from Isa 59:7-8 ^h, Paul addresses sins against others.
3:18 ⁱ They have no ... : This concluding quotation from Ps 36:1 ^j neatly ties up the whole series (Rom 3:10-18 ^k) by referring to the same Greek words that introduced the first quotation (ouk estin, translated in 3:10 ^l, “No one is”).