Gen 6:5, 8:21, Job 15:16, Jer 17:9, Rom 3:9, 19, Gal 3:22, Eph 2:1-3 | ESV | STEP | The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth , and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually .

Genesis 6:5

5 ^aThe Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every ^bintention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Genesis 8:21

21 And when the Lord smelled ^cthe pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again ^dcurse ^{▼▼Or dishonor} the ground because of man, for ^fthe intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth. ^gNeither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.

Job 15:16

16 ^hhow much less one who is abominable and ⁱcorrupt,
a man who ^jdrinks injustice like water!

Jeremiah 17:9

9 The heart is deceitful above all things,
and desperately sick;
who can understand it?

Romans 3:9

No One Is Righteous

9 What then? Are we Jews ^{▼▼Greek Are we} any better off? ^{▼▼Or at any disadvantage?} No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both ^mJews and ⁿGreeks, are ^ounder sin,

Romans 3:19

19 Now we know that whatever ^pthe law says it speaks to those who are under the law, ^qso that every mouth may be stopped, and ^rthe whole world may be held accountable to God.

Galatians 3:22

22 But the Scripture ^simprisoned everything under sin, so that ^tthe promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given ^uto those who believe.

Ephesians 2:1-3

By Grace Through Faith

1 ^vAnd you were ^wdead in the trespasses and sins 2 ^xin which you once walked, following the course of this world, following ^ythe prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in ^zthe sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in ^aathe passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body ^{▼▼Greek flesh} and the mind, and ^acwere by nature ^adchildren of wrath, like the rest of mankind. ^{▼▼Greek like the rest}