“Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Romans 3 contains 31 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.