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for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;
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The Great Equalizer
Commentators stress that 'all have sinned' is an absolute and universal statement. It acts as a great equalizer, placing every person—regardless of background or perceived righteousness—in the same category before God. As John Calvin notes, this truth eliminates any possibility of boasting or claiming partial righteousness through our own efforts. Everyone is in the same state of need.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For all have sinned. This was the point which he had fully established in the discussion in these chapters.
And come short…
Sinned (ηρμαρτον). Constative second aorist active indicative of αμαρτανω as in 5:12. This tense gathers up the whole race into on…
19th Century
Anglican
All have sinned and come short.—Strictly, all sinned; the Apostle looking back upon an act done in past time und…
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Baptist
But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; even the righteousness of God whic…
The reason all must come to God through faith in Christ is that “all have sinned and fall short of [or ‘lack,’ cf. Mark 10:21] the glory…
16th Century
Protestant
There is indeed no difference, and so on. He urges on all, without exception, the necessity of seeking righteousness in Christ, a…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For all have sinned This is the general character of all mankind; all have sinned in Adam, are guilty by his sin, po…
Must guilty humanity remain under wrath? Is the wound forever incurable? No; blessed be God, there is another way laid open for us. This is the rig…
13th Century
Catholic
After showing that Jews and Gentiles are equal regarding their prior state of guilt, the Apostle now shows that they are also equal regar…
