[biblewonk]

So in Romans 3 if we replaced all the "none" "no not one" with "no nation" "no not one nation" we'd have it right then? Or all nations have sinned and fall short of the glory of God?

[SoothingDave]

So in Romans 3 if we replaced all the "none" "no not one" with "no nation" "no not one nation" we'd have it right then? Or all nations have sinned and fall short of the glory of God?

Just read the existing text in the manner in which it was intended to be read. There's no need to change anything. Just recognize that this "all" allows exceptions.

SD

[IMRight]

So in Romans 3 if we replaced all the "none" "no not one" with "no nation" "no not one nation" we'd have it right then? Or all nations have sinned and fall short of the glory of God?

Not exactly. I suspect that Paul meant the same thing David meant (big surprise?). Which was certainly not "each and every single person is only unrighteous". I might say "no one can assume they are righteous because they are jewish, or because they are circumcised or perform certain other rituals."