Romans 3:18

“there is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Romans 3:18 · direct translation from the Greek

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there isἔστινnoοὐκfearφόβοςof Godθεοῦbeforeἀπέναντιtheir eyes.τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν

Quotation · Psalms 36:1

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The series ends with Psalm 36:1: “there is no fear of God before their eyes.”

Formula: καθὼς γέγραπται ὅτι “as it is written” (Romans 3:10)

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Greek of the New Testament: οὐκ ἔστιν φόβος θεοῦ ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν

Hebrew (Masoretic text): לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְעֶבֶד יְהוָה לְדָוִד נְאֻם פֶּשַׁע לָרָשָׁע בְּקֶרֶב לִבִּי אֵין פַּחַד אֱלֹהִים לְנֶגֶד עֵינָיו

Septuagint (Psalms 35:2 in the Septuagint numbering): Φησὶν ὁ παράνομος τοῦ ἁμαρτάνειν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, οὐκ ἔστιν φόβος θεοῦ ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ·

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 7 consecutive words: “οὐκ ἔστιν φόβος θεοῦ ἀπέναντι τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Romans 3:18, word by word

there isἔστινestin

there is

Something exists somewhere, or happens.

Where else “estin” appears

fearφόβοςphobos

reverence

Deep respect, above all for God.

Where else “phobos” appears

of Godθεοῦtheou

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

Where else “theou” appears

beforeἀπέναντιapenanti

before

Facing, in view of.

Where else “apenanti” appears

their eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōn

eye

The organ of sight, in the face.

Where else “ophthalmōn” appears

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Quotation · Psalms 36:1

The series ends with Psalm 36:1: “there is no fear of God before their eyes.”

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Romans 3:18

¹⁸there is no fear of God before their eyes.

Psalms 36:1

¹For the director. Of the servant of YHWH, of David. A declaration of transgression to the wicked within my heart: there is no dread of Elohim before his eyes.

The context

17and the way of peace they have not known;

18 · This verse (above)

19Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped and the whole world may become accountable to God;

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1. What it says
What does Paul say about everyone, and about how they are treated through God's grace? (vv. 22-24)
2. What it means
Although some were unfaithful, Paul says God's faithfulness is not nullified. How does he explain this? (vv. 3-4)
3. How I live it
Paul speaks of a gift that is not earned (v. 24). How can you live today with gratitude for what you have received without deserving it?

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