What does Romans 3:9 mean?

Romans 3:9 highlights themes such as sin, equality, humanity when read in context.

How should I apply Romans 3:9 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

7For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

8And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

9What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

10As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

11There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

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Galatians 3:22
Both verses affirm that all are imprisoned by sin, emphasizing the universal need for salvation.
Romans 3:23
This verse states that all have sinned, reinforcing the idea presented here.
1 John 1:8
This verse also addresses the reality of sin in all people, highlighting the need for confession and forgiveness.