Romans 3:11

New Living Translation

No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God.

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
no one understands; no one seeks for God.

Geneva Bible (1587)
There is none that vnderstandeth: there is none that seeketh God.

Christian Standard Bible®
There is no one who understands;there is no one who seeks God.

Hebrew Names Version
There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.

Darby Translation
there is not the [man] that understands, there is not one that seeks after God.

Easy-to-Read Version
There is no one who understands. There is no one who is trying to be with God.

Amplified Bible
"THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD.

American Standard Version
There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God;

Berean Standard Bible
There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.

Contemporary English Version
Not one of them understands or even searches for God.

Complete Jewish Bible
no one seeks God,

International Standard Version
No one understands. No one searches for God.

Etheridge Translation
None understandeth or seeketh Aloha.

Murdock Translation
and none that understandeth; nor that seeketh after God.

King James Version (1611)
There is none that vnderstandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
There is none that vnderstandeth, there is none that seketh after God.

English Revised Version
There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God;

King James Version
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

Lexham English Bible
there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.

Literal Translation
"There is not one understanding; there is not one seeking God."

New Century Version
There is no one who understands. There is no one who looks to God for help.

New English Translation
there is no one who understands , there is no one who seeks God .

New King James Version
There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God.

New Revised Standard
there is no one who has understanding, there is no one who seeks God.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
There is none that discerneth, There is none that seeketh out God:

Douay-Rheims Bible
There is none that understandeth: there is none that seeketh after God.

George Lamsa Translation
There are none who understand, there are none who seek after God.

Good News Translation
no one who is wise or who worships God.

Webster's Bible Translation
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh God.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
There is none that understandeth; there is none that seeketh after God.

Weymouth's New Testament
There is not one who is really wise, nor one who is a diligent seeker after God.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
ther is no man vndurstondynge, nethir sekynge God.

World English Bible
There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.

Revised Standard Version
no one understands, no one seeks for God.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
There is none that vnderstondith there is none yt seketh after God

Update Bible Version
There is none that understands, There is none that seeks after God;

Young's Literal Translation
There is none who is understanding, there is none who is seeking after God.

Bible in Basic English
Not one who has the knowledge of what is right, not one who is a searcher after God;

New American Standard Bible
THERE IS NO ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NO ONE WHO SEEKS OUT GOD;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
There is none yt vnderstondeth, there is none that seketh after God.

Mace New Testament (1729)
there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

New Life Bible
There is not one who understands. There is not one who tries to find God."

Simplified Cowboy Version
Nobody is really wise; no one is even looking for God.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD;

Legacy Standard Bible
There is none who understands,There is none who seeks for God;

Contextual Overview

¹ Then what's the advantage of being a Jew? Is there any value in the ceremony of circumcision? ² Yes, there are great benefits! First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the whole revelation of God. ³ True, some of them were unfaithful; but just because they were unfaithful, does that mean God will be unfaithful? ⁴ Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true. As the Scriptures say about him, "You will be proved right in what you say, and you will win your case in court." ⁵ "But," some might say, "our sinfulness serves a good purpose, for it helps people see how righteous God is. Isn't it unfair, then, for him to punish us?" (This is merely a human point of view.) ⁶ Of course not! If God were not entirely fair, how would he be qualified to judge the world? ⁷ "But," someone might still argue, "how can God condemn me as a sinner if my dishonesty highlights his truthfulness and brings him more glory?" ⁸ And some people even slander us by claiming that we say, "The more we sin, the better it is!" Those who say such things deserve to be condemned. ⁹ Well then, should we conclude that we Jews are better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all people, whether Jews or Gentiles, are under the power of sin. ¹⁰ As the Scriptures say, "No one is righteous— not even one.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

none that understandeth: Romans 1:22, Romans 1:28, Psalms 14:2-4, Psalms 53:2, Psalms 53:4, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:29, Proverbs 1:30, Isaiah 27:11, Jeremiah 4:22, Hosea 4:6, Matthew 13:13, Matthew 13:14, Matthew 13:19, Titus 3:3, 1 John 5:20

seeketh: Romans 8:7, Job 21:15, Job 21:16, Isaiah 9:13, Isaiah 31:1, Isaiah 55:6, Isaiah 65:1, Hosea 7:10

Reciprocal: Job 24:13 - they know Psalms 119:155 - for they Daniel 3:3 - the princes Hosea 4:14 - therefore Zephaniah 1:6 - and those Matthew 7:7 - seek John 8:43 - do John 17:25 - the world Romans 1:31 - Without understanding

Cross-References

Genesis 4:10
But the Lord said, "What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground!

Psalms 50:21
While you did all this, I remained silent, and you thought I didn't care. But now I will rebuke you, listing all my charges against you.

Romans 3:20
For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

There is none that understandeth,.... This is rightly concluded, from what the Psalmist says, Psalms 14:2, "The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men", on all the children of men, Jews and Gentiles, "to see if there were any that did understand"; and it appears, upon this survey of them, there was not one understanding person among them: man thinks himself a very wise and understanding creature, though he is born a very ignorant one: true indeed, he has not lost by sin the natural faculty of the understanding, so as to become like the horse and mule, which are without any; and it must be allowed, that natural men have some understanding of things natural, civil, and moral; though there is none that understands even these, as Adam did: but then they have no understanding of things spiritual; no spiritual knowledge of God; no true sense of themselves, their sin and misery; nor do they truly know the way of salvation by Christ; nor have they any experience of the work of the Spirit of God upon their souls; nor any experimental knowledge of the doctrines of the Gospel: no man can understand these of himself, by the mere strength of reason, and light of nature; nor can even a spiritual man fully understand them in this life; in consequence of this account and character of men it follows, that

there is none that seeketh after God; that worships him in Spirit and in truth, or prays to him with the Spirit, and with the understanding; who seek him chiefly, and in the first place, with their whole hearts, earnestly, diligently, and constantly; who seek him in Christ, and under the assistance of the Spirit; who seek after the knowledge of God in Christ, communion with him through the Mediator, or his honour and glory.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

There is none that understandeth - In the Hebrew Psalms 14:2, God is represented as looking down from heaven to see, that is, to make investigation, whether there were any that understood or sought after him. This circumstance gives not only high poetic beauty to the passage, but deep solemnity and awfulness. God, the searcher of hearts, is represented as making investigation on this very point. He looks down from heaven for this very purpose, to ascertain whether there were any righteous. In the Hebrew it is not asserted, though it is clearly and strongly implied, that none such were found. That fact the apostle “states.” If, as the result of such an investigation, none were found; if God did not specify that there were any such; then it follows that there were none. For none could escape the notice of his eye; and if there had been any, the benevolence of his heart would have led him to record it. To understand is used in the sense of being wise; or of having such a state of moral feeling as to dispose them to serve and obey God. The word is often used in the Bible, not to denote a mere intellectual operation of the mind, but the state of the heart inclining the mind to obey and worship God; Psalms 107:43; Psalms 119:27, Psalms 119:100; Proverbs 5:5; Isaiah 6:10; “Lest they should understand with their heart,” etc.

That seeketh after God - That endeavors to know and do his will, and to be acquainted with his character. A disposition not to seek after God, that is, to neglect and forget him, is one of the most decided proofs of depravity. A righteous man counts it his highest privilege and honor to know God, and to understand his will. A man can indulge in wickedness only by forgetting God. Hence, a disposition “not” to seek God is full proof of depravity.