Romans 3:17

Tyndale New Testament

And the waye of peace they have not knowen.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
They don't know how to live in peace."

Revised Standard Version
and the way of peace they do not know."

Hebrew Names Version
The way of shalom, they haven't known."

International Standard Version
They have not learned the path to peace.Isaiah 59:7-8; Proverbs 1:16">[fn]

New American Standard Bible
AND THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN THE WAY OF PEACE."

New Century Version
They don't know how to live in peace." Isaiah 59:7–8

Update Bible Version
And the way of peace they have not known:

Webster's Bible Translation
And the way of peace have they not known.

English Standard Version
and the way of peace they have not known."

World English Bible
The way of peace, they haven't known."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Destruction and misery are in their ways, And they have not known the way of peace:

Weymouth's New Testament
and the way to peace they have not known."

English Revised Version
And the way of peace have they not known:

Berean Standard Bible
and the way of peace they have not known.

Contemporary English Version
They don't know how to live in peace.

Amplified Bible
AND THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN THE PATH OF PEACE."

American Standard Version
And the way of peace have they not known:

Bible in Basic English
And of the way of peace they have no knowledge:

Complete Jewish Bible
and the way of shalom they do not know.

Darby Translation
and way of peace they have not known:

Etheridge Translation
And the way of peace they have not known;

Murdock Translation
and the path of peacefulness they have not known:

King James Version (1611)
And the way of peace haue they not knowen.

New Living Translation
They don't know where to find peace."

New Life Bible
They know nothing about peace.

New Revised Standard
and the way of peace they have not known."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And ye way of peace they haue not knowen.

George Lamsa Translation
They have not known the way of peace.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the way of peace, have they not known:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the way of peace they have not known.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they way of peace haue they not knowen.

Good News Translation
They have not known the path of peace,

Christian Standard Bible®
and the path of peace they have not known.

King James Version
And the way of peace have they not known:

Lexham English Bible
and they have not known the way of peace.

Literal Translation
and they did not know a way of peace;

Young's Literal Translation
And a way of peace they did not know.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and ye waye of peace haue they not knowne.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and the way of peace have they not known.

New English Translation
and the way of peace they have not known ."

New King James Version
And the way of peace they have not known." Isaiah 59:7, 8 ">[fn]

Simplified Cowboy Version
They've given up looking for peace.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
AND THE PATH OF PEACE THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN."

Legacy Standard Bible
And the path of peace they have not known."

Contextual Overview

¹ What preferment then hath the Iewe? other what a vauntageth circumcision? ² Surely very moche. Fyrst vnto them was committed the worde of God ³ What then though some of them did not beleve? shall their vnbeleve make the promes of god with out effecte? ⁴ God forbid. Let god be true and all men lyars as it is written: That thou myghtest be iustifyed in thy sayinge and shuldest overcome when thou arte iudged. ⁵ Yf oure vnrightewesnes make the rightewesnes of God more excellent: what shall we saye? Is God vnrighteous which taketh vengeauce? I speake after the maner of me. ⁶ God forbid. For how then shall God iudge the worlde? ⁷ Yf the veritie of God appere moare excellent thorow my lye vnto his prayse why am I hence forth iudged as a synner? ⁸ and saye not rather (as men evyll speake of vs and as some affirme that we saye) let vs do evyll that good maye come therof. Whose damnacion is iuste. ⁹ What saye we then? Are we better then they? No in no wyse. For we have all ready proved how that both Iewes and Gentils are all vnder synne ¹⁰ as it is writte: There is none righteous no not one:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Romans 5:1, Isaiah 57:21, Isaiah 59:8, Matthew 7:14, Luke 1:79

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 9:18 - What hast thou to do Isaiah 48:22 - General

Cross-References

Matthew 22:12
and sayde vnto him: frende how fortuned it that thou camest in hither and hast not on a weddyng garment? And he was eve spechlesse.

Matthew 25:45
Then shall he answere the and saye: Verely I saye vnto you in as moche as ye did it not to one of ye leest of these ye did it not to me.

Luke 19:22
And he sayde vnto him: Of thine awne mouth iudge I the thou evyll servaunt. knewest thou that I am a strayte man takinge vp that I layde not doune and repinge that I dyd not sowe?

John 16:33
wordes have I spoke vnto you yt in me ye might have peace. For in ye worlde shall ye have tribulacio: but be of good cheare I have over come the worlde.

Romans 3:19
Ye and we knowe that whatsoever ye lawe sayth he sayth it to them which are vnder the lawe. That all mouthes maye be stopped and all the worlde be subdued to god

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the way of peace have they not known. This is a citation front Isaiah 59:8, and expresses the ignorance of mankind, with regard to true peace, and the way unto it: men are naturally ignorant of the way of peace with God; of the first step which God took towards it; of the council and covenant of peace, in which the scheme of it was drawn, and the method fixed; of Christ the peacemaker, and of the way in which he has made it; and of the Gospel, which reveals and publishes it. They are ignorant of the true way of enjoying peace of conscience; they have no true peace of mind, their consciences are often tortured; and though they may have a stupid and secure peace, yet nothing that is true, real, and solid; for they are without the Spirit, whose fruit is peace; and without faith in Christ, by which true peace only is enjoyed; nor are they spiritually minded, which is life and peace; nor have they any knowledge of the way to have it; they are ready to think it must be had by doing something of their own, and not that it is to be had only in Christ, in his blood and righteousness. They are ignorant of the paths of wisdom, which are peace; peace is enjoyed in them, they lead unto it, and issue in it: they know not the way to eternal peace; they imagine something done by the creature is the way; and are ignorant that Christ is the only way of salvation, the true way to eternal life, everlasting peace and happiness: yea, they know not the way of peace among men, and one another; nor will they do that which is just and right, in order to support and maintain it, but are unjust, deceitful, and quarrelsome; they do not study peace, but rather contention, which they like and approve of. The Jews talk x much of their good nature, affability, and condescension, and of their doing this and that, and the other thing, מפני דרכי שלום, "because of the ways of peace".

x Misn. Gittin, c. 5. sect. 8, 9. T. Hieros. Demai, fol. 24. 1. Maimon. Obede Cochabim, c. 10. sect. 5.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the way of peace ... - What tends to promote their own happiness, or that of others, they do not regard. Intent on their plans of evil, they do not know or regard what is suited to promote the welfare of themselves or others. This is the case with all who are selfish, and who seek to gain their own purposes of crime and ambition.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 17. And the way of peace have they not known — They neither have peace in themselves, nor do they suffer others to live in quiet: they are brooders and fomenters of discord.