7. But if God’s truth redounds to his glory through my falsehood, why am I still being condemned as a sinner?
8. And why not say—as we are accused and as some claim we say—that we should do evil that good may come of it? Their penalty is what they deserve.
9. Well, then, are we better off? Not entirely, for we have already brought the charge against Jews and Greeks alike that they are all under the domination of sin,
10. as it is written:“There is no one just, not one,
11. there is no one who understands,there is no one who seeks God.
12. All have gone astray; all alike are worthless;there is not one who does good,[there is not] even one.