Romans 3:19

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὅσα ὁ νόμος λέγει, τοῖς ἐν τῷ νόμῳ λαλεῖ: ἵνα πᾶν στόμα φραγῇ, καὶ ὑπόδικος γένηται πᾶς ὁ κόσμος τῷ Θεῷ.

Transliteration

Oidamen de hoti hosa ho nomos legei, tois en tō nomō lalei: hina pan stoma phragē, kai hypodikos genētai pas ho kosmos tō Theō.

Grammar Details

*Oidamen*: verb, perfect active, 1st person plural - we know
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
*hoti*: conjunction - that
*hosa*: correlative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - whatever things
*ho nomos*: article + noun, nominative, masculine, singular - the law
*legei*: verb, present active, 3rd person singular - says/speaks
*tois en tō nomō*: article + preposition + article + noun, dative, masculine, singular - to those in the law
*lalei*: verb, present active, 3rd person singular - speaks/says
*hina*: conjunction - so that/in order that
*pan stoma*: adjective + noun, nominative, neuter, singular - every mouth
*phragē*: verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might be stopped
*kai*: conjunction - and
*hypodikos*: adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - accountable/liable
*genētai*: verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might become
*pas ho kosmos*: adjective + article + noun, nominative, masculine, singular - all the world
*tō Theō*: article + noun, dative, masculine, singular - to God

Word Meanings

*Oidamen*: we know/we understand/we are aware
*nomos*: law/Torah/legal system
*lalei*: speaks to/addresses/communicates with
*phragē*: might be stopped/might be silenced/might be shut
*hypodikos*: accountable/guilty/answerable/liable to judgment
*kosmos*: world/universe/humankind

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 5:16 : 16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
Job 9:2-3 : 2 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? 3 If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
Ps 107:42 : 42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
Ezek 16:63 : 63 That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.
John 15:25 : 25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law , They hated me without a cause.
Rom 2:12-18 : 12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; 13 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: 15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel. 17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, 18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;
1 Cor 9:20-21 : 20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; 21 To them that are without law, as without law ,(being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
Gal 3:10 : 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Rom 3:9 : 9 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;
Gal 4:21 : 21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?
Gal 5:18 : 18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Rom 3:23 : 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
1 Cor 1:29 : 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.
Gal 3:22-23 : 22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. 23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
Rom 3:2 : 2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
Rom 3:4 : 4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
Rom 1:20 : 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
Rom 2:1-2 : 1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. 2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
Matt 22:12-13 : 12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
John 8:9 : 9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
John 10:34-35 : 34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
1 Sam 2:9 : 9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
Gal 4:5 : 5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

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