“For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.”
The frank assertion that there is no righteous person on earth who does good and never sins acknowledges universal sinfulness. The statement dissolves any illusion that human perfection is possible; everyone falls short. This verse implies that the attempt to be absolutely righteous, critiqued in verse 16, rests on an impossible foundation. All must accept their participation in sin.
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