“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Universal depravity and universal need characterize humanity: All have sinned, and all fall short of God's glory (doxa). The glory of God—the radiant manifestation of his perfection—is the standard by which all are measured. All fall tragically short.
Church Fathers on Romans 3:23
“But now the righteousness of God without the Law is manifested.” Here he utters a great thing, and such as needed much proof. For if they that lived in the Law not only did not escape punishment, but were even the more weighed down thereby, how without the Law is it possible not only to escape vengeance, but even to be justified? For he has here set down two high points, the being justified, and the obtaining these blessings, without the Law. And this is why he does not say…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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