Total Depravity

The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?

And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins, — read the full passage →

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.

No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.

And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one; — read the full passage →

For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:

among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:—

For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but to do that which is good is not.

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

And he said, For this cause have I said unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it be given unto him of the Father.

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;

And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,

Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:—

They have all turned aside, they are together become unprofitable; There is none that doeth good, no, not so much as one:

Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

And Jehovah smelled the sweet savor; and Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake, for that the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be: — read the full passage →

because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.

But thanks be to God, that, whereas ye were servants of sin, ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto ye were delivered;

and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.

even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved),

as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one; — read the full passage →

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and Jehovah hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

They are all gone aside; they are together become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no, not one.

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one;

So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and whom he will he hardeneth. — read the full passage →

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hinder the truth in unrighteousness;

And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness.

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, I say, did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses;

So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that hath mercy.

Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:— — read the full passage →

For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, — read the full passage →

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works,

For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.

But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one shall the many be made righteous.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and fresh stripes: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with oil.

What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? — read the full passage →

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. — read the full passage →

He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

For though thou wash thee with lye, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

If they sin against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive unto the land of the enemy, far off or near;

that ye were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that were freely given to us of God.

So then as through one trespass the judgment came unto all men to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness the free gift came unto all men to justification of life.

What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we before laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin; — read the full passage →

but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, so that he will not hear.

Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience;

And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins, — read the full passage →

And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly:

And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

And this is the will of him that sent me, that of all that which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.

But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name: — read the full passage →

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good. — read the full passage →

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:

promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he also brought into bondage.

But the scripture shut up all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin.

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent:

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein and overcome, the last state is become worse with them than the first. — read the full passage →

who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.

And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians were marching after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

because to you it hath been granted in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer in his behalf:

but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

(for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves;

who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them.

that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us: yea, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ: