Romans 3:17

Good News Translation

They have not known the path of peace,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and the path of peace they have not known.

King James Version (1611)
And the way of peace haue they not knowen.

King James Version
And the way of peace have they not known:

English Standard Version
and the way of peace they have not known."

New American Standard Bible
AND THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN THE WAY OF PEACE."

New Century Version
They don't know how to live in peace." Isaiah 59:7–8

Amplified Bible
AND THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN THE PATH OF PEACE."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
AND THE PATH OF PEACE THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN."

Legacy Standard Bible
And the path of peace they have not known."

Berean Standard Bible
and the way of peace they have not known.

Contemporary English Version
They don't know how to live in peace.

Complete Jewish Bible
and the way of shalom they do not know.

Darby Translation
and way of peace they have not known:

Easy-to-Read Version
They don't know how to live in peace."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And ye way of peace they haue not knowen.

George Lamsa Translation
They have not known the way of peace.

Lexham English Bible
and they have not known the way of peace.

Literal Translation
and they did not know a way of peace;

American Standard Version
And the way of peace have they not known:

Bible in Basic English
And of the way of peace they have no knowledge:

Hebrew Names Version
The way of shalom, they haven't known."

International Standard Version
They have not learned the path to peace.Isaiah 59:7-8; Proverbs 1:16">[fn]

Etheridge Translation
And the way of peace they have not known;

Murdock Translation
and the path of peacefulness they have not known:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they way of peace haue they not knowen.

English Revised Version
And the way of peace have they not known:

World English Bible
The way of peace, they haven't known."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Destruction and misery are in their ways, And they have not known the way of peace:

Weymouth's New Testament
and the way to peace they have not known."

Update Bible Version
And the way of peace they have not known:

Webster's Bible Translation
And the way of peace have they not known.

New English Translation
and the way of peace they have not known ."

New King James Version
And the way of peace they have not known." Isaiah 59:7, 8 ">[fn]

New Living Translation
They don't know where to find peace."

New Life Bible
They know nothing about peace.

New Revised Standard
and the way of peace they have not known."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the way of peace, have they not known:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the way of peace they have not known.

Revised Standard Version
and the way of peace they do not know."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And the waye of peace they have not knowen.

Young's Literal Translation
And a way of peace they did not know.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and ye waye of peace haue they not knowne.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and the way of peace have they not known.

Simplified Cowboy Version
They've given up looking for peace.

Contextual Overview

¹ Do the Jews then have any advantage over the Gentiles? Or is there any value in being circumcised? ² Much, indeed, in every way! In the first place, God trusted his message to the Jews. ³ But what if some of them were not faithful? Does this mean that God will not be faithful? ⁴ Certainly not! God must be true, even though all human beings are liars. As the scripture says, "You must be shown to be right when you speak; you must win your case when you are being tried." ⁵ But what if our doing wrong serves to show up more clearly God's doing right? Can we say that God does wrong when he punishes us? (This would be the natural question to ask.) ⁶ By no means! If God is not just, how can he judge the world? ⁷ But what if my untruth serves God's glory by making his truth stand out more clearly? Why should I still be condemned as a sinner? ⁸ Why not say, then, "Let us do evil so that good may come"? Some people, indeed, have insulted me by accusing me of saying this very thing! They will be condemned, as they should be. ⁹ Well then, are we Jews in any better condition than the Gentiles? Not at all! I have already shown that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin. ¹⁰ As the Scriptures say: "There is no one who is righteous,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Romans 5:1, Isaiah 57:21, Isaiah 59:8, Matthew 7:14, Luke 1:79

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 9:18 - What hast thou to do Isaiah 48:22 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 3:2
"We may eat the fruit of any tree in the garden," the woman answered,

Genesis 3:3
"except the tree in the middle of it. God told us not to eat the fruit of that tree or even touch it; if we do, we will die."

Genesis 3:5
God said that because he knows that when you eat it, you will be like God and know what is good and what is bad."

Genesis 3:6
The woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be to eat, and she thought how wonderful it would be to become wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he also ate it.

Genesis 3:7
As soon as they had eaten it, they were given understanding and realized that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and covered themselves.

Genesis 3:9
But the Lord God called out to the man, "Where are you?"

Genesis 3:11
"Who told you that you were naked?" God asked. "Did you eat the fruit that I told you not to eat?"

Genesis 3:13
The Lord God asked the woman, "Why did you do this?" She replied, "The snake tricked me into eating it."

Genesis 3:14
Then the Lord God said to the snake, "You will be punished for this; you alone of all the animals must bear this curse: From now on you will crawl on your belly, and you will have to eat dust as long as you live.

Genesis 3:16
And he said to the woman, "I will increase your trouble in pregnancy and your pain in giving birth. In spite of this, you will still have desire for your husband, yet you will be subject to him."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the way of peace have they not known. This is a citation front Isaiah 59:8, and expresses the ignorance of mankind, with regard to true peace, and the way unto it: men are naturally ignorant of the way of peace with God; of the first step which God took towards it; of the council and covenant of peace, in which the scheme of it was drawn, and the method fixed; of Christ the peacemaker, and of the way in which he has made it; and of the Gospel, which reveals and publishes it. They are ignorant of the true way of enjoying peace of conscience; they have no true peace of mind, their consciences are often tortured; and though they may have a stupid and secure peace, yet nothing that is true, real, and solid; for they are without the Spirit, whose fruit is peace; and without faith in Christ, by which true peace only is enjoyed; nor are they spiritually minded, which is life and peace; nor have they any knowledge of the way to have it; they are ready to think it must be had by doing something of their own, and not that it is to be had only in Christ, in his blood and righteousness. They are ignorant of the paths of wisdom, which are peace; peace is enjoyed in them, they lead unto it, and issue in it: they know not the way to eternal peace; they imagine something done by the creature is the way; and are ignorant that Christ is the only way of salvation, the true way to eternal life, everlasting peace and happiness: yea, they know not the way of peace among men, and one another; nor will they do that which is just and right, in order to support and maintain it, but are unjust, deceitful, and quarrelsome; they do not study peace, but rather contention, which they like and approve of. The Jews talk x much of their good nature, affability, and condescension, and of their doing this and that, and the other thing, מפני דרכי שלום, "because of the ways of peace".

x Misn. Gittin, c. 5. sect. 8, 9. T. Hieros. Demai, fol. 24. 1. Maimon. Obede Cochabim, c. 10. sect. 5.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the way of peace ... - What tends to promote their own happiness, or that of others, they do not regard. Intent on their plans of evil, they do not know or regard what is suited to promote the welfare of themselves or others. This is the case with all who are selfish, and who seek to gain their own purposes of crime and ambition.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 17. And the way of peace have they not known — They neither have peace in themselves, nor do they suffer others to live in quiet: they are brooders and fomenters of discord.