Romans 3:8

Evil] St. Paul said, 'We are not justified because of what we do.' His adversaries represented him as saying, 'It does not matter what we do': cp. Romans 3:31; Romans 6:1; Romans 6:15. Whose, etc.] i.e. those who hold such a principle as 'let us do evil,' etc., will be condemned, and that justly. Damnation] RV 'condemnation.'

9-20. Jewish Scriptures testify to Jewish sin.

Paraphrase. '(9) What follows then? We Jews have advantages over the Gentles, but are we better than they? By no means. The charge I laid was against Jew as well as Gentile, that both are under the power of sin. (10-18) The Scriptures make the same charge, Psalmist and Prophet alike speak of universal corruption. (19) Such passages exclude self-justification on the part of the Jews, and prove the guilt of mankind against God. (20) This must always be so; weak, sinful man can never attain to acceptance with God through obedience to law; law, since it is never kept, cannot secure righteousness, it can only convict of sin.'