# Where is “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” in the Bible?

> “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” is Romans 3:23.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/all-have-sinned-and-fall-short-of-the-glory-of-god
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Paul writes it to the church in Rome.

## The verse

> since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, yet they are justified as a free gift of his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
>
> — [Romans 3:23-24](https://www.lumin.faith/read/romans/3#23) (Lumin Translation)

These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible.

## What it means there

Paul has spent three chapters showing that no group stands above another: everyone has sinned. The sentence does not stop there. The next verse says they are made right with God as a free gift.

## Common questions

### Where is “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” in the Bible?

“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” is Romans 3:23. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Paul writes it to the church in Rome.

### Is “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Romans 3:23. In the Lumin Translation, Romans 3:23-24 reads: “since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, yet they are justified as a free gift of his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”

### Who said “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”?

Paul writes it to the church in Rome.

### What does “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” mean in the Bible?

Paul has spent three chapters showing that no group stands above another: everyone has sinned. The sentence does not stop there. The next verse says they are made right with God as a free gift.

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