Bible Verses About The Depravity Of Man

Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

Plain Bible statement that people are by nature children of wrath.

And God 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.

Strong statement of human wickedness before the flood.

And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

Says the imagination of man's heart is evil from youth.

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Classic text linking sin and death to all people through one man.

They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

States that all have turned aside and none does good.

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

Describes a common pattern of foolishness, disobedience, and hateful living.

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

Says God made man upright, but people sought many schemes.

For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Says no one is just and sinless on earth.

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Very direct summary of universal unrighteousness.

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

passage on being dead in trespasses

Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

passage on being made alive with Christ

And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

passage on forgiveness and new life

For he that is dead is freed from sin.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

passage that all flesh corrupted its way

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

passage on walking in newness of life

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

passage that none does good

That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

passage on alienation and being without God

For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Parallel passage to Psalm 14:3

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

passage that earth was filled with violence

The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.

passage that they corrupted themselves

How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

Describes man as drinking iniquity like water

This is an evil among all things that are 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.

passage that hearts are full of evil

There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.

passage on workers of iniquity