NT Text: Romans 3:18
OT Source(s):
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: The climactic verse of Paul's catena in Romans 3:10-18. Paul quotes Psalm 36:1, which describes the wicked person who has no fear of God, as the concluding summary of universal human sinfulness. The absence of the fear of God is the root diagnosis — every preceding sin described in the catena (lying, violence, cursing) flows from this fundamental failure. By placing this quotation last, Paul identifies godlessness as the fountainhead of all human corruption.
NT Use Pattern: Assimilated — Final tributary element of the Romans 3:10-18 catena — Psalm 36:1 sealing the indictment with "no fear of God before their eyes."
See also: Romans 3:10-18 to Psalm 14:1 (full catena)