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Romans 3:17

And the way of peace have they not known:

KJV

καὶ ὁδὸν εἰρήνης οὐκ ἔγνωσαν.

Greek NT

et viam pacis non cognoverunt :

Vulgate

And the way of peace have they not known:

ASV

And the way of peace they have not known.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

5 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γινώσκω
ginosko
verb · 222×
εἰρήνη
eirene
noun · 90×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
ὁδός
odos
noun · 101×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Isa 48:22 — There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.
  • Isa 59:8 — The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.
  • Isa 59:8 — The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.
  • Luke 1:79 — To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
  • Luke 1:79 — To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
  • Rom 5:1 — Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: