Bible Verses About Human condition

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

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.

I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

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

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;

How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

So then they that are in the flesh cannot please 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.

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

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:

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

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.

For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.

And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.

I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.