God looks down from heaven on the human race[a]
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.(A)
All have turned away;
all alike have become corrupt.
There is no one who does good,
not even one.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 53:2 Or the descendants of Adam

God looks down from heaven(A)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,(B)
    any who seek God.(C)
Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt;
    there is no one who does good,
    not even one.(D)

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20 A faithful person will have many blessings,(A)
but one in a hurry to get rich(B)
will not go unpunished.

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20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.(A)

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28 which my soul continually searches for but does not find: I found one person in a thousand, but none of those was a woman.(A)

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28     while I was still searching
    but not finding—
I found one upright man among a thousand,
    but not one upright woman(A) among them all.

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I tell you that he will swiftly grant them justice. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes,(A) will he find faith on earth?”

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I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man(A) comes,(B) will he find faith on the earth?”

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