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All are sinners.

ROMANS.

Justification by faith

4 God forbid yea, let God be true, but sion of sins that are past, through the every man a liar as it is written, That forbearance of God;

thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, 26 To declare, I say, at this time his and nightest overcome when thou art righteousness: that he might be just, and judged. the justifier of him which believeth in

5 But if our unrighteousness commend Jesus. the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man,)

6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?

7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? 8 And not rather (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

27 Where is boasting then? It is exciuded. By what law? of works? Nay; but by the law of faith.

28 Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

30 Seeing it is one God which shall jis tify the circumcision by faith, and une ir cumcision through faith.

9 What then? are we better than they? 31 Do we then make void the ly No, in no wise: for we have before through faith? God forbid: yea, \vo proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they establish the law.

are all under sin;

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

Il There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

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CHAP. IV.

Righteousness imputed by faith. HAT shall we then say that Ahrham, our father as pertaining to th flesh, hath found?

12 They are all gone out of the way, 2 For if Abraham were justified by they are together become unprofitable: works, he bath whereof to glory, but no there is none that doeth good, no, not one. before God 13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: 14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

15 Their feet are swift to shed blood. 16 Destruction and inisery are in their ways:

17 And the way of peace have they not known.

18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

3 For what saith the scripture? Abrahan believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

4 Now to him that worketh, is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt 5 But to him that worketh not, but be lieveth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man unto whom Ged imputeth righteousness without works, 7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Loid may be stopped, and all the world may will not impute sin. become guilty before God.

9 Cometh this blessedness then upon

20 Therefore by the deeds of the law, the circumcision only, or upon the uncithere shall no flesh be justified in his cumcision also? For we say that faith sight for by the law is the knowledge was reckoned to Abraham for rightecusof sin.

21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22 Even the righteousness of God, which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all, and upon all them that believe; for there is no difference:

ness.

10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circuncision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircum23 For all have sinned, and come short cised: that he might be the father of all of the glory of God; them that believe, though they be not 24 Being justified freely by his grace, circumcised, that righteousness might be through the redemption that is in Christ imputed unto them also; Jesus:

12 And the father of circumcision to 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a pro- them who are not of the circumcision pitiation, through faith in his blood, to only, but who also walk in the sten declare his righteousness for the remis-lof that faith of our father Abrahani,

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13 For the promise that he should be strength, in due time Christ died for the the heir of the world was not to Abraham, ungodly. or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect.

15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might bc by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed: not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not, as though they

were.

18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many, nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about a hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb.

20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

21 And being fully persuaded, that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

23 Now, it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe en him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead,

25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

CHAP. V. Reconciliation by Christ. THEREFORE being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ:

2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Irim.

10 For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son; much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

11 And not only so, but we also joy in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atone. ment.

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

13 (For until the law, sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

14 Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift. For the judg ment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

17 For if by one mru's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace, and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

18 Therefore, as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation, even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

19 For as by one man's Jisobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made right

3 And not only so, but we glory in trib-eous. alations also; knowing that tribulation 20 Moreover the law entered, that the worketh patience; offence might abound. But where 4 And patience, experience and expe- sin abounded, grace did much more rience, hope: abound:

5 And hope maketh not ashamed: because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

21 That as sin hath reigned unto death even so might grace reign through right eousness unto eternal life, by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Death the wages of sin.

CHAP. VI.

Of newness of life.

ROMANS.

WHAT shall we say then? Shali we

continue in sin, that grace may

abound?

2 God forbid: how shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 3 Know ye not that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ, were baptized into his death?

4 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.

5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we shouid not serve sin.

7 For he that is dead is freed from sin. 8 Now, if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: 9 Knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

The law is not sin

20 For when ye were the servants of sin,
ye were free from righteousness.
21 What fruit had ye then in those
things whereof ye are now ashamed? for
the end of those things is death.

22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

23 For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. CHAP. VII.

The law hath power only in this life KNOW ye not, brethren, (for I speas to them that know the law) how that the law hath dominion over a nan as long as he liveth?

2 For the woman which hath a husband, is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. 3 So then, if while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law so that she is no adulteress, though sho be married to another man.

4 Wi:erefore, my brethren, ye also are be come dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto

11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. ¡God. 12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the usts thereof.

13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God,as those that are alive from the dead, and your members us instruments of righteousness unto God: 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but inder grace? God forbid.

16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin; but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

5 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:

6 But now we are delivered from the law,
that being dead wherein we were held ;
that we should serve in newness of spirit,
and not in the oldness of the letter.
7 What shall we say then? Is the law
sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known
sin, but by the law: for i had not known
lust, except the law hul said, Thou shalt
not covet.

8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

10 And the commandment which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death 11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew

Ime.

18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. 19 I speak after the manner of men, be- 12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the cause of the infirmity of your flesh: for as commandment holy, and just, and good ye have yielded your members servants to 13 Was then that which is good minde uncleanness and to iniquity, unto iniqui-death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that ty; even so now yield your members ser- it might appear sin, working death in me vants to righteousness, unto holiness. by that which is good; that sin by the

Of the flesh and Spirit.

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commandment might become exceeding Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell
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in you. Now, if any man have not the

14 For we know that the law is spirit-Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
ual but I am carnal, sold under sin.
15 For that which I do, I allow not
for what I would, that do I not; but
what I hate, that do I.

10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

11 But if the Spirit of him that raised

16 If then I do that which I would not,up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he I consent unto the law that it is good. 17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

that raised up Christ from the dead shail also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

18 For I know that in me (that is, in 12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. t will is present with me; but how to 13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall perform that which is good, I find not. die: but if ye through the Spirit do mor19 For the good that I would, I do no:;tify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. but the evil which I would not, that I do

20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth

in me.

21 I find then a law, that when I would do good, evil is present with me. 22 For I delight in the law of God, after the inward man:

14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

16 The Spirit itself heareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17 And if children, then heirs: heirs 23 But I see another law in my mem-of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so bers warring against the law of my mind, be that we suffer with him, that we may and bringing me into captivity to the law be also glorified together.

of sin which is in my members.
24 O wretched man that I am! who shall
deliver me from the body of this death?
25 I thank God, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. So then, with the mind I my-
self serve the law of God; but with the
flesh the law of sin.

CHAP. VIII.

18 For I reckon, that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.

20 For the creature was made subject Who are free from condemnation. to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of THERE is therefore now no condem-him who hath subjected the same in hope nation to them which are in Christ 21 Because the creature itself also shall Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but be delivered from the bondage of coafter the Spirit. ruption, into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God! sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not atter the flesh, but after the Spirit.

9 For we know that the whole creation groaneth, and travaileth in pain together until now:

23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

24 For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen, is not hope: for what a man 5 For they that are after the flesh, dolseeth, why doth he yet hope for? mind the things of the flesh: but they that are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. 26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our 6 For to be carnally minded is death; infirmities: for we know not what we but to be spiritually minded is life and should pray for as we ought: but the peace: Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints, according to the will of God. 28 And we know that all things work

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

8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the

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Of predestination.

ROMANS.

God's unmerited mercy

together for good, to them that love God, Abraham, are they all children: but, In to them who are the called according to Isaac shall thy seed be cailed. his purpose.

29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren.

30 Moreover, whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us ail things?

33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth:

34 Who is lie that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors, through him that loved us.

8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

9 For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.

10 And not only this: but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac,

11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth ;)

12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. 15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

16 So then, it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.

38 For I am persuaded, that neither 18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom death, nor life, nor angels, nor princi-le will have mercy, and whom he will palities, nor powers, nor things present, he hardeneth. nor things to come,

39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? for who hath re sisted his will?

20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dis

2 That I have great heaviness and con-honour? tinual sorrow in my heart.

3 For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ, for ny brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

4 Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the aw, and the service of God, and the promises;

22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: 23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

21 Even us, whom he hath called, not 5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom, of the Jews only, but also of the Genas concerning the flesh, Christ came, who tiles?

is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. 25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call 6 Not as though the word of God hath them My people, which were not my taken none effect. For they are not all people; and her beloved, which was not Israel, which are of Israel: beloved.

7 Neither, because they are the seed of 25 And it shall come to pass, that in the

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