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Paul, a
servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated
unto the
gospel of God, 2Which he had promised afore by his prophets
in the
holy scriptures, 3Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord,
which
was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; 4And
declared to
be [The
Son of God SG->23] with power, according to the spirit of
holiness, by The [Resurrection RS->27]
from the dead: 5By whom we have received grace and
apostleship, for
obedience to the faith among all nations, for His
[Name
NM.E->18]: 6Among
whom are ye
also the called of Jesus Christ: 7To all that be in Rome,
beloved of
God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our
Father,
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
8First,
I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all,
that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 9For
God is
my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that
without
ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; 10Making
request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous
journey by the
will of God to come unto you. 11For I long to see you, that
I may
impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; 12That
is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both
of you
and me. 13Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that
oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, but was let hitherto, that I
might have
some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. 14I
am
debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and
to the
unwise. 15So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the
gospel
to you that are at Rome also. 16For I am not ashamed of the
gospel
of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that
believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17For
therein is
the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is
written, The
just shall live by faith.
18For
the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all
ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in
unrighteousness; 19Because
that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed
it
unto them. 20For the invisible things of him from the
creation of
the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are
made, even
his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 21Because
that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God,
neither were
thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish
heart was
darkened. 22Professing themselves to be wise, they became
fools, 23And
changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to
corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping
things.
24Wherefore
God also gave them up to uncleanness through the
lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between
themselves: 25Who
changed the truth of God into a lie, and reverenced and served the creature more than the Creator,
who is
blessed for ever. {~}. 26For this cause God gave them up
unto vile
affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that
which is
against nature: 27And likewise also the men, leaving the
natural use
of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men
working
that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of
their
error which was meet. 28And 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; 29Being filled with all
unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness;
full of
envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30Backbiters,
haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things,
disobedient to parents, 31Without understanding,
covenantbreakers,
without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32Who
knowing the
judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of
death, not
only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
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Therefore
thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for
wherein thou
judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest
the same
things. 2But we are sure that the judgment of God is
according to
truth against them which commit such things. 3And thinkest
thou
this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the
same, that
thou shalt escape the judgment of God? 4Or despisest thou
the riches
of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the
goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? 5But after thy
hardness
and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day
of wrath
and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; 6Who will
render to
every man according to his deeds: 7To them who by patient
continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality,
eternal
life: 8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey
the
truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9Tribulation
and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first,
and also
of the Gentile; 10But glory, honour, and peace, to every
man that
worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: 11For
there
is no respect of persons with God. 12For as many as have
sinned
without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned
in the
law shall be judged by the law; 13For not the hearers of
the law are
just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14For
when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things
contained in
the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: 15Which
shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also
bearing
witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else
excusing one
another; 16In the day when God shall judge the secrets of
men by
Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
17Behold,
thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and
makest thy boast of God, 18And knowest his will,
and
approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of
the law; 19And
art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of
them which
are in darkness, 20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher
of babes,
which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 21Thou
therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that
preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 22Thou
that
sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery?
thou that
abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? 23Thou that
makest thy
boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? 24For
The [Name NM.E->19]
of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written. 25For
circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a
breaker
of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. 26Therefore
if
the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his
uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? 27And shall not
uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee,
who by the
letter and circumcision dost transgress the law? 28For he
is not a
Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision,
which is
outward in the flesh: 29But he is a Jew, which is
one
inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit,
and
not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
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What
advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of
circumcision? 2Much
every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles
of God. 3For
what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of
God
without effect? 4God forbid: yea, let God be true, but
every man a
liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings,
and
mightest overcome when thou art judged. 5But if our
unrighteousness
commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God
unrighteous
who taketh vengeance? I speak as a man 6God forbid: for
then how
shall God judge the world? 7For if the truth of God hath
more
abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a
sinner? 8And
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.
9What
then? are we better than they? No, in no wise:
for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all
under sin; 10As
it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 11There
is none
that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12They
are
all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there
is none
that doeth good, no, not one. 13Their throat is an
open
sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps
is
under their lips: 14Whose mouth is full of cursing
and
bitterness: 15Their feet are swift to shed blood: 16Destruction
and misery are in their ways: 17And the way of
peace have
they not known: 18There is no fear of God before their eyes.
19Now
we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith
to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all
the
world may become guilty before God. 20Therefore by the
deeds of the
law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is
the knowledge of sin.
21But
now the righteousness of God without the law is
manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22Even
the
righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all
and upon
all them that believe: for there is no difference: 23For
all have
sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24Being
justified freely
by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25Whom
God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his [Blood BL->17],
to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past,
through
the forbearance of God; 26To declare, I say, at
this time his
righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which
believeth
in Jesus. 27Where is boasting then? It is excluded.
By what law?
of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. 28Therefore we
conclude that
a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. 29Is
he
the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes,
of the
Gentiles also: 30Seeing it is one God, which shall
justify
the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. 31Do
we
then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the
law.
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What shall
we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath
found? 2For
if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory;
but not
before God. 3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed
God, and
it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4Now to him that
worketh
is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5But to
him that
worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his
faith is
counted for righteousness. 6Even as David also describeth
the
blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without
works, 7Saying,
Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins
are
covered. 8Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will
not impute
sin. 9Cometh this blessedness then upon the
circumcision only,
or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to
Abraham
for righteousness. 10How was it then reckoned? when he was
in
circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in
uncircumcision.
11And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the
righteousness of the faith which he had yet being
uncircumcised: that he
might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not
circumcised;
that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: 12And
the father
of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who
also walk
in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had
being yet
uncircumcised. 13For the promise, that he should be the
heir of the
world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but
through
the righteousness of faith. 14For if they which are of the
law be
heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: 15Because
the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no
transgression. 16Therefore
it is of faith, that it might be 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, 17As
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. 18Who 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. 19And being not weak in
faith, he
considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred
years old,
neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb: 20He staggered
not at the
promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory
to God; 21And
being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to
perform. 22And
therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. 23Now it
was not
written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; 24But
for us
also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up
Jesus
our Lord from the dead; 25Who was delivered for our
offences, and
was raised again for our justification.
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Therefore
being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ:
2By whom also we have access by faith into this grace
wherein we
stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3And not
only so,
but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh
patience; 4And
patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5And hope
maketh not
ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the
Holy
Spirit which is given unto us. 6For when we were yet
without
strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7For
scarcely for
a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some
would even
dare to die. 8But God commendeth his love toward us, in
that, while
we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9Much more then,
being now
justified by his [Blood BL->18], we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10For
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. 11And
not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus
Christ, by
whom we have now received the atonement.
12Wherefore,
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: 13For
until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there
is no
law. 14Nevertheless 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. 15But 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. 16And not as it was by one
that
sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to
condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto
justification. 17For
if by one man’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. 18Therefore 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. 19For
as by
one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of
one shall
many be made righteous. 20Moreover the law entered, that
the offence
might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21That
as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through
righteousness
unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
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What shall
we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2God
forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 3Know
ye not, that so many of us as were [baptized BP->28]
into Jesus Christ were [baptized BP->29]
into his death? 4Therefore we are buried with him by [baptism BP->30] 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. 5For
if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall
be also
in the likeness of His [Resurrection RS->28]:
6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that
henceforth
we should not serve sin. 7For he that is dead is freed from
sin. 8Now
if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
9Knowing
that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no
more
dominion over him. 10For in that he died, he died unto sin
once: but
in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 11Likewise reckon ye
also
yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus
Christ
our Lord. 12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal
body, that ye
should obey it in the lusts thereof. 13Neither 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 as
instruments of righteousness unto God. 14For sin shall not
have
dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. 15What
then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace?
God
forbid. 16Know 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? 17But 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. 18Being then made free from sin, ye
became the
servants of righteousness. 19I 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. 20For when ye were
the
servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 21What
fruit had
ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of
those things
is death. 22But now being made free from sin, and
become
servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end
everlasting
life. 23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift
of God is
eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Know ye
not, brethren, for I speak to them that know the law, how that the law
hath
dominion over a man as long as he liveth? 2For the woman
which hath
an 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. 3So
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 she be married to
another man. 4Wherefore,
my brethren, ye also are become 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 God. 5For 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. 6But 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.
7What
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 had said, Thou shalt not covet. 8But sin, taking
occasion by the
commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the
law sin
was dead. 9For I was alive without the law once: but
when the
commandment came, sin revived, and I died. 10And the
commandment,
which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death. 11For
sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
12Wherefore
the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. 13Was
then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that
it might
appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the
commandment might become exceeding sinful. 14For we know
that the
law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. 15For
that which
I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate,
that do I. 16If
then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is
good.
17Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth
in me. 18For
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. 19For
the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I
do. 20Now
if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that
dwelleth in
me. 21I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil
is present
with me. 22For I delight in the law of God after the inward
man: 23But
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. 24O
wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this
death? 25I
thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself
serve
the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
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There
is therefore now no condemnation
to them
which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the
Spirit. 2For
the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from
the law of
sin and death. 3For 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: 4That the
righteousness of the
law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after
the
Spirit. 5For they that are after the flesh do mind the
things of the
flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6For
to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is
life and peace. 7Because the carnal mind is enmity
against
God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8So
then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9But ye
are not in
the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in
you. Now
if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10And
if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin;
but the
Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11But if
the Spirit
of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised
up
Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his
Spirit that
dwelleth in you.
12Therefore,
brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to
live after the flesh. 13For if ye live after the flesh, ye
shall
die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye
shall
live. 14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they
are the
sons of God. 15For ye have not received the spirit of
bondage again
to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry,
Abba,
Father. 16The Spirit itself beareth witness with our
spirit, that we
are the children of God: 17And if children, then heirs;
heirs of
God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him,
that
we may be also glorified together.
18For I
reckon that the sufferings of this present time are
not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be
revealed in us. 19For
the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation
of the
sons of God. 20For the creature was made subject to vanity,
not
willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in
hope, 21Because
the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of
corruption into
the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22For we know
that the
whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. 23And
not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits
of the
Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the
adoption, to
wit, the redemption of our body. 24For we are saved by
hope: but
hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet
hope for? 25But
if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait
for it.
26Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for
we know
not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh
intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27And
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. 28And we know that all things work together for good
to them
that love God, to them who are the called according to his
purpose. 29For
whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed
to the
image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30Moreover
whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them
he also
justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. 31What
shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can
be
against us? 32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered
him up
for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? 33Who
shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God
that
justifieth. 34Who is he 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. 35Who shall
separate us
from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or
persecution,
or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36As it is
written, For
thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for
the
slaughter. 37Nay, in all these things we are more than
conquerors
through him that loved us. 38For I am persuaded, that
neither death,
nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things
present, nor
things to come, 39Nor 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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I say the
truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in
the Holy
Spirit, 2That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow
in my
heart. 3For I could wish that myself were accursed from
Christ for
my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: 4Who are
Israelites;
to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the
covenants, and
the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the
promises; 5Whose
are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came,
who is over all, God blessed for ever. [Amin AM.C->4].
6Not as
though the word of God hath taken none effect. For
they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: 7Neither,
because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children:
but, In Isaac
shall thy seed be called. 8That 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. 9For this is the
word of
promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son. 10And
not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even
by our father Isaac; 11For 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; 12It
was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. 13As
it is
written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
14What
shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness
with God? God forbid. 15For 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. 16So then it is not of him that
willeth, nor of
him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. 17For 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
NM.E->20] might be declared
throughout all
the earth. 18Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have
mercy,
and whom he will he hardeneth. 19Thou wilt say then unto
me, Why
doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? 20Nay
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? 21Hath
not the
potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto
honour,
and another unto dishonour? 22What if God, willing
to shew his
wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the
vessels
of wrath fitted to destruction: 23And that he might make
known the
riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore
prepared unto
glory, 24Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews
only, but
also of the Gentiles? 25As he saith also in Osee, I will
call them
my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not
beloved. 26And
it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto
them, Ye
are not my people; there shall they be called the children of
the living
God. 27Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the
number of
the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be
saved: 28For
he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness:
because a
short work will the Lord make upon the earth. 29And as
Esaias said
before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as
Sodoma,
and been made like unto Gomorrha. 30What shall we say then?
That the
Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to
righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith. 31But
Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not
attained to the
law of righteousness. 32Wherefore? Because they sought
it not
by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at
that
stumblingstone; 33As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a
stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him
shall not be
ashamed.
10 |
Brethren,
my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be
saved. 2For
I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to
knowledge. 3For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness,
and
going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted
themselves
unto the righteousness of God. 4For Christ is the
end of the
law for righteousness to every one that believeth. 5For
Moses
describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which
doeth
those things shall live by them. 6But the righteousness
which is of
faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend
into
heaven? that is, to bring Christ down from above: 7Or,
Who shall
descend into the deep? that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.
8But
what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in
thy
heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9That
if thou
shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine
heart
that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For
with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth
confession
is made unto salvation. 11For the scripture saith,
Whosoever
believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 12For there is no
difference
between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto
all that
call upon him. 13For whosoever shall call upon The
[Name NM.E->21]
of The Lord
shall be saved. 14How then shall they call on him in whom
they have
not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not
heard?
and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15And how shall
they
preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the
feet of
them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good
things! 16But
they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath
believed
our report? 17So then faith cometh by hearing, and
hearing by
the word of God. 18But I say, Have they not heard? Yes
verily, their
sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the
world. 19But
I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to
jealousy
by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I
will anger
you. 20But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of
them that
sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. 21But
to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a
disobedient and gainsaying people.
11 |
I say then,
Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite,
of the
seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2God
hath not cast
away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith
of Elijah? how he maketh
intercession to God against Israel, saying, 3Lord, they
have killed
thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and
they seek
my life. 4But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have
reserved
to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the
image of
Baal. 5Even so then at this present time also there is a
remnant
according to the election of grace. 6And if by grace, then is
it
no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be
of
works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
7What
then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh
for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded 8According
as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that
they
should not see, and ears that they should not hear; unto this day. 9And
David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a
stumblingblock,
and a recompence unto them: 10Let their eyes be darkened,
that they
may not see, and bow down their back alway. 11I say then,
Have they
stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through
their
fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them
to
jealousy. 12Now if the fall of them be the riches
of the
world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much
more
their fulness?
13For I
speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle
of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: 14If by any means I
may
provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save
some of
them. 15For if the casting away of them be the
reconciling of
the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but
life from the
dead? 16For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is
also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the
branches. 17And
if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive
tree, wert
graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness
of the
olive tree; 18Boast not against the branches. But if thou
boast,
thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. 19Thou wilt
say then,
The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. 20Well;
because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith.
Be not
highminded, but fear: 21For if God spared not the natural
branches, take
heed lest he also spare not thee. 22Behold therefore
the
goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward
thee,
goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also
shalt be
cut off. 23And they also, if they abide not still in
unbelief, shall
be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. 24For
if thou
wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert
graffed
contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these,
which be
the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
25For I
would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of
this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that
blindness in
part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come
in. 26And
so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of
Sion
the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 27For
this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their
sins. 28As
concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as
touching
the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. 29For
the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. 30For
as
ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy
through
their unbelief: 31Even so have these also now not believed,
that
through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. 32For God
hath
concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
33O the
depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge
of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past
finding
out! 34For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath
been his
counsellor? 35Or who hath first given to him, and it shall
be
recompensed unto him again? 36For of him, and through him,
and to
him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. [Amin AM.C->5].
12 |
I beseech
you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your
bodies a
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your
reasonable
service. 2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye
transformed
by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and
acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
3For I
say, through the grace given unto me, to every man
that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he
ought to
think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man
the
measure of faith. 4For as we have many members in one body,
and all
members have not the same office: 5So we, being
many, are one
body in Christ, and every one members one of another. 6Having
then
gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether
prophecy, let
us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 7Or
ministry, let
us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on
teaching; 8Or
he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it
with
simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with
cheerfulness.
9Let love be without
dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10Be
kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour
preferring one
another; 11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit;
serving the
Lord; 12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation;
continuing
instant in prayer; 13Distributing to the necessity of
saints; given
to hospitality. 14Bless them which persecute you: bless,
and curse
not. 15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with
them that
weep. 16Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind
not high
things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own
conceits. 17Recompense
to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18If
it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. 19Dearly
beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto
wrath: for it
is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. 20Therefore
if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in
so doing
thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21Be not
overcome of
evil, but overcome evil with good.
13 |
Let every
soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of
God: the
powers that be are ordained of God. 2Whosoever therefore
resisteth
the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall
receive
to themselves damnation. 3For rulers are not a terror to
good works,
but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that
which is
good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 4For he is
the
minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be
afraid;
for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a
revenger
to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. 5Wherefore
ye
must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience
sake. 6For
for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers,
attending
continually upon this very thing. 7Render therefore to all
their
dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom;
fear to
whom fear; honour to whom honour. 8Owe no man any thing,
but to love
one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9For
this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt
not
steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there
be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this
saying,
namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 10Love
worketh no
ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the
law. 11And
that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out
of sleep:
for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 12The
night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the
works of
darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 13Let us
walk
honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in
chambering and
wantonness, not in strife and envying. 14But put ye on the
Lord
Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil
the lusts thereof.
14 |
Him that
is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful
disputations. 2For
one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth
herbs. 3Let
not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which
eateth
not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. 4Who
art thou
that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or
falleth.
Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. 5One
man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike.
Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. 6He that
regardeth
the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not
the day,
to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to
the Lord,
for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth
not,
and giveth God thanks. 7For none of us liveth to himself,
and no man
dieth to himself. 8For whether we live, we live unto the
Lord; and
whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or
die, we are
the Lord’s. 9For to this end Christ both died, and rose,
and
revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. 10But
why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy
brother?
for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11For
it
is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to
me, and
every tongue shall confess to God. 12So then every one of
us shall
give account of himself to God. 13Let us not therefore
judge one
another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a
stumblingblock or an
occasion to fall in his brother’s way. 14I know,
and am
persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of
itself:
but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is
unclean.
15But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now
walkest
thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ
died. 16Let
not then your good be evil spoken of: 17For the kingdom of
God is
not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy
Spirit. 18For
he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God,
and
approved of men. 19Let us therefore follow after the things
which
make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. 20For
meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure;
but it
is evil for that man who eateth with offence. 21It is
good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing
whereby thy
brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. 22Hast
thou
faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that
condemneth
not himself in that thing which he alloweth. 23And he that
doubteth
is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for
whatsoever is
not of faith is sin.
15 |
We then
that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to
please
ourselves. 2Let every one of us please his
neighbour for his
good to edification. 3For even Christ pleased not himself;
but, as
it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me. 4For
whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning,
that we
through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. 5Now
the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one
toward
another according to Christ Jesus: 6That ye may with one
mind and
one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7Wherefore
receive ye one another, as Christ also received
us to the glory of God. 8Now I say that Jesus Christ was a
minister
of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made
unto the fathers: 9And that the Gentiles might glorify God
for his
mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among
the
Gentiles, and sing unto Thy [Name
NM.E->22]. 10And
again he saith,
Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. 11And again, Praise
the Lord,
all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people. 12And again,
Esaias
saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign
over the
Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust. 13Now the God of
hope
fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in
hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit. 14And I myself also
am
persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness,
filled with
all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. 15Nevertheless,
brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as
putting you
in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God, 16That
I
should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the
gospel
of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being
sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17I have therefore whereof I
may
glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God. 18For
I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not
wrought
by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, 19Through
mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that
from
Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the
gospel of
Christ. 20Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not
where
Christ was [Named
NM.E->23], lest I should build
upon another
man’s foundation: 21But as it is written, To whom he was
not spoken
of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand. 22For
which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you. 23But
now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire
these many
years to come unto you; 24Whensoever I take my journey into
Spain, I
will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be
brought on my
way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.
25But
now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints. 26For
it hath
pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for
the
poor saints which are at Jerusalem. 27It hath pleased them
verily;
and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made
partakers of their
spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal
things. 28When
therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I
will
come by you into Spain. 29And I am sure that, when I come
unto you,
I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
30Now I
beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s
sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me
in your
prayers to God for me; 31That I may be delivered from them
that do
not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for
Jerusalem
may be accepted of the saints; 32That I may come unto you
with joy
by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed. 33Now
the God of
peace be with you all. [Amin AM.C->6].
16 |
I commend
unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at
Cenchrea: 2That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh
saints, and
that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she
hath
been a succourer of many, and of myself also. 3Greet
Priscilla and
Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: 4Who have for my life
laid down
their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the
churches of
the Gentiles. 5Likewise greet the church that is in
their
house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of
Achaia unto
Christ. 6Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us. 7Salute
Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of
note among
the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. 8Greet
Amplias my
beloved in the Lord. 9Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ,
and
Stachys my beloved. 10Salute Apelles approved in Christ.
Salute them
which are of Aristobulus’ household. 11Salute
Herodion my
kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus,
which are in
the Lord. 12Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the
Lord.
Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord. 13Salute
Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. 14Salute
Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which
are with
them. 15Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his
sister, and
Olympas, and all the saints which are with them. 16Salute
one
another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.
17Now I
beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause
divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned;
and
avoid them. 18For they that are such serve not our Lord
Jesus
Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches
deceive the
hearts of the simple. 19For your obedience is come abroad
unto all men.
I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto
that
which is good, and simple concerning evil. 20And the God of
peace
shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be
with you. {~}.
21Timotheus
my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and
Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you. 22I Tertius, who wrote this
epistle, salute you in the Lord. 23Gaius mine host, and of
the whole
church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you,
and
Quartus a brother. 24The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with you all. [Amin AM.C->7].
25Now
to him that is of power to stablish you according to my
gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation
of the
mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, 26But
now is
made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the
commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the
obedience
of faith: 27To God only wise, be glory through
Jesus Christ
for ever. Amen.