Romans 3 Cross References - ABU

¹ WHAT then is the advantage of the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision? ² Much every way; first, indeed, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God. ³ For what if some did not believe? Shall their unbelief make void the faithfulness of God? ⁴ Far be it! Yea, let God be true and every man a liar; as it is written: That thou mayest be justified in thy words, And mayest overcome when thou art judged. ⁵ But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who takes vengeance? (I speak as a man.) ⁶ Far be it! For then how shall God judge the world? ⁷ For if the truth of God through my lie, abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner? ⁸ And why not, as we are slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say: Let us do evil, that good may come? Whose judgment is just. ⁹ What then? Are we better? No, in no wise; for we before charged, that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin. ¹⁰ As it is written: There is none righteous, no, no one; ¹¹ there is none that understands, there is none that seeks after God. ¹² They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that does good, there is not so much as one. 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 misery are in their ways; ¹⁷ and the way of peace they have not known. ¹⁸ There is no fear of God before their eyes. ¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. ²⁰ Because by works of law no flesh shall be justified in his sight; for by law is the knowledge of sin. ²¹ But now, apart from law, a righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; ²² a righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unto all and upon all that believe; (for there is no difference; ²³ for all sinned, and come short of the glory of God;) ²⁴ being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus; ²⁵ whom God set forth as a propitiation through faith by his blood, for the exhibition of his righteousness, because of the passing over of the sins before committed in the forbearance of God; ²⁶ for the exhibition of his righteousness in this present time, that he may be just, and the justifier of him who believes in Jesus. ²⁷ Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? Nay; but by the law of faith. ²⁸ Therefore we reckon that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law. Is he the God of Jews only? ²⁹ Is he not also of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles also; ³⁰ seeing that God is one, who will justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through the faith. ³¹ Do we then make void law through the faith? Far be it! Yea, we establish law.

²⁵ For circumcision indeed profits, if thou keep the law; but if thou art a transgressor of law, thy circumcision has become uncircumcision. ²⁶ If then the uncircumcision keep the requirements of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? ²⁷ And shall not the uncircumcision that is by nature, if it fulfill the law, judge thee, who with the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of law? ²⁸ For he is not a Jew, who is one outwardly; nor is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh. ²⁹ But he is a Jew, who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

³² If after the manner of men I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what is the profit to me, if the dead rise not? Let us eat and drink; For to-morrow we die.

⁹ Be not carried away with various and strange teachings; for it is good that the heart be established with grace, not with meats, which did not profit those who walked therein.

²⁹ Abraham says to him: They have Moses and the prophets let them hear them. ³⁰ And he said: Nay, father Abraham; but if one should go to them from the dead, they will repent. ³¹ And he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one should rise from the dead.

³⁹ Search the Scriptures; because in them ye think ye have eternal life, and these are they that testify of me;

³⁸ This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received the living oracles to give to us;

² which he before announced through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures,

¹⁸ and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

³ For what if some did not believe? Shall their unbelief make void the faithfulness of God?

⁴ who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service, and the promises;

¹ I SAY then, did God cast away his people? Far be it! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. ² God did not cast away his people whom he foreknew. Know ye not what the Scripture says in the story of Elijah; how he pleads with God against Israel, saying:

¹⁵ For if the casting away of them is the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? ¹⁶ And if the first-fruit is holy, so also is the lump; and if the root is holy, so also are the branches. ¹⁷ And if some of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive-tree, wert grafted in among them, and became a partaker with them of the root and the fatness of the olive-tree; ¹⁸ boast not over the branches. But if thou boast, it is not thou that bearest the root, but the root thee. ¹⁹ Thou wilt say then: The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. ²⁰ Well; because of their want of faith they were broken off, and thou standest by thy faith. Be not high-minded, but fear; ²¹ for if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. ²² Behold then the goodness and severity of God; toward those who fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness; otherwise, thou also shalt be cut off. ²³ And they also, if they continue not in their unbelief, shall be grafted in; for God is able again to graft them in.

²⁸ As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes; but as concerning the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. ²⁹ For unrepented are the gifts and the calling of God.

¹⁷ For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, I have a stewardship intrusted to me.

¹⁹ as that God was in Christ reconciling a world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.

⁷ But, on the contrary, seeing that I have been entrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, as Peter was with that of the circumcision;

²⁰ O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding the profane babblings, and oppositions of that which is falsely called knowledge;

¹⁵ and that from a child thou didst know the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ All Scripture is inspired by God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness; ¹⁷ that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

¹² For though ye ought, on account of the time, to be teachers, ye again have need that some one teach you the first principles of the oracles of God, and are become such as have need of milk, and not of solid food.

¹¹ if any one speaks, as [uttering] God's oracles; if any one ministers, as of the ability which God bestows; that God in all things may be glorified, through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the dominion, forever and ever. Amen.

¹⁹ And we have more sure the prophetic word; to which ye do well that ye take heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts; ²⁰ knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture comes of private interpretation; ²¹ for prophecy was never brought by the will of man; but moved by the Holy Spirit, men spoke from God.

¹⁰ And I fell before his feet to worship him. And he said to me: See thou do it not. I am a fellow-servant of thee and of thy brethren who have the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

⁶ And he said to me: These sayings are faithful and true; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show to his servants what things must shortly come to pass.

³⁵ Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away.

¹⁶ Because out of his fullness we all received, and grace for grace.

⁶ Not as though the word of God has failed. For not all they are Israel, who are of Israel;

¹⁶ But they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah says: Lord, who believed our report?

¹ I SAY then, did God cast away his people? Far be it! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. ² God did not cast away his people whom he foreknew. Know ye not what the Scripture says in the story of Elijah; how he pleads with God against Israel, saying: ³ Lord they killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I was left alone, and they seek my life. ⁴ But what says the answer of God to him? I reserved to myself seven thousand men, who bowed not the knee to Baal. ⁵ Even so then, at this present time also, there is a remnant according to the election of grace. ⁶ And if by grace, it is no longer of works; otherwise, grace becomes no longer grace. Ancient copies omit the words in brackets. [But if of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise, work is no longer work.] ⁷ What then? What Israel seeks after, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

²⁹ For unrepented are the gifts and the calling of God.

¹⁸ But we all, with unvailed face beholding in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord.

³ We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another abounds;

¹³ if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he can not deny himself.

¹ PAUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of God's chosen, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness; ² upon hope of eternal life, which God, who can not lie, promised before eternal ages,

² For to us were the glad tidings preached, as also to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mingled with faith in those who heard.

¹³ For when God made the promise to Abraham, because he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself, ¹⁴ saying: Surely, blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. ¹⁵ And so, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise. ¹⁶ For men indeed swear by the greater; and the oath is to them an end of all gainsaying, for a confirmation. ¹⁷ Wherein God, wishing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath; ¹⁸ that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible that God should lie, we may have strong encouragement, who fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,

¹⁹ The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say: Behold a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom was justified on the part of her children.

¹⁶ He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And hearing it, they said: Far be it!

³³ He that received his testimony has set his seal, That God is true.

⁶ Far be it! For then how shall God judge the world? ⁷ For if the truth of God through my lie, abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

³¹ Do we then make void law through the faith? Far be it! Yea, we establish law.

² Far be it! How shall we who died to sin, live any longer therein?

¹⁵ What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under law but under grace? Far be it!

⁷ What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Far be it! But I had not known sin, except through law; for I had not known coveting, if the law had not said: Thou shalt not covet.

¹³ Has then that which is good become death to me? Far be it! But sin, that it might appear sin, working death to me by that which is good, that sin by the commandment might become exceedingly sinful.

¹⁴ What then shall we say? Is there unrighteousness with God? Far be it!

¹ I SAY then, did God cast away his people? Far be it! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

¹¹ I say then, did they stumble in order that they should fall? Far be it! But by their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

¹⁵ Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them members of a harlot? Far be it!

¹⁸ But God is faithful, our word to you is not yea and nay.

¹⁷ But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is then Christ a minister of sin? Far be it!

²¹ I do not set aside the grace of God; for if there be righteousness through law, then Christ died without cause.

¹⁴ But far be it from me to glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.

² upon hope of eternal life, which God, who can not lie, promised before eternal ages,

¹⁸ that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible that God should lie, we may have strong encouragement, who fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us,

¹⁰ He that believes on the Son of God has the witness in himself; he that believes not God has made him a liar; because he has not believed in the witness which God has borne concerning his Son.

²⁰ And we know that the Son of God is come, and has given us understanding, that we may know the True one; and we are in the True One, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

⁷ And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things says the Holy, the True, he who has the key of David, he who opens, and no one shall shut, and shuts, and no one opens.

⁵ and after thy hardness and impenitent heart, art treasuring up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

⁷ For if the truth of God through my lie, abounded unto his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

²⁵ whom God set forth as a propitiation through faith by his blood, for the exhibition of his righteousness, because of the passing over of the sins before committed in the forbearance of God; ²⁶ for the exhibition of his righteousness in this present time, that he may be just, and the justifier of him who believes in Jesus.

¹ WHAT then shall we say that Abraham our father found, as pertaining to the flesh?

¹ WHAT then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?

¹⁹ I speak after the manner of men, because of the infirmity of your flesh. For as ye yielded your members servants to uncleanness, and to iniquity unto iniquity; so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto sanctification.

²⁰ For the creation was made subject to vanity, not willingly (but by reason of him who made it subject), in hope ²¹ that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

¹³ As it is written: Jacob I loved, But Esau I hated. ¹⁴ What then shall we say? Is there unrighteousness with God? Far be it!

¹⁸ So that, on whom he will he has mercy, and whom he will he hardens. ¹⁹ Thou wilt say then to me: Why then does he yet find fault? For who resists his will? ²⁰ Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him who formed it: Why didst thou make me thus?

¹⁹ Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath [of God]. For it is written: To me belongs vengeance; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

⁸ Say I these things as a man? Or does not the law also say these things?

¹⁵ Brethren, I speak after the manner of men. If a covenant has been confirmed, though it be a man's, no one sets it aside, or adds thereto.

⁶ since it is a righteous thing with God to recompense affliction to those who afflict you, ⁷ and to you who are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power, ⁸ in flaming fire, taking vengeance on those who know not God, and those who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ; ⁹ who shall suffer justice, eternal destruction, from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power;

³ And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God the Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of the nations.

⁵ And I heard the angel of the waters saying: Righteous art thou, who art and who wast holy, because thou didst thus judge; ⁶ because they shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink. They are worthy. ⁷ And I heard, out of the altar, one saying: Even so, Lord God the Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

²⁰ Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, ye apostles, and ye prophets; because God judged your cause upon her.

³¹ Because he fixed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness, by the man whom he appointed, having given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.

¹⁶ in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

³⁴ Jesus said to him: Verily I say to thee, that this night, before a cock crows, thou wilt thrice deny me.

⁶⁹ And Peter was sitting without, in the court. And a damsel came to him, saying: Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilaean. ⁷⁰ But he denied before all, saying: I know not what thou sayest. ⁷¹ And he having gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said to those who were there: This man also was with Jesus the Nazarene. ⁷² And again he denied, with an oath: I do not know the man. ⁷³ And after a little while, they that stood by came and said to Peter: Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrays thee. ⁷⁴ Then he began to invoke curses, and to swear: I do not know the man. And immediately a cock crowed. ⁷⁵ And Peter remembered the word of Jesus when he said: Before a cock crows, thou wilt thrice deny me. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

²³ this man, delivered up according to the established counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye slew, crucifying him by the hand of lawless ones;

²⁷ For they who dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, fulfilled them in condemning him. ²⁸ And though they found no cause of death, they demanded of Pilate that he should be slain. ²⁹ And when they had fulfilled all the things written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb.

⁴ Far be it! Yea, let God be true and every man a liar; as it is written: That thou mayest be justified in thy words, And mayest overcome when thou art judged.

¹¹ Happy are ye, when they shall revile and persecute you, and shall say all evil against you falsely, for my sake.

²⁰ Moreover the law came in also, that the trespass might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound;

¹⁶ having a good conscience, that wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good deportment in Christ. ¹⁷ For it is better, if it be the will of God, that ye suffer for well-doing, than for evil-doing.

⁴ For there crept in stealthily certain men, who of old were appointed beforehand to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into wantonness, and denying the only Master, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

³⁹ And seeing it, the Pharisee who had bidden him spoke within himself, saying: This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what sort of woman this is that touches him; for she is a sinner.

⁹ And he spoke this parable to some who trust in themselves that they are righteous, and despise others. ¹⁰ Two men went up into the temple to pray; one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. ¹¹ The Pharisee stood, and prayed thus with himself: God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. ¹² I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I possess. ¹³ And the publican, standing afar off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying: God be merciful to me, the sinner. ¹⁴ I say to you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For every one that exalts himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

¹⁸ For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; ¹⁹ because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God manifested it to them. ²⁰ For, from the creation of the world, his invisible things are clearly seen, being perceived by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse. ²¹ Because, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, nor gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their foolish heart was darkened. ²² Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools; ²³ and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. ²⁴ Wherefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, to dishonor their bodies among themselves; ²⁵ who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. ²⁶ For this cause God gave them up to vile passions; for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature; ²⁷ and in like manner the men also, 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 the recompense of their error which was meet. ²⁸ And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not becoming; ²⁹ being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

¹⁸ and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; ¹⁹ and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of those who are in darkness, ²⁰ an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law; ²¹ thou then, that teachest another, dost thou not teach thyself? Thou that preachest, a man should not steal, dost thou steal? ²² Thou that sayest, a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? Thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? ²³ Thou that makest thy boast in law, through the transgression of the law dishonorest thou God? ²⁴ For, the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, as it is written.

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

²² a righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unto all and upon all that believe; (for there is no difference; ²³ for all sinned, and come short of the glory of God;)

⁷ What then? What Israel seeks after, that he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened.

³² For God included all in disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all.

⁷ For who makes thee to differ? And what hast thou, that thou didst not receive? But if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

¹⁹ What then do I say? That an idol is anything, or that what is offered to idols is anything?

¹⁵ What then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also; I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

¹⁰ For as many as are of works of law are under a curse; for it is written: Cursed is every one that continues not in all the things written in the book of the law, to do them.

²² But the Scripture shut up all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

¹⁸ What then? Notwithstanding, in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and therein I rejoice, yea, and shall rejoice.

¹⁹ For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, blasphemies.

²¹ For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, ²² thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

¹⁸ And Jesus said to him: Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.

²³ for all sinned, and come short of the glory of God;)

⁸ According as it is written: God gave them a spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this day.

³ For also Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written: The reproaches of those who reproached thee, fell on me. ⁴ For whatever things were written afore-time were for our instruction, that we through patience and consolation of the Scriptures may have hope.

⁹ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, ¹⁰ nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are manifest; which are, fornication, uncleanness, wantonness, ²⁰ idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, emulation, wraths, contentions, divisions, factions, ²¹ envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings; and things like these; of which I tell you beforehand, as I also said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

¹ YOU also, being dead in trespasses and sins;— ² in which ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience; ³ among whom we also all walked in time past in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as others;—

³ But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becomes saints, ⁴ and filthiness, and foolish talking, and jesting, which are not becoming, but rather giving of thanks. ⁵ For this ye know, being aware that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. ⁶ Let no one deceive you with vain words; for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.

⁵ Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; ⁶ on account of which things the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience; ⁷ in which ye also once walked, when ye lived in these things. ⁸ But now, do ye also put all away, anger, wrath, malice, reviling, filthy communication out of your mouth. ⁹ Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds,

⁹ knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers; for man-slayers, ¹⁰ for fornicators, for those who defile themselves with mankind, for enslavers of men, for liars, for false swearers, and whatever else is contrary to the sound teachings;

² For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, ³ without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, without love to the good, ⁴ betrayers, headlong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; ⁵ having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof; and from these turn away.

³ For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, going astray, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

¹⁶ because it is written: Ye shall be holy, for I am holy.

⁸ If we say that we have not sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, that he may forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰ If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

⁸ But the fearful, and unbelieving, and defiled with abominations, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

¹⁵ without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loves and makes a lie.

¹³ Therefore I speak to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor understand. ¹⁴ And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says: With the hearing ye will hear, and will not understand; And seeing ye will see, and will not perceive.

¹⁹ When any one hears the word of the kingdom, and understands not, then comes the evil one and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is that which was sown by the way-side.

²² Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools;

²⁸ And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not becoming;

⁷ Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it does not submit itself to the law of God, neither indeed can it;

³⁰ And cast forth the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth!

³ among whom we also all walked in time past in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as others;—

⁸ For by grace ye are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; ⁹ not of works, lest any one should boast. ¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God before prepared that we should walk in them.

¹² Wherefore, my beloved, as ye always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; ¹³ for it is God who works in you both to will and to perform, of his good pleasure.

¹³ looking for the blissful hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ; ¹⁴ who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and cleanse for himself a people to be his own, zealous of good works.

¹¹ who in time past was unprofitable to thee, but is now profitable to thee and to me;

¹⁶ Do not err, my beloved brethren. ¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom there is no variableness, or shadow of turning.

²⁵ For ye were going astray like sheep; but have returned now unto the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

³⁴ Brood of vipers! How can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. ³⁵ The good man out of the good treasure sends forth good things; and the evil man out of the evil treasure sends forth evil things.

²⁷ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye are like to whited sepulchres, which outwardly indeed appear beautiful, but within are full of bones of the dead, and of all uncleanness. ²⁸ So also ye outwardly indeed appear righteous to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

⁵ So also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles! ⁶ And the tongue is a fire, that world of iniquity! The tongue among our members is that which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of life, and is set on fire by hell. ⁷ For every nature of beasts and birds, of reptiles and things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed, by the nature of man. ⁸ But the tongue no man can tame; a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

¹⁰ Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

¹⁴ Because strait is the gate, and narrow the way, that leads to life, and few are they who find it.

⁷⁹ to give light to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, in order to guide our feet into the way of peace.

¹ BEING justified therefore by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

⁴⁰ But the other answering rebuked him, saying: Dost thou not even fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

⁵ And a voice came out from the throne, saying: Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye who fear him, the small and the great.

¹² and he says to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. ¹³ Then the king said to the attendants: Bind him hand and foot, and cast him forth into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth!

⁹ And they hearing it, and being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, unto the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

³⁴ Jesus answered them: Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? ³⁵ If he called them gods to whom the word of God came, and the Scripture can not be broken,

²⁵ But this comes to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law: They hated me without a cause.

²⁰ For, from the creation of the world, his invisible things are clearly seen, being perceived by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.

¹ WHEREFORE thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest; for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. ² Now we know that the judgment of God is according to truth, upon those who commit such things.

¹² For as many as sinned without law shall also perish without law; and as many as sinned with law shall be judged by law; ¹³ (for not the hearers of law are just before God, but the doers of law shall be justified: ¹⁴ for when Gentiles, who have no law, do by nature the things required by law, these, having no law, are a law to themselves; ¹⁵ who show the work of law written in their hearts, their conscience witnessing therewith, and their thoughts alternately accusing, or also excusing;) ¹⁶ in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. ¹⁷ But if thou art called a Jew, and restest upon law, and makest thy boast in God, ¹⁸ and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

² Much every way; first, indeed, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God.

⁹ What then? Are we better? No, in no wise; for we before charged, that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin.

²⁹ that no flesh should glory before God.

²⁰ And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to those under law, as under law, not being myself under law, that I might gain those under law; ²¹ to those without law, as without law (not being without law to God, but under law to Christ), that I might gain those without law.

²² But the Scripture shut up all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. ²³ But before faith came, we were guarded under law, shut up unto the faith which was to be revealed.

⁵ that he might redeem those under law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

²¹ Tell me, ye who desire to be under law, do ye not hear the law?

¹⁸ But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under law.

³⁹ and by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye were not able to be justified by the law of Moses.

¹³ (for not the hearers of law are just before God, but the doers of law shall be justified:

²⁸ Therefore we reckon that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law. Is he the God of Jews only?

¹³ For not through law was the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.

¹⁵ For the law works wrath; for where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

¹³ (for until the law sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

⁷ What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Far be it! But I had not known sin, except through law; for I had not known coveting, if the law had not said: Thou shalt not covet. ⁸ But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of coveting. For without law, sin is dead. ⁹ And I was alive without law once; but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

³² Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but as being by works of law. For they stumbled against the stone of stumbling;

¹⁶ but knowing that a man is not justified by works of law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we also believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of law; because by works of law no flesh shall be justified.

¹⁹ For I through law died to law, that I might live to God.

¹⁰ For as many as are of works of law are under a curse; for it is written: Cursed is every one that continues not in all the things written in the book of the law, to do them. ¹¹ And that in the law no one is justified with God, is evident; because, the just shall live by faith. ¹² Now the law is not of faith; but, he that has done them shall live in them. ¹³ Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; because it is written: Cursed is every one that is hanged on a tree;

⁴ Ye are separated from Christ, whoever of you are justified in the law; ye are fallen away from grace.

⁸ For by grace ye are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; ⁹ not of works, lest any one should boast.

⁵ not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the bathing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit; ⁶ which he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior; ⁷ that, having been justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

⁹ But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors. ¹⁰ For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

²⁰ But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? ²¹ Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar? ²² Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made complete. ²³ And the scripture was fulfilled which says: Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness; and he was called, Friend of God. ²⁴ Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. ²⁵ And in like manner, was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she received the messengers, and sent them out by another way? ²⁶ For as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

⁴⁴ And he said to them: These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and psalms, concerning me.

⁴⁵ Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him: We have found him of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets wrote, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is from Nazareth.

¹⁴ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up; ¹⁵ that every one who believes on him may have everlasting life.

⁴⁶ For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me; for he wrote of me. ⁴⁷ But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

²¹ whom the heavens, indeed, must receive, until the times of the restoration of all things, which God spoke of by the mouth of all his holy prophets from the beginning. ²² Moses said: A Prophet will the Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatever he shall say to you. ²³ And it shall be that every soul, that will not hear that Prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people. ²⁴ And also all the prophets from Samuel, both he and they who followed, as many as spoke, also foretold these days. ²⁵ Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.

⁴³ To him all the prophets bear witness, that through his name every one who believes on him shall receive remission of sins.

¹¹ But, through the grace of the Lord Jesus, we believe that we shall be saved, in the same manner as they also.

²² Having therefore obtained help from God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing except those things which the prophets and Moses said should come;

²³ And having appointed a day for him, they came to him in greater numbers to his lodging; to whom he expounded, testifying fully the kingdom of God, and persuading them of the things concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning till evening.

¹⁷ For therein is revealed a righteousness of God, from faith to faith; as it is written: The just shall live by faith.

¹⁹ For as through the disobedience of the one man the many were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of the one will the many be constituted righteous.

²¹ that as sin reigned in death, so also might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

³⁰ What then shall we say? That Gentiles, who were not following after righteousness, obtained righteousness, the righteousness which is of faith;

³ For not knowing the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit themselves to the righteousness of God. ⁴ For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness, to every one that believes.

²⁶ but now made manifest, and through the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, made known to all nations for obedience to the faith,

³⁰ But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who from God was made wisdom to us, both righteousness and sanctification, and redemption;

²¹ Him who knew not sin he made to be sin for us, that we might become God's righteousness in him.

⁸ And the Scripture, foreseeing that God justifies the Gentiles by faith, announced beforehand the glad tidings to Abraham, saying: In thee shall all the nations be blessed.

⁵ For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

⁹ and be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God, upon faith;

¹ FOR the law having a shadow of the good things to come, not the very image of the things, can never, with the same sacrifices which they offer year by year continually, make those who come to them perfect. ² For then would they not have ceased to be offered, because the worshipers would have had no more consciousness of sins, having once been cleansed? ³ But in them there is a remembrance of sins year by year. ⁴ For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. ⁵ Wherefore, when he comes into the world, he says: Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, But a body didst thou prepare for me; ⁶ In whole burnt-offerings, and sacrifices for sin, thou hadst no pleasure. ⁷ Then said I: Lo, I come, In the volume of the book it is written of me, To do thy will, O God. ⁸ Saying above, Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou wouldest not, nor hadst pleasure therein, which are offered by the law, ⁹ then has he said: Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He takes away the first, that he may establish the second. ¹⁰ In which will we have been sanctified, through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. ¹¹ And every priest indeed stands daily ministering, and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; ¹² but he, having offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever sat down on the right hand of God; ¹³ from henceforth expecting until his enemies be made his footstool. ¹⁴ For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are sanctified.

⁴ By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he received testimony that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it, being dead, he yet speaks. ⁵ By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated him; for before his translation, he has had the testimony that he pleased God. ⁶ But without faith it is impossible to please him; for he who comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder to those who seek after him. ⁷ By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith. ⁸ By faith Abraham when called obeyed, to go forth into a place which he should afterward receive for an inheritance, and went forth, not knowing whither he went. ⁹ By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise; ¹⁰ for he looked for the city which has the foundations, whose builder and maker is God. ¹¹ By faith Sarah herself also received power to conceive seed, even when she was past age, because she accounted him faithful who had promised. ¹² Wherefore also there sprang from one, and him become as dead, even as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable. ¹³ These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar, and greeted them, and professed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth. ¹⁴ For they that say such things declare plainly, that they are seeking a country. ¹⁵ And if indeed, they had in mind that from which they came out, they would have had opportunity to return. ¹⁶ But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for he prepared for them a city. ¹⁷ By faith Abraham, when tried, has offered up Isaac; and he who had accepted the promises offered up his only begotten, ¹⁸ of whom it was said: In Isaac shall thy seed be called; ¹⁹ accounting that God is able even to raise from the dead; whence he also received him back in a figure. ²⁰ By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, concerning things to come. ²¹ By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; and he worshiped, [leaning] on the top of his staff. ²² By faith Joseph, when dying, made mention of the departure of the sons of Israel, and gave commandment concerning his bones. ²³ By faith Moses, when born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was fair; and they feared not the king's commandment. ²⁴ By faith Moses, when grown up, refused to be called son of a daughter of Pharaoh; ²⁵ choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; ²⁶ esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked for the reward. ²⁷ By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. ²⁸ Through faith he has kept the passover, and the affusion of the blood, that he who destroyed the first-born might not touch them. ²⁹ By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land; which the Egyptians attempting were swallowed up. ³⁰ By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after they had been encompassed during seven days. ³¹ By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who believed not, after having received the spies with peace. ³² And why say I more? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, of Barak and Samson and Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets; ³³ who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, ³⁴ quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. ³⁵ Women received their dead, by resurrection to life; and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. ³⁶ And others had trial of mockings, and scourgings, and, moreover, of bonds and imprisonment. ³⁷ They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword; they went about in sheep-skins and goats' skins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented; ³⁸ of whom the world was not worthy; wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the clefts of the earth. ³⁹ And all these, having obtained a good report through faith, did not receive the promise; ⁴⁰ God having provided something better concerning us, that they should not without us be made perfect.

¹⁰ Concerning which salvation the prophets diligently sought and searched, who prophesied of the grace toward you;

¹ SIMON PETER, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

¹¹ And the king, coming in to view the guests, saw there a man not clothed with a wedding garment; ¹² and he says to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

²² But the father said to his servants: Bring forth a robe, the best, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet;

⁹ and made no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

¹ WHEREFORE thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest; for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

³ For what says the Scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness. ⁴ Now to him that works, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as a debt. ⁵ But to him that works not, but believes on him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness. ⁶ As also David speaks of the happiness of the man, to whom God reckons righteousness, apart from works: ⁷ Happy they, whose iniquities were forgiven, And whose sins were covered; ⁸ Happy the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin! ⁹ Comes this happiness then on the circumcision, or also on he uncircumcision? For we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. ¹⁰ How then was it reckoned? When he was in circumcision, 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 while in uncircumcision; that he might be father of all that believe while in uncircumcision, that the righteousness might be reckoned to them also, ¹² and father of circumcision to those who are not only of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham, which he had while in uncircumcision. ¹³ For not through law was the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.

²⁰ And in respect to the promise of God he wavered not through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God, ²¹ and being fully persuaded, that what he has promised he is able also to perform. ²² Wherefore also it was reckoned to him for righteousness.

¹ BEING justified therefore by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; ² through whom also we obtained the access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. ³ And not only so, but we rejoice in afflictions also; knowing that affliction works patience; ⁴ and patience approval; and approval hope; ⁵ and hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God has been poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Spirit which was given to us. ⁶ For when we were yet without strength, in due season Christ died for the ungodly. ⁷ For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; though, for the good man, perhaps some one does even dare to die. ⁸ But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. ⁹ Much more therefore, being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved from the wrath through him. ¹⁰ For if, being enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his son; much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life; ¹¹ and not only so, but also rejoicing in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

¹ THERE is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.

¹² For there is no difference between Jew and Greek; for the same is Lord of all, rich toward all that call upon him;

⁶ As Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness. ⁷ Know then that they who are of faith, these are sons of Abraham. ⁸ And the Scripture, foreseeing that God justifies the Gentiles by faith, announced beforehand the glad tidings to Abraham, saying: In thee shall all the nations be blessed. ⁹ So that they who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham.

²⁸ There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is no male and female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

¹¹ where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

²³ And the scripture was fulfilled which says: Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness; and he was called, Friend of God.

²⁸ And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not becoming;

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

¹² that ye should walk worthy of God, who is calling you into his kingdom and glory.

¹⁴ whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹ LET us fear therefore, lest, a promise being still left us of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it.

¹³ but, in so far as ye share in Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that also, at the revelation of his glory, ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.

¹ THE elders among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed;

¹⁰ But the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after ye have suffered a little while, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you.

²⁸ even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

⁴ Now to him that works, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as a debt.

¹⁶ For this cause it is of faith, that it may be by grace; in order that the promise may 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,

⁹ Much more therefore, being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved from the wrath through him.

¹⁶ And not as through one that sinned, is the gift; for the judgment came of one unto condemnation, but the free gift came of many trespasses unto justification. ¹⁷ For if by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; much more they who receive the abundance of the grace, and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.) ¹⁸ So then, as through one trespass it came upon all men unto condemnation; so also through one righteous act it came upon all men unto justification of life. ¹⁹ For as through the disobedience of the one man the many were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of the one will the many be constituted righteous.

¹¹ And such were some of you; but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

⁶ to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the beloved; ⁷ in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

⁷ that he might show, in the ages to come, the exceeding richness of his grace, in his kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ in whom we have the redemption, the remission of our sins;

⁶ who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time;

¹⁴ who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and cleanse for himself a people to be his own, zealous of good works.

² For a tabernacle was prepared; the first, wherein is the lamp-stand, and the table, and the show-bread; which is called holy. ³ And after the second vail, the tabernacle which is called most holy, ⁴ having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on every side with gold, wherein was the golden pot containing the manna, and the rod of Aaron which budded, and the tables of the covenant; ⁵ and above it the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat; of which we can not now speak particularly. ⁶ Now these things being thus prepared, into the first tabernacle the priests enter at all times, performing the services; ⁷ but into the second, the high priest alone, once every year, not without blood, which he offers for himself, and for the errors of the people; ⁸ the Holy Spirit signifying this, that the way into the holy places has not yet been made manifest, while the first tabernacle is yet standing; ⁹ which is a figure for the time present, under which are offered both gifts and sacrifices, unable as to the conscience to perfect the worshiper; ¹⁰ only with meats and drinks, and divers immersions, ordinances of the flesh, imposed until the time of reformation. ¹¹ But Christ, having come as a high priest of the good things to come, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands (that is, not of this creation), ¹² and not through the blood of goats and calves but through his own blood, entered once for all into the holy places, obtaining eternal redemption. ¹³ For if the blood of goats and bulls, and ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctifies to the purity of the flesh; ¹⁴ how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? ¹⁵ And for this cause he is mediator of a new covenant, in order that, death having taken place, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, they who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

¹⁸ knowing that not with perishable things, silver and gold, ye were redeemed from your vain course of life received by tradition from your fathers, ¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot;

⁹ And they sing a new song, saying: Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; because thou wast slain, and didst redeem to God by thy blood out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation;

¹⁴ And I said to him: Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me: These are they who come out of the great affliction, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

⁴⁷ Verily, verily, I say to you, he that believes on me has everlasting life.

⁵³ Jesus therefore said to them: Verily, verily, I say to you, except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. ⁵⁴ He that eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, has eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. ⁵⁵ For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. ⁵⁶ He that eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, abides in me, and I in him. ⁵⁷ As the living Father has sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eats me, he also shall live because of me. ⁵⁸ This is the bread that came down out of heaven. Not as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead; he that eats of this bread shall live forever.

¹⁸ But thus God fulfilled what he before announced by the mouth of all his prophets, that the Christ should suffer.

²⁸ to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel before determined to be done.

³⁸ Be it known to you therefore, men, brethren, that remission of sins through this man is announced to you; ³⁹ and by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye were not able to be justified by the law of Moses.

¹⁸ Known to God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

³⁰ The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now, commands all men everywhere to repent.

⁴ Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God is leading thee to repentance;

²³ for all sinned, and come short of the glory of God;) ²⁴ being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;

²⁶ for the exhibition of his righteousness in this present time, that he may be just, and the justifier of him who believes in Jesus.

¹ WHAT then shall we say that Abraham our father found, as pertaining to the flesh? ² For if Abraham was justified by works, he has ground of boasting; but not before God. ³ For what says the Scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness. ⁴ Now to him that works, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as a debt. ⁵ But to him that works not, but believes on him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness. ⁶ As also David speaks of the happiness of the man, to whom God reckons righteousness, apart from works: ⁷ Happy they, whose iniquities were forgiven, And whose sins were covered; ⁸ Happy the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin!

¹¹ and not only so, but also rejoicing in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

²⁰ and through him to reconcile all things to himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, whether the things on the earth, or the things in the heavens. ²¹ And you also, being in time past alienated, and enemies in your mind in wicked works, yet now has he reconciled ²² in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and blameless and unaccused before him; ²³ if indeed ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye heard, which was preached in the whole creation which is under heaven; of which I Paul was made a minister.

¹⁵ Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

⁵ and above it the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat; of which we can not now speak particularly.

¹⁴ how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? ¹⁵ And for this cause he is mediator of a new covenant, in order that, death having taken place, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, they who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. ¹⁶ For where there is a testament, there must also of necessity be brought in the death of the testator. ¹⁷ For a testament is of force after men are dead; since it is of no strength at all while the testator lives. ¹⁸ Wherefore, neither has the first been dedicated without blood. ¹⁹ For, when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of the calves and of the goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, saying: ²⁰ This is the blood of the covenant, which God enjoined in respect to you. ²¹ And moreover, the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the service, he in like manner sprinkled with blood. ²² And nearly all things are cleansed according to the law with blood; and without shedding of blood there is no remission.

²⁵ nor yet that he should many times offer himself, as the high priest enters into the holy places every year with blood of others; ²⁶ for then must he many times have suffered since the foundation of the world; but now once, in the end of the ages, he has been manifested for the putting away of sin by the sacrifice of himself.

⁴ For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

¹⁹ Having therefore, brethren, boldness as to the entrance into the holy places by the blood of Jesus, which [entrance] he instituted for us, ²⁰ a new and living way, through the vail, that is to say, his flesh;

⁷ By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

¹⁴ For they that say such things declare plainly, that they are seeking a country.

¹⁷ By faith Abraham, when tried, has offered up Isaac; and he who had accepted the promises offered up his only begotten,

¹⁸ knowing that not with perishable things, silver and gold, ye were redeemed from your vain course of life received by tradition from your fathers, ¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot; ²⁰ who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but manifested in these last times for you,

¹⁰ If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

² And he is a propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

¹⁰ Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son, a propitiation for our sins.

⁸ And all who dwell upon the earth will worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb which is slain, from the foundation of the world.

¹⁵ And if any one was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

³⁰ seeing that God is one, who will justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through the faith.

⁵ But to him that works not, but believes on him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

³³ Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's chosen? God is he that justifies;

⁸ And the Scripture, foreseeing that God justifies the Gentiles by faith, announced beforehand the glad tidings to Abraham, saying: In thee shall all the nations be blessed. ⁹ So that they who are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham. ¹⁰ For as many as are of works of law are under a curse; for it is written: Cursed is every one that continues not in all the things written in the book of the law, to do them. ¹¹ And that in the law no one is justified with God, is evident; because, the just shall live by faith. ¹² Now the law is not of faith; but, he that has done them shall live in them. ¹³ Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; because it is written: Cursed is every one that is hanged on a tree; ¹⁴ that unto the Gentiles the blessing of Abraham might come in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

¹⁶ He that believes and is immersed shall be saved; but he that believes not shall be condemned.

³⁶ He that believes on the Son has everlasting life; and he that believes not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.

¹⁷ But if thou art called a Jew, and restest upon law, and makest thy boast in God,

²³ Thou that makest thy boast in law, through the transgression of the law dishonorest thou God?

² For if Abraham was justified by works, he has ground of boasting; but not before God.

²¹ I find then the law, that, when I desire to do good, evil is present with me.

²³ 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.

²⁵ I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then I myself with the mind serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.

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

¹¹ (for they being not yet born, nor having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls),

⁵ For Moses describes the righteousness which is of the law: The man that has done them, shall live by them.

⁶ And if by grace, it is no longer of works; otherwise, grace becomes no longer grace. Ancient copies omit the words in brackets. [But if of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise, work is no longer work.]

²⁹ that no flesh should glory before God. ³⁰ But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who from God was made wisdom to us, both righteousness and sanctification, and redemption; ³¹ that, according as it is written: He that glories, let him glory in the Lord.

¹¹ And this is the witness, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. ¹² He that has the Son has the life; he that has not the Son of God has not the life.

¹⁴ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up; ¹⁵ that every one who believes on him may have everlasting life. ¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believes on him, should not perish, but may have everlasting life. ¹⁷ For God sent not his Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world through him might be saved. ¹⁸ He that believes on him is not judged; but he that believes not has already been judged, because he has not believed on the name of the only-begotten Son of God.

²⁴ Verily, verily, I say to you, he that hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has everlasting life, and comes not into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

⁴⁰ For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son, and believes on him, may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

²⁰ Because by works of law no flesh shall be justified in his sight; for by law is the knowledge of sin. ²¹ But now, apart from law, a righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; ²² a righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unto all and upon all that believe; (for there is no difference;

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;

²⁴ So that the law has become our schoolmaster, unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

⁹ not of works, lest any one should boast.

⁷ that, having been justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

²⁴ Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

³² I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

¹⁹ Go therefore, and disciple all the nations, immersing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;

¹⁵ And he said to them: Go into all the world, and preach the good news to every creature. ¹⁶ He that believes and is immersed shall be saved; but he that believes not shall be condemned.

⁴⁶ And he said to them: Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and should rise from the dead on the third day; ⁴⁷ and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

¹⁵ But the Lord said to him: Go; for he is to me a chosen vessel, to bear my name before Gentiles, and kings, and the sons of Israel;

²¹ And he said to me: Depart; for I will send thee far hence to the Gentiles.

¹⁷ delivering thee from the people, and the Gentiles, to whom I send thee,

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

²⁴ whom he also called, even us, not from among the Jews only, but also from among the Gentiles? ²⁵ As also he says in Hosea: I will call them my people, who were not my people; And her beloved, who was not beloved. ²⁶ And it shall be, that in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, there shall they be called, Sons of the living God.

¹² But if their fall is the riches of the world, and their diminution the riches of the Gentiles, how much more their fullness? ¹³ For I am speaking to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my office;

⁹ and that the Gentiles should glorify God for his mercy; as it is written: For this cause I will give thee praise among Gentiles. And to thy name will sing. ¹⁰ And again he says: Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. ¹¹ And again: Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; And extol him, all ye peoples. ¹² And again, Isaiah says: There shall be the root of Jesse, And he who rises up to rule the Gentiles; On him will Gentiles hope. ¹³ And the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

¹⁶ that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest in the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles may be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

¹⁴ that unto the Gentiles the blessing of Abraham might come in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

²⁵ But faith having come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. ²⁶ For ye are all sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus. ²⁷ For all ye who were immersed unto Christ, did put on Christ. ²⁸ There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is no male and female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. ²⁹ And if ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, heirs according to the promise.

⁶ that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers with us of the promise, in Christ Jesus, through the gospel;

¹¹ And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while in uncircumcision; that he might be father of all that believe while in uncircumcision, that the righteousness might be reckoned to them also, ¹² and father of circumcision to those who are not only of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham, which he had while in uncircumcision.

¹² For there is no difference between Jew and Greek; for the same is Lord of all, rich toward all that call upon him; ¹³ for every one who shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

¹⁴ But when I saw that they walk not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in the presence of all: If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles and not that of Jews, how dost thou compel the Gentiles to become as Jews? ¹⁵ We are Jews by nature, and not sinners from among the Gentiles; ¹⁶ but knowing that a man is not justified by works of law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we also believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of law; because by works of law no flesh shall be justified.

²⁰ Now the mediator is not of one; but God is one.

⁶ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith working by love.

¹⁵ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.

³ For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and glory in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

¹⁰ And ye are made complete in him, who is the head of all principality and power; ¹¹ in whom ye were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;

¹⁵ And Jesus answering said to him: Suffer it now; for thus it becomes us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

¹⁷ Think not that I came to destroy the law, or the prophets; I came not to destroy, but to fulfill.

²⁰ For I say to you, that except your righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

⁶ shall not honor his father or his mother; and ye made the word of God of no effect, for the sake of your tradition.

¹⁴ For if they that are of law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.

⁷ What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Far be it! But I had not known sin, except through law; for I had not known coveting, if the law had not said: Thou shalt not covet. ⁸ But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of coveting. For without law, sin is dead. ⁹ And I was alive without law once; but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. ¹⁰ And the commandment, which was for life, that I found to be for death. ¹¹ For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me. ¹² So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. ¹³ Has then that which is good become death to me? Far be it! But sin, that it might appear sin, working death to me by that which is good, that sin by the commandment might become exceedingly sinful. ¹⁴ For we know that the law is spiritual; but I am carnal, sold under sin.

²² For I delight in the law of God after the inward man.

⁴ that the requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

⁴ For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness, to every one that believes.

⁸ Owe no one anything, but to love one another; for he that loves another has fulfilled the law. ⁹ For this: Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet; and if there is any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. ¹⁰ Love works no ill to one's neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

²¹ to those without law, as without law (not being without law to God, but under law to Christ), that I might gain those without law.

¹⁷ But this I say, that a covenant before confirmed by God, the law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, does not annul, to make the promise of no effect. ¹⁸ For if the inheritance is of law, it is no more of promise; but God has freely given it to Abraham by promise. ¹⁹ What then is the law? It was added because of the transgressions, until the seed should come to whom the promise has been made; having been ordained through angels, by the hand of a mediator.

¹⁸ But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under law. ¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are manifest; which are, fornication, uncleanness, wantonness, ²⁰ idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, emulation, wraths, contentions, divisions, factions, ²¹ envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings; and things like these; of which I tell you beforehand, as I also said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. ²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, ²³ meekness, temperance; against such things there is no law.

¹⁵ Moreover, the Holy Spirit also is a witness to us; for after he had said, ¹⁶ This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, putting my laws upon their hearts, and on their minds I will write them, [he further says,]

⁸ If indeed ye fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well. ⁹ But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors. ¹⁰ For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. ¹¹ For he who said: Do not commit adultery, said also: Do not kill. Now if thou commit not adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. ¹² So speak, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.