6 men.) "God forbid: for then how shall God judge the (7) world?" But 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 be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation is just. 9 What then? are we in worse case than they? No, in no wise for we before laid to the charge both of Jews Io and Greeks, that they are all under sin; "as it is written, IO II 12 13 14 456 15 16 17 18 19 There is none righteous, no, not one; "There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God; "They have all turned aside, they are together become unprofitable; There is none that doeth good, no, not so much as one: "Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit : The poison of asps is under their lips: "Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: "Destruction and misery are in their ways; "And the way of peace have they not known. "There is no fear of God before their eyes. Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought (20 under the judgement of God: "because by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for 21) through the law cometh the knowledge of sin. "But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 1 Many ancient authorities read For. 3 Gr. 2 Or, do we excuse ourselves? 1 Or, accounted righteous "Or, through law 5 A. V.-7 | For |..(hath more)..yet; 8 (rather)..damnation; 9 better.. have proved ..Gentiles; 12 are..gone out of the way; 19 saith..who..become guilty before; 20 Therefore.. deeds.. (there)..by..is; 21 the..without..is. (22 23 24 'even the righteousness of God through faith 1in Jesus Christ unto all them that believe; for there is no distinction; "for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God; "being justified freely by his grace through the (25 redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 'whom God 3 set forth to be a propitiation, through "faith, by his blood, to shew his righteousness, because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God; "for the shewing, I say, of his righteousness at this present season that he might himself be just, and the "justifier 27) of him that hath faith in Jesus. "Where then is the glorying? It is excluded. By what manner of law? of 28) works? Nay: but by a law of faith. 9 We reckon there 26) fore that a man is justified by faith apart from 10 the works (29) of the law. "Or is God the God of Jews only? is he not (30) the God of Gentiles also? Yea, of Gentiles also: "if so be that God is one, and he shall justify the circumcision 31 11by faith, and the uncircumcision 12 through faith. "Do we then make 18 the law of none effect 12 through faith? God forbid: nay, we establish 18 the law. 4 1) 2 13 What then shall we say 14that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, hath found? "For if Abraham was justified "by works, he hath whereof to glory; but 3 not toward God. "For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for 4) righteousness. 'Now to him that worketh, the reward is 5 not reckoned as of grace, but as of debt. "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the 6 ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness. "Even ? Some ancient authorities add and upon all. 3 Or, purposed Or, faith in his blood 1 Or, of 6 See ch. ii. 13, margin. 8 Or, of 10 Or, works of law A. V.-22 (which is) by.. of |.. [and upon all] .difference; 23 come; 25 (hath)..] in | ..declare..for.. remission..that are past, through; 26 To declare.. time.. which believeth; 27 boasting..the; 28 conclude..without..deeds; 29 (he the)..(the)..(the).. Yes. (the): 30 | Seeing | (it)..which; 31 void..yea.—CH. IV. I | father | as pertaining; 2 were.. before; 3 counted; 5 counted. as David also pronounceth blessing upon the man, unto whom God reckoneth righteousness apart from works, 7 "saying, 8 Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose sins are covered. "Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin. "Is this blessing then pronounced upon the circumcision, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say, To Abra10) ham his faith was reckoned for righteousness. "How then was it reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircum(11 cision: "and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be in uncircumcision, that (12) righteousness might be reckoned unto them; "and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham which he had in uncircumcision. (13) "For not 'through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but 14 through the righteousness of faith. "For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise 15) is made of none effect: "for the law worketh wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression. 16 "For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace; to the end 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 17) of us all "(as it is written, A father of many nations have I made thee) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth the things that are 1 Or, through law A. V.-6 describeth the blessedness of..imputeth.. without; 8 impute; 9 Cometh.. blessedness..(only)..[that]; 11 (yet) being uncircumcised..not circumcised..imputed.. [also]; 12 being (yet) uncircumcised; 13 (the); 15 Because.. | for |..no; 16 Therefore ...might..by.. might; 17 those..which be. 18) not, as though they were. "Who in hope believed against hope, to the end that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, So shall (19 thy seed be. "And without being weakened in faith he considered his own body 'now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's 20) womb: "yea, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through 21 faith, giving glory to God, "and being fully assured that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. "Wherefore also it was reckoned unto him for righteous23 ness. "Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was (24 reckoned unto him; "but for our sake also, unto whom it 22 shall be reckoned, who believe on him that raised Jesus (25 our Lord from the dead, "who was delivered up for our 6 trespasses, and was raised for our justification. 51) Being therefore justified by faith, let us have peace 2 with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; "through whom also we have had our access by faith into this grace wherein we stand; and let us rejoice in hope of the 3) glory of God. "And not only so, but let us also rejoice in our tribulations: knowing that tribulation worketh 4 patience; "and patience, probation; and probation, hope : 5 "and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy 6 Ghost which was given unto us. "For while we were yet 7 weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly. "For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: for peradventure for the good man some one would even dare to die. 8 "But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, 9 1 Many ancient authorities omit now. 5 Or, we rejoice 2 Gr. out of. 3 Some 4 Some ancient authorities omit by faith. 7 Or, we also rejoice 8 Or, Holy Spirit: 9 Or, that which is good A. V.-18 the.. was; 19 not weak.. [not]..(when).. was..an..neither (yet); 20 staggered..at..was.. in; 21 persuaded; 22 And therefore..imputed to; 23 imputed to; 24 us..to..imputed, if we..(up); 25 offences..(again).—CH. V. I | we | ; 2 By; 3 we glory; 4 experience..experience; 5 maketh..ashamed..is..by.. is; 6 when..without strength..time; 7 yet..a. 9) while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. "Much more then, being now justified by his blood, shall we be 10 saved from the wrath of God through him. "For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life; "and not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. II (12 Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto 13 all men, for that all sinned:-"for until the law sin was in the world but sin is not imputed when there is no 14 law. "Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a figure of him (15 that was to come. "But not as the trespass, so also is the free gift. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God, and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound unto the (16 many. "And not as through one that sinned, so is the gift for the judgement came of one unto condemnation, but the free gift came of many trespasses unto justifica(17) tion. "For if, by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; much more shall they that receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness (18) reign in life through the one, even Jesus Christ. "So then as through one trespass the judgement came unto all men to condemnation; even so through one act of righteousness the free gift came unto all men to justification of life. "For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the Gr. but also glorying. 3 Gr. an act of righteousness. ancient authorities omit of the gift. 19 1 Gr. in. 3 • Some A.V.-10 when..by; 11 joy..by.. atonement; 12 Wherefore..by..by..upon (have) ; 14 to..similitude.. the; 15 offence.. through..offence..be dead..(which is) by..hath abounded; 16 (it was) by..was by..to..is..offences; 17 (man's) offence..by..which.. by; 18 Therefore.. by (the) offence (of)..upon..by (the)..(of)..upon..unto; 19 by.. by. |