THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE

PAUL

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gospel of God,

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comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of a servant of Jesus you and me. Christ, called to be an 13 Now I would not have you apostle, separated unto the ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto 2 (Which he had promised you, (but was let hitherto,) afore by his prophets in the that I might have some fruit holy scriptures,) among you also, even 3 Concerning his Son Jesus among other Gentiles. Christ our Lord, which was 14 I am debtor both to the made of the seed of David Greeks, and to the Barbarians; according to the flesh; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

as

4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according 15 So, as much as in me is, I to the spirit of holiness, by the am ready to preach the gospel resurrection from the dead: to you that are at Rome also. 5 By whom we have re- 16 For I am not ashamed of ceived grace and apostleship, the gospel of Christ: for it is for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his the power of God unto salva

name:

6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ: 7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

tion to every one that believeth: to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

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

18 For the wrath of God is

all ungodliness and unrightrevealed from heaven against eousness of men, who hold the 9 For God is my witness, truth in unrighteousness; whom I serve with my spirit 19 Because that which may in the gospel of his Son, that be known of God is manifest without ceasing I make men- in them; for God hath shewed tion of you always in my it unto them.

prayers;

20 For the invisible things of 10 Making request, if by any him from the creation of the means now at length I might world are clearly seen, being have a prosperous journey by understood by the things that the will of God to come unto are made, even his eternal you.

11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established:

power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were 12 That is, that I may be thankful; but became vain in

The impartiality

ROMANS, 2. of God's judgment.

their imaginations, and their ment of God, that they which foolish heart was darkened. commit such things are worthy 22 Professing themselves to of death, not only do the same, be wise, they became fools, but have pleasure in them that 23 And changed the glory of do them. the uncorruptible 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 to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

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THEREFORE thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

25 Who changed the truth of 2 But we are sure that the God into a lie, and worshipped judgment of God is according and served the creature more to truth against them which than the Creator, who is commit such things. blessed for ever. Amen.

3 And thinkest thou this, O

26 For this cause God gave man, that judgest them which them up unto vile affections: do such things, and doest the for even their women did same, that thou shalt escape change the natural use into the judgment of God? that which is against nature: 4 Or despisest thou the riches 27 And likewise also the of his goodness and forbearmen, leaving the natural use ance and longsuffering; not of the woman, burned in their knowing that the goodness of lust one toward another; men God leadeth thee to repentwith men working that which ance?

is unseemly, and receiving in 5 But after thy hardness and themselves that recompence impenitent heart treasurest up of their error which was meet. unto thyself wrath against the 28 And even as they did not day of wrath and revelation like to retain God in their of the righteous judgment of God; knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds: 7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, 31 Without understanding, and also of the Gentile; ' covenant breakers, without 10 But glory, honour, and natural affection, implacable, peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first

unmerciful:

32 Who knowing the judg-and also to the Gentile: >

The advantage

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of circumcision. 11 For there is no respect of breaking the law dishonourest persons with God. thou God?

12 For as many as have sin- 24 For the name of God is ned without law shall also blasphemed among the Genperish without law: and as tiles through you, as it is many as have sinned in the law written. shall be judged by the law;

25 For circumcision verily 13 (For not the hearers of the but if thou be a breaker of the profiteth, if thou keep the law: law are just before God, but law, thy circumcision is made the doers of the law shall be uncircumcision.

justified.

26 Therefore if the uncircum

14 For when the Gentiles, cision keep the righteousness which have not the law, do by of the law, shall not his uncir nature the things contained in cumcision' be counted for cir the law, these, having not the cumcision?

law, are a law unto themselves: 27 And shall not uncircum15 Which shew the work of cision which is by nature, if it the law written in their hearts, fulfil the law, judge thee, who their conscience also bearing by the letter and circumcision witness, and their thoughts the dost transgress the law? mean while accusing or else excusing one another ;)

16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

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

19 And art confident that

28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh :

29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

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thou thyself art a guide of the hath the Jew, or what HAT advantage then blind, a light of them which profit is there of circumcision? are in darkness,

20 An instructor of the fool- 2 Much every way: chiefly, ish, a teacher of babes, which because that unto them were hast the form of knowledge committed the oracles of God. and of the truth in the law. 3 For what if some did not 21 Thou therefore which believe? shall their unbelief teachest another, teachest thou make the faith of God without not thyself? thou that preach- effect?

est a man should not steal, dost 4 God forbid: yea, let God thou steal? be true, but every man a liar; 22 Thou that sayest a mai as it is written, That thou should not commit adultery, mightest be justified in thy dost thou commit adultery? sayings, and mightest overthou that abhorrest idols, dost come when thou art judged. thou commit sacrilege? 5 But if our unrighteousness 23 Thou that makest thy commend the righteousness boast of the law, through of God, what shall we say? Is

No flesh justified by

ROMANS, 3. the deeds of the law.

God unrighteous who taketh justified in his sight: for by vengeance? (I speak as a man) the law is the knowledge of 6 God forbid: for then how sin. shall God judge the world?

7 For if the truth of God of God without the law is man21 But now the righteousness hath more abounded through ifested, being witnessed by the my lie unto his glory; why law and the prophets : yet am I also judged as a sinner?

8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as

22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all

some affirm that we say,) Let them that believe: for there is us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is no difference: just.

9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 25 Whom God hath set forth 11 There is none that under- to be a propitiation through standeth, there is none that faith in his blood, to declare seeketh after God.

12 They are all gone out of his righteousness for the rethe way, they are together mission of sins that are past, become unprofitable: there is through the forbearance of none that doeth good, no, not God;

one.

26 To declare, I say, at this 13 Their throat is an open time his righteousness: that sepulchre; with their tongues he might be just, and the justithey have used deceit; the fier of him which believeth in 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 have they not known:

18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

Jesus.

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

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

29 Is he the God of the Jews 19 Now we know that what only? is he not also of the things soever the law saith, Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles

it saith to them who are

also:

under the law that every 30 Seeing it is one God, which mouth may be stopped, and shall justify the circumcision all the world may become by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. guilty before God.

20 Therefore by the deeds of, 31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forthe law there shall no flesh be bid: yea, we establish the law.

Abraham was

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ROMANS, 4.

justified by faith.

cision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that

WHAT shall we say then faith of our father Abraham,

that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

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

which he had being yet uncircumcised.

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

T4 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. 16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all.

5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works. 7Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, 17 (As it is written, I have and whose sins are covered. made thee a father of many 8 Blessed is the man to whom nations,) before him whom he the Lord will not impute sin. believed, even God, who quick9 Cometh this eneth the dead, and calleth blessedness then upon the circumcision those things which be not as only, or upon the uncircum- though they were.

cision also? for we say that. 18 Who against hope believed faith was reckoned to Abra- in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, ham for righteousness.

10 How was it then reckoned? according to that which was when he was in circumcision, spoken, So shall thy seed be. or in uncircumcision? Not in 19 And being not weak in circumcision, but in uncircum- faith, he considered not his cision. own body now dead, when he 11 And he received the sign was about an hundred years of circumcision, a seal of the old, neither yet the deadness righteousness of the faith of Sarah's womb:

which he had yet being uncir- 20 He staggered not at the cumcised: that he might be promise of God through unthe father of all them that be- belief; but was strong in faith, lieve, though they be not cir-giving glory to God; cumcised; that righteousness 21 And being fully persuaded might be imputed unto them that, what he had promised, also: he was able also to perform. 12 And the father of circum- 22 And therefore it was im