Paul's zeal CHAP. I. for the Gospel a day, there came many to him into his | ed gross, and their ears are dull of hear. lodging, to whom he expounded and tes- ing, and their eyes have they closed, lest tified the kingdom of God, persuading they should see with their eyes, and them concerning Jesus, both out of the hear with their ears, and understand law of Moses, and out of the Prophets, with their heart, and should be convert. from morning till evening. ed, and I should heal them. 24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. 25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the holy Ghost by Esaias the Prophet, unto our fathers, 26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive. 27 For the heart of this people is wax 28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. 29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves. 30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, 31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him. The Epistle of PAUL the Apostle to the ROMANS. CHAP. I. Paul commendeth his calling. 12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you, by the mutual faith PAUL a servant of Jesus Christ, call- both of you and me. ed to be an Apostle, separated unto the Gospel of God, 2 (Which he had promised afore by his Prophets in the holy Scriptures,) 3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh, 4 And declared to be the Son of God, with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. 5 By whom we have received grace and Apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for his 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. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the Gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers, 10 Making request, (if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God) to come unto you. 11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end you may be established: 13 Now I would not have you igno. rant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. 14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians, both to the wise, and to the unwise. 15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the Gospel to you that are at Roine also. 16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation, to every one that believeth, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 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 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 hath shewed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world, are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse: 21 Because that when they knew God, God's judgment. ROMANS. Who are justified they glorified him not as God, neither | judgest them which do such things, and were thankful, but became vain in their doest the same, that thou shalt escape imaginations, and their foolish heart was the judgment of God? 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 four footed 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: 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their wo men did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their Inst one towards another, men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient: 29 Being filled with all unrighteous. ness, 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; 31 Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful; 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, (that they which commit such things, are worthy of death) not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? 5 But after thy hardness, and impenitent heart, treasurest up unto thyself wrath, against the day of wrath, and revelation of the righteous judgment of God: 6 Who will render to every man ac. cording to his deeds: 7 To them, who by patient continu. ance in well doing, seek for glory, and honour, and immortality, eternal life: 8 But unto them that are contentions, 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, and also of the Gentile. 10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile. 11 For there is no respect of persons with God. 12 For as many as have sinned without Law, shall also perish without Law: and as many as have sinned in the Law, shall be judged by the Law, 13 (For not the hearers of the Law are just before God, but the doers of the Law shall be justified; 14 For when the Gentiles which have not the Law, do by nature the things contained in the Law: these having not the Law, are a law unto themselves, 15 Which shew the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing, or else excusing one another :) 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 excel lent, being instructed out of the Law, 19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness: 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes : which hast the form o. knowledge and of the truth in the Law: 21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not 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 of the Law, through breaking the Law dishonourest thou God? 24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles, through you, as it is written : 25 For Circumcision verily profiteth if thou keep the Law: but if thou be a breaker of the Law, thy Circumcision is made uncircumcision. 26 Therefore, if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the Law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for Circumcision? 27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the Law, judge thee, who by the letter, and Circumcision, dost transgress the Law? 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. CHAP. III. The Jews' prerogative. None righteous. we say, Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is 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, 10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no not one: 11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable, there is none that doeth good, no not one. 13 Their throat is an open sepulchi, 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 have they not known. 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes. 19 Now we know that what things soever the Law saith, it saith to them who are under the Law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the Law, there shall no flesh be justified in his sight for by the Law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the of God W lewd what profit is there of without the Law righteousness, being Circumcision? 2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. 3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? 4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar, as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. 5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man) 6 God forbid for then how shall God judge the world? 7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? 8 And not rather as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that witnessed by the Law and the Prophets. 22 Even the righteousness of God, which is by faith of Jesus Christ unte all, and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: 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 Jesus Christ: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins, that are past, through the forbearance of God, 26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in 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 Justification of the Law. is justified by faith, without the deeds | ham, or to his seed through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect. 29 Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: 30 Seeing it is one God which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. 31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. 3 For what saith the Scripture? Abra. ham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh, is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but be. heveth 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: 7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. 9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righte ousness. 10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircum. cision? not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. 11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith, which he had yet being uncircum. cised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not eircumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: 12 And the father of circumcision, to them who are not of the circumcision only, but also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised. 15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no trans. gression. 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, 17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations) before him whom he believed, even God who quick. eneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not, as though they were; 18 Who against hope, believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations: according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. 19 And being not weak in faith, be considered not his own body now dead, when he was about a hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb. 20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief: but was strong in faith, giving glory to God: 21 And being fully persuaded, that what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. 23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him: 24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. CHAP. V. Justified by faith. THEREFORE being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ; TH 2 By whom also we have 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 glory in tribulations also, knowing that tribulation worketh patience: 4 And patience, experience and experience, hope: 5 And hope maketh not ashamed, be. cause the love of God is shed abroad in 13 For the promise that he should be our hearts, by the holy Ghost, which is the heir of the world, was not to Abra-given unto us. 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die yet peradventure for a good man, some would even dare to die. 8 But God commendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10 For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God, by the death of his son: much more being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 11 And not only so, but we also joy in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. 12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin: and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. 13 For until the Law sin was in the world but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come: 15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift for if through the offence of one, many be dead: much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift for the judgment was by one to condemnation: but the free gift 18 of many offences unto justification. 17 For if by one man's offence, death reigned by one, much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. 18 Therefore as by the offence of one, judgment came upon all men to condemnation: even so by the righteousness of one, the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners: so by the obedience of one, shall many be made righteous. 20 Moreover, the Law entered, that the offence might abound: but where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. Dead to sin 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death We may not live in sin. WH abound? 2 God forbid: how shall we that are 4 Therefore we are buried with him 5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death: we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7 For he that is dead, is freed from sin., 8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: 9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more, death hath no more dominion over him. 10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin: but alive unto God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 12 Let not sin reign therefore in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for ye are not under the Law, but under Grace. 15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the Law, but under Grace? God forbid. 16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey: whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 17 But God be thanked, that ye were 155 |
