Chapter 1


1

The Gospel Exalted

Paul 3972, a bond-servant 1401 of Christ 5547 Jesus 2424, called 2822 {as} an apostle 652, set 873 apart 873 for the gospel 2098 of God 2316,
2 which 3739 He promised 4279 beforehand 4279 through 1223 His prophets 4396 in the holy 40 Scriptures 1124,
3 concerning 4012 His Son 5207, who was born 1096 of a descendant 4690 of David 1160 according 2596 to the flesh 4561,
4 who was declared 3724 the Son 5207 of God 2316 with power 1411 by the resurrection 386 from the dead 3498, according 2596 to the Spirit 4151 of holiness 42, Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 our Lord 2962,
5 through 1223 whom 3739 we have received 2983 grace 5485 and apostleship 651 to bring 1519 about 1519 {the} obedience 5218 of faith 4102 among 1722 all 3956 the Gentiles 1484 for His name's 3686 sake 5228,
6 among 1722 whom 3739 you also 2532 are the called 2822 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547;
7 ¶ to all 3956 who are beloved 27 of God 2316 in Rome 4516, called 2822 {as} saints 40: Grace 5485 to you and peace 1515 from God 2316 our Father 3962 and the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
8 ¶ First 4413, I thank 2168 my God 2316 through 1223 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 for you all 3956, because 3754 your faith 4102 is being proclaimed 2605 throughout 1722 the whole 3650 world 2889.
9 For God 2316, whom 3739 I serve 3000 in my spirit 4151 in the {preaching of the} gospel 2098 of His Son 5207, is my witness 3144 {as to} how 5613 unceasingly 89 I make 4160 mention 3417 of you,
10 always 3842 in my prayers 4335 making 1189 request 1189, if 1487 perhaps 4458 now 2235 at last 4218 by the will 2307 of God 2316 I may succeed 2137 in coming 2064 to you.
11 For I long 1971 to see 3708 you so 2443 that I may impart 3330 some 5100 spiritual 4152 gift 5486 to you, that you may be established 4741;
12 that is, that I may be encouraged 4837 together 4837 with you {while} among 1722 you, each 240 of us by the other's 240 faith 4102, both 5037 yours 4771 and mine 1473.
13 I do not want 2309 you to be unaware 50, brethren 80, that often 4178 I have planned 4388 to come 2064 to you (and have been prevented 2967 so 2443 far 891) so 2443 that I may obtain 2192 some 5100 fruit 2590 among 1722 you also 2532, even 2531 as among 1722 the rest 3062 of the Gentiles 1484.
14 I am 1510 under 3781 obligation 3781 both 5037 to Greeks 1672 and to barbarians 915, both 5037 to the wise 4680 and to the foolish 453.
15 So 3779, for my part 1473, I am eager 4289 to preach 2097 the gospel 2097 to you also 2532 who 3588 are in Rome 4516.
16 ¶ For I am 1870 not ashamed 1870 of the gospel 2098, for it is the power 1411 of God 2316 for salvation 4991 to everyone 3956 who believes 4100, to the Jew 2453 first 4413 and also 5037 to the Greek 1672.
17 For in it {the} righteousness 1343 of God 2316 is revealed 601 from faith 4102 to faith 4102; as it is written 1125, "BUT THE RIGHTEOUS 1342 {man} SHALL LIVE 2198 BY FAITH 4102."
18

Unbelief and Its Consequences

¶ For the wrath 3709 of God 2316 is revealed 601 from heaven 3772 against 1909 all 3956 ungodliness 763 and unrighteousness 93 of men 444 who suppress 2722 the truth 225 in unrighteousness 93,
19 because 1360 that which 1110 is known 1110 about God 2316 is evident 5318 within 1722 them; for God 2316 made 5319 it evident 5319 to them.
20 For since 575 the creation 2937 of the world 2889 His invisible 517 attributes, His eternal 126 power 1411 and divine 2305 nature 2305, have been clearly 2529 seen 2529, being understood 3539 through what 4161 has 4161 been 4161 made 4161, so 1519 that they are without 379 excuse 379.
21 For even though they knew 1097 God 2316, they did not honor 1392 Him as God 2316 or 2228 give 2168 thanks 2168, but they became 3154 futile 3154 in their speculations 1261, and their foolish 801 heart 2588 was darkened 4654.
22 Professing 5335 to be wise 4680, they became 3471 fools 3471,
23 and exchanged 236 the glory 1391 of the incorruptible 862 God 2316 for an image 1504 in the form 3667 of corruptible 5349 man 444 and of birds 4071 and four-footed 5074 animals 5074 and crawling 2062 creatures 2062.
24 ¶ Therefore 1352 God 2316 gave 3860 them over 3860 in the lusts 1939 of their hearts 2588 to impurity 167, so 1519 that their bodies 4983 would be dishonored 818 among 1722 them.
25 For they exchanged 3337 the truth 225 of God 2316 for a lie 5579, and worshiped 4573 and served 3000 the creature 2937 rather 3844 than 3844 the Creator 2936, who 3739 is blessed 2128 forever 165. Amen 281.
26 ¶ For this 3778 reason 1223 God 2316 gave 3860 them over 3860 to degrading 819 passions 3806; for their women 2338 exchanged 3337 the natural 5446 function 5540 for that which is unnatural,
27 and in the same 3668 way 3668 also 2532 the men 733 abandoned 863 the natural 5446 function 5540 of the woman 2338 and burned 1572 in their desire 3715 toward 1519 one 240 another 240, men 733 with men 733 committing 2716 indecent 808 acts 808 and receiving 618 in their own 1438 persons 1438 the due 1163 penalty 489 of their error 4106.
28 ¶ And just 2531 as they did not see 1381 fit 1381 to acknowledge God 2316 any longer, God 2316 gave 3860 them over 3860 to a depraved 96 mind 3563, to do 4160 those 3588 things which are not proper 2520,
29 being filled 4137 with all 3956 unrighteousness 93, wickedness 4189, greed 4124, evil 2549; full 3324 of envy 5355, murder 5408, strife 2054, deceit 1388, malice 2550; {they are} gossips 5588,
30 slanderers 2637, haters 2319 of God 2319, insolent 5197, arrogant 5244, boastful 213, inventors 2182 of evil 2556, disobedient 545 to parents 1118,
31 without 801 understanding 801, untrustworthy 802, unloving 794, unmerciful 415;
32 and although they know 1921 the ordinance 1345 of God 2316, that those 3588 who practice 4238 such 5108 things 5108 are worthy 514 of death 2288, they not only 3440 do 4160 the same 846, but also 2532 give 4909 hearty 4909 approval 4909 to those 3588 who practice 4238 them.

Chapter 2


1

The Impartiality of God

Therefore 1352 you have 1510 no 379 excuse 379, everyone of you who passes 2919 judgment 2919, for in that which 3739 you judge 2919 another 2087, you condemn 2632 yourself 4572; for you who judge 2919 practice 4238 the same 846 things 846.
2 And we know 3609 that the judgment 2917 of God 2316 rightly falls 1510 upon those 3588 who practice 4238 such 5108 things 5108.
3 But do you suppose 3049 this 3778, O 5599 man 444, when you pass 2919 judgment 2919 on those 3588 who practice 4238 such 5108 things 5108 and do 4160 the same 846 {yourself,} that you will escape 1628 the judgment 2917 of God 2316?
4 Or 2228 do you think 2706 lightly 2706 of the riches 4149 of His kindness 5544 and tolerance 463 and patience 3115, not knowing 50 that the kindness 5543 of God 2316 leads 71 you to repentance 3341?
5 But because 2596 of your stubbornness 4643 and unrepentant 279 heart 2588 you are storing 2343 up wrath 3709 for yourself 4572 in the day 2250 of wrath 3709 and revelation 602 of the righteous 1341 judgment 1341 of God 2316,
6 who 3739 WILL RENDER 591 TO EACH 1538 PERSON 1538 ACCORDING 2596 TO HIS DEEDS 2041:
7 to those 3588 who by perseverance 5281 in doing 2041 good 18 seek 2212 for glory 1391 and honor 5092 and immortality 861, eternal 166 life 2222;
8 but to those 3588 who are selfishly 2052 ambitious 2052 and do not obey 544 the truth 225, but obey 3982 unrighteousness 93, wrath 3709 and indignation 2372.
9 {There will be} tribulation 2347 and distress 4730 for every 3956 soul 5590 of man 444 who does 2716 evil 2556, of the Jew 2453 first 4413 and also 5037 of the Greek 1672,
10 but glory 1391 and honor 5092 and peace 1515 to everyone 3956 who does 2038 good 18, to the Jew 2453 first 4413 and also 5037 to the Greek 1672.
11 For there is no 3756 partiality 4382 with God 2316.
12 ¶ For all 3745 who 3745 have sinned 264 without 460 the Law 460 will also 2532 perish 622 without 460 the Law 460, and all 3745 who 3745 have sinned 264 under 1722 the Law 3551 will be judged 2919 by the Law 3551;
13 for {it is} not the hearers 202 of the Law 3551 {who} are just 1342 before 3844 God 2316, but the doers 4163 of the Law 3551 will be justified 1344.
14 For when 3752 Gentiles 1484 who do not have 2192 the Law 3551 do 4160 instinctively 5449 the things of the Law 3551, these 3778, not having 2192 the Law 3551, are a law 3551 to themselves 1438,
15 in that they show 1731 the work 2041 of the Law 3551 written 1123 in their hearts 2588, their conscience 4893 bearing 4828 witness 4828 and their thoughts 3053 alternately 3342 accusing 2723 or 2228 else 2532 defending 626 them,
16 on the day 2250 when 3739, according 2596 to my gospel 2098, God 2316 will judge 2919 the secrets 2927 of men 444 through 1223 Christ 5547 Jesus 2424.
17

The Jew Is Condemned by the Law

¶ But if 1487 you bear 2028 the name 2028 "Jew 2453" and rely 1879 upon the Law 3551 and boast 2744 in God 2316,
18 and know 1097 {His} will 2307 and approve 1381 the things that are essential 1308, being instructed 2727 out of the Law 3551,
19 and are confident 3982 that you yourself 4572 are a guide 3595 to the blind 5185, a light 5457 to those 3588 who are in darkness 4655,
20 a corrector 3810 of the foolish 878, a teacher 1320 of the immature 3516, having 2192 in the Law 3551 the embodiment 3446 of knowledge 1108 and of the truth 225,
21 you, therefore 3767, who teach 1321 another 2087, do you not teach 1321 yourself 4572? You who preach 2784 that one shall not steal 2813, do you steal 2813?
22 You who say 3004 that one should not commit 3431 adultery 3431, do you commit 3431 adultery 3431? You who abhor 948 idols 1497, do you rob 2416 temples 2416?
23 You who 3739 boast 2744 in the Law 3551, through 1223 your breaking 3847 the Law 3551, do you dishonor 818 God 2316?
24 For "THE NAME 3686 OF GOD 2316 IS BLASPHEMED 987 AMONG 1722 THE GENTILES 1484 BECAUSE 1223 OF YOU," just 2531 as it is written 1125.
25 ¶ For indeed 3303 circumcision 4061 is of value 5623 if 1437 you practice 4238 the Law 3551; but if 1437 you are a transgressor 3848 of the Law 3551, your circumcision 4061 has become 1096 uncircumcision 203.
26 So 3767 if 1437 the uncircumcised 203 man 203 keeps 5442 the requirements 1345 of the Law 3551, will not his uncircumcision 203 be regarded 3049 as circumcision 4061?
27 And he who is physically 5449 uncircumcised 203, if he keeps 5055 the Law 3551, will he not judge 2919 you who 3588 though 1223 having the letter 1121 {of the Law} and circumcision 4061 are a transgressor 3848 of the Law 3551?
28 For he is not a Jew 2453 who 3588 is one outwardly, nor 3761 is circumcision 4061 that which is outward 5318 in the flesh 4561.
29 But he is a Jew 2453 who 3588 is one inwardly 2927; and circumcision 4061 is that which is of the heart 2588, by the Spirit 4151, not by the letter 1121; and his praise 1868 is not from men 444, but from God 2316.

Chapter 3


1

All the World Guilty

Then 3767 what 5101 advantage 4053 has the Jew 2453? Or 2228 what 5101 is the benefit 5622 of circumcision 4061?
2 Great 4183 in every 3956 respect 5158. First 4413 of all 4413, that they were entrusted 4100 with the oracles 3051 of God 2316.
3 What 5101 then 1063? If 1487 some 5100 did not believe 569, their unbelief 570 will not nullify 2673 the faithfulness 4102 of God 2316, will it?
4 May it never 3361 be! Rather 1161, let God 2316 be found 1096 true 227, though 1161 every 3956 man 444 {be found} a liar 5583, as it is written 1125, "THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED 1344 IN YOUR WORDS 3056, AND PREVAIL 3528 WHEN 1722 YOU ARE JUDGED 2919."
5 But if 1487 our unrighteousness 93 demonstrates 4921 the righteousness 1343 of God 2316, what 5101 shall we say 3004? The God 2316 who inflicts 2018 wrath 3709 is not unrighteous 94, is He? (I am speaking 3004 in human 444 terms 2596.)
6 May it never 3361 be! For otherwise 1893, how 4459 will God 2316 judge 2919 the world 2889?
7 But if 1487 through 1722 my lie 5582 the truth 225 of God 2316 abounded 4052 to His glory 1391, why 5101 am I also 2532 still 2089 being judged 2919 as a sinner 268?
8 And why not {say} (as we are slanderously 987 reported 987 and as some 5100 claim 5346 that we say 3004), "Let us do 4160 evil 2556 that good 18 may come 2064"? Their condemnation 2917 is just 1738.
9 ¶ What 5101 then 3767? Are we better 4284 than they? Not at all 3843; for we have already 4256 charged 4256 that both 5037 Jews 2453 and Greeks 1672 are all 3956 under 5259 sin 266;
10 as it is written 1125, "THERE IS NONE 3756 RIGHTEOUS 1342, NOT EVEN 3761 ONE 1520;
11 THERE IS NONE 3756 WHO UNDERSTANDS 4920, THERE IS NONE 3756 WHO SEEKS 1567 FOR GOD 2316;
12 ALL 3956 HAVE TURNED 1578 ASIDE 1578, TOGETHER 260 THEY HAVE BECOME 889 USELESS 889; THERE IS NONE 3756 WHO DOES 4160 GOOD 5544, THERE IS NOT EVEN 2193 ONE 1520."
13 "THEIR THROAT 2995 IS AN OPEN 455 GRAVE 5028, WITH THEIR TONGUES 1100 THEY KEEP DECEIVING 1387," "THE POISON 2447 OF ASPS 785 IS UNDER 5259 THEIR LIPS 5491";
14 "WHOSE 3739 MOUTH 4750 IS FULL 1073 OF CURSING 685 AND BITTERNESS 4088";
15 "THEIR FEET 4228 ARE SWIFT 3691 TO SHED 1632 BLOOD 129,
16 DESTRUCTION 4938 AND MISERY 5004 ARE IN THEIR PATHS 3598,
17 AND THE PATH 3598 OF PEACE 1515 THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN 1097."
18 "THERE IS NO 3756 FEAR 5401 OF GOD 2316 BEFORE 561 THEIR EYES 3788."
19 ¶ Now 1161 we know 3609 that whatever 3745 the Law 3551 says 3004, it speaks 2980 to those 3588 who are under 1722 the Law 3551, so 2443 that every 3956 mouth 4750 may be closed 5420 and all 3956 the world 2889 may become 1096 accountable 5267 to God 2316;
20 because 1360 by the works 2041 of the Law 3551 no flesh 4561 will be justified 1344 in His sight 1799; for through 1223 the Law 3551 {comes} the knowledge 1922 of sin 266.
21

Justification by Faith

¶ But now 3570 apart 5565 from the Law 3551 {the} righteousness 1343 of God 2316 has been manifested 5319, being witnessed 3140 by the Law 3551 and the Prophets 4396,
22 even 1161 {the} righteousness 1343 of God 2316 through 1223 faith 4102 in Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 for all 3956 those 3588 who believe 4100; for there is no 3756 distinction 1293;
23 for all 3956 have sinned 264 and fall 5302 short 5302 of the glory 1391 of God 2316,
24 being justified 1344 as a gift 1431 by His grace 5485 through 1223 the redemption 629 which is in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424;
25 whom 3739 God 2316 displayed 4388 publicly 4388 as a propitiation 2435 in His blood 129 through 1223 faith 4102. {This was} to demonstrate 1731 His righteousness 1343, because 1223 in the forbearance 463 of God 2316 He passed 3929 over 3929 the sins 265 previously 4266 committed 4266;
26 for the demonstration 1732, {I say,} of His righteousness 1343 at the present 3568 time 2540, so 1519 that He would be just 1342 and the justifier 1344 of the one who has faith 4102 in Jesus 2424.
27 ¶ Where 4226 then 3767 is boasting 2746? It is excluded 1576. By what 4169 kind 4169 of law 3551? Of works 2041? No 3780, but by a law 3551 of faith 4102.
28 For we maintain 3049 that a man 444 is justified 1344 by faith 4102 apart 5565 from works 2041 of the Law 3551.
29 Or 2228 is God 2316 {the God} of Jews 2453 only 3440? Is He not {the God} of Gentiles 1484 also 2532? Yes 3483, of Gentiles 1484 also 2532,
30 since 1512 indeed 1512 God 2316 who 3739 will justify 1344 the circumcised 4061 by faith 4102 and the uncircumcised 203 through 1223 faith 4102 is one 1520.
31 ¶ Do we then 3767 nullify 2673 the Law 3551 through 1223 faith 4102? May it never 3361 be! On the contrary 235, we establish 2476 the Law 3551.

Chapter 4


1

Justification by Faith Evidenced in Old Testament

What 5101 then 3767 shall we say 3004 that Abraham 11, our forefather 4310 according 2596 to the flesh 4561, has found 2147?
2 For if 1487 Abraham 11 was justified 1344 by works 2041, he has 2192 something 2745 to boast 2745 about 2745, but not before 4314 God 2316.
3 For what 5101 does the Scripture 1124 say 3004? "ABRAHAM 11 BELIEVED 4100 GOD 2316, AND IT WAS CREDITED 3049 TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS 1343."
4 Now 1161 to the one who works 2038, his wage 3408 is not credited 3049 as a favor 5485, but as what 3783 is due 3783.
5 But to the one who does not work 2038, but believes 4100 in Him who justifies 1344 the ungodly 765, his faith 4102 is credited 3049 as righteousness 1343,
6 just 2509 as David 1160 also 2532 speaks 3004 of the blessing 3108 on the man 444 to whom 3739 God 2316 credits 3049 righteousness 1343 apart 5565 from works 2041:
7 "BLESSED 3107 ARE THOSE WHOSE 3739 LAWLESS 458 DEEDS 458 HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN 863, AND WHOSE 3739 SINS 266 HAVE BEEN COVERED 1943.
8 "BLESSED 3107 IS THE MAN 435 WHOSE 3739 SIN 266 THE LORD 2962 WILL NOT TAKE 3049 INTO ACCOUNT 3049."
9 ¶ Is this 3778 blessing 3108 then 3767 on the circumcised 4061, or 2228 on the uncircumcised 203 also 2532? For we say 3004, "FAITH 4102 WAS CREDITED 3049 TO ABRAHAM 11 AS RIGHTEOUSNESS 1343."
10 How 4459 then 3767 was it credited 3049? While he was circumcised 4061, or 2228 uncircumcised 203? Not while circumcised 4061, but while uncircumcised 203;
11 and he received 2983 the sign 4592 of circumcision 4061, a seal 4973 of the righteousness 1343 of the faith 4102 which he had while uncircumcised 203, so 1519 that he might be the father 3962 of all 3956 who believe 4100 without 203 being 203 circumcised 203, that righteousness 1343 might be credited 3049 to them,
12 and the father 3962 of circumcision 4061 to those 3588 who not only 3440 are of the circumcision 4061, but who also 2532 follow 4748 in the steps 2487 of the faith 4102 of our father 3962 Abraham 11 which he had while uncircumcised 203.
13 ¶ For the promise 1860 to Abraham 11 or 2228 to his descendants 4690 that he would be heir 2818 of the world 2889 was not through 1223 the Law 3551, but through 1223 the righteousness 1343 of faith 4102.
14 For if 1487 those 3588 who are of the Law 3551 are heirs 2818, faith 4102 is made 2758 void 2758 and the promise 1860 is nullified 2673;
15 for the Law 3551 brings 2716 about 2716 wrath 3709, but where 3757 there is no 3756 law 3551, there also is no 3756 violation 3847.
16 ¶ For this 3778 reason 1223 {it is} by faith 4102, in order 2443 that {it may be} in accordance 2596 with grace 5485, so 1519 that the promise 1860 will be guaranteed 949 to all 3956 the descendants 4690, not only 3440 to those 3588 who are of the Law 3551, but also 2532 to those 3588 who are of the faith 4102 of Abraham 11, who 3739 is the father 3962 of us all 3956,
17 (as it is written 1125, "A FATHER 3962 OF MANY 4183 NATIONS 1484 HAVE I MADE 5087 YOU") in the presence 2713 of Him whom 3739 he believed 4100, {even} God 2316, who gives 2227 life 2227 to the dead 3498 and calls 2564 into being 1510 that which does not exist 1510.
18 In hope 1680 against 1909 hope 1680 he believed 4100, so 3779 that he might become 1096 a father 3962 of many 4183 nations 1484 according 2596 to that which had been spoken 3004, "SO 3779 SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS 4690 BE."
19 Without 3361 becoming 770 weak 770 in faith 4102 he contemplated 2657 his own 1438 body 4983, now as good as dead 3499 since he was about 4225 a hundred 1541 years 1541 old 1541, and the deadness 3500 of Sarah's 4564 womb 3388;
20 yet 1161, with respect 1519 to the promise 1860 of God 2316, he did not waver 1252 in unbelief 570 but grew 1743 strong 1743 in faith 4102, giving 1325 glory 1391 to God 2316,
21 and being fully 4135 assured 4135 that what 3739 God had promised 1861, He was able 1415 also 2532 to perform 2038.
22 Therefore 1352 IT WAS ALSO 2532 CREDITED 3049 TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS 1343.
23 Now 1161 not for his sake 1223 only 3440 was it written 1125 that it was credited 3049 to him,
24 but for our sake 1223 also 2532, to whom 3739 it will 3195 be credited 3049, as those 3588 who believe 4100 in Him who raised 1453 Jesus 2424 our Lord 2962 from the dead 3498,
25 {He} who 3739 was delivered 3860 over because 1223 of our transgressions 3900, and was raised 1453 because 1223 of our justification 1347.

Chapter 5


1

Results of Justification

Therefore 3767, having been justified 1344 by faith 4102, we have 2192 peace 1515 with God 2316 through 1223 our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547,
2 through 1223 whom 3739 also 2532 we have obtained 2192 our introduction 4318 by faith 4102 into this 3778 grace 5485 in which 3739 we stand 2476; and we exult 2744 in hope 1680 of the glory 1391 of God 2316.
3 And not only 3440 this, but we also 2532 exult 2744 in our tribulations 2347, knowing 3609 that tribulation 2347 brings 2716 about 2716 perseverance 5281;
4 and perseverance 5281, proven 1382 character 1382; and proven 1382 character 1382, hope 1680;
5 and hope 1680 does not disappoint 2617, because 3754 the love 26 of God 2316 has been poured 1632 out within 1722 our hearts 2588 through 1223 the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 who was given 1325 to us.
6 ¶ For while we were still 2089 helpless 772, at the right 2540 time 2540 Christ 5547 died 599 for the ungodly 765.
7 For one 5100 will hardly 3433 die 599 for a righteous 1342 man 1342; though 1063 perhaps 5029 for the good 18 man 18 someone 5100 would dare 5111 even 2532 to die 599.
8 But God 2316 demonstrates 4921 His own 1438 love 26 toward 1519 us, in that while we were yet 2089 sinners 268, Christ 5547 died 599 for us.
9 Much 4183 more 3123 then 3767, having now 3568 been justified 1344 by His blood 129, we shall be saved 4982 from the wrath 3709 {of God} through 1223 Him.
10 For if 1487 while we were enemies 2190 we were reconciled 2644 to God 2316 through 1223 the death 2288 of His Son 5207, much 4183 more 3123, having been reconciled 2644, we shall be saved 4982 by His life 2222.
11 And not only 3440 this, but we also 2532 exult 2744 in God 2316 through 1223 our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, through 1223 whom 3739 we have now 3568 received 2983 the reconciliation 2643.
12 ¶ Therefore, just 5618 as through 1223 one 1520 man 444 sin 266 entered 1525 into the world 2889, and death 2288 through 1223 sin 266, and so 3779 death 2288 spread 1330 to all 3956 men 444, because all 3956 sinned 264--
13 for until 891 the Law 3551 sin 266 was in the world 2889, but sin 266 is not imputed 1677 when there is no 3361 law 3551.
14 Nevertheless 235 death 2288 reigned 936 from Adam 76 until 3360 Moses 3475, even 2532 over 1909 those 3588 who had not sinned 264 in the likeness 3667 of the offense 3847 of Adam 76, who 3739 is a type 5179 of Him who was to come 3195.
15 ¶ But the free 5486 gift 5486 is not like 5613 the transgression 3900. For if 1487 by the transgression 3900 of the one 1520 the many 4183 died 599, much 4183 more 3123 did the grace 5485 of God 2316 and the gift 1431 by the grace 5485 of the one 1520 Man 444, Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, abound 4052 to the many 4183.
16 The gift 1434 is not like 5613 {that which came} through 1223 the one 1520 who sinned 264; for on the one 3303 hand 3303 the judgment 2917 {arose} from one 1520 {transgression} resulting 1519 in condemnation 2631, but on the other 1161 hand 1161 the free 5486 gift 5486 {arose} from many 4183 transgressions 3900 resulting 1519 in justification 1345.
17 For if 1487 by the transgression 3900 of the one 1520, death 2288 reigned 936 through 1223 the one 1520, much 4183 more 3123 those 3588 who receive 2983 the abundance 4050 of grace 5485 and of the gift 1431 of righteousness 1343 will reign 936 in life 2222 through 1223 the One 1520, Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
18 ¶ So 686 then 686 as through 1223 one 1520 transgression 3900 there resulted 1519 condemnation 2631 to all 3956 men 444, even 2532 so 3779 through 1223 one 1520 act 1345 of righteousness 1345 there resulted 1519 justification 1347 of life 2222 to all 3956 men 444.
19 For as through 1223 the one 1520 man's 444 disobedience 3876 the many 4183 were made 2525 sinners 268, even 2532 so 3779 through 1223 the obedience 5218 of the One 1520 the many 4183 will be made 2525 righteous 1342.
20 The Law 3551 came 3922 in so 2443 that the transgression 3900 would increase 4121; but where 3757 sin 266 increased 4121, grace 5485 abounded 5248 all 5248 the more 5248,
21 so 3779 that, as sin 266 reigned 936 in death 2288, even 2532 so 3779 grace 5485 would reign 936 through 1223 righteousness 1343 to eternal 166 life 2222 through 1223 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 our Lord 2962.

Chapter 6


1

Believers Are Dead to Sin, Alive to God

What 5101 shall we say 3004 then 3767? Are we to continue 1961 in sin 266 so 2443 that grace 5485 may increase 4121?
2 May it never 3361 be! How 4459 shall we who 3748 died 599 to sin 266 still 2089 live 2198 in it?
3 Or 2228 do you not know 50 that all 3745 of us who 3745 have been baptized 907 into Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 have been baptized 907 into His death 2288?
4 Therefore 3767 we have been buried 4916 with Him through 1223 baptism 908 into death 2288, so 3779 that as Christ 5547 was raised 1453 from the dead 3498 through 1223 the glory 1391 of the Father 3962, so 3779 we too 2532 might walk 4043 in newness 2538 of life 2222.
5 For if 1487 we have become 1096 united 4854 with {Him} in the likeness 3667 of His death 2288, certainly 235 we shall also 2532 be {in the likeness} of His resurrection 386,
6 knowing 1097 this 3778, that our old 3820 self 444 was crucified 4957 with {Him,} in order 2443 that our body 4983 of sin 266 might be done 2673 away 2673 with, so that we would no 3371 longer 3371 be slaves 1398 to sin 266;
7 for he who has died 599 is freed 1344 from sin 266.
8 ¶ Now 1161 if 1487 we have died 599 with Christ 5547, we believe 4100 that we shall also 2532 live 4800 with Him,
9 knowing 3609 that Christ 5547, having been raised 1453 from the dead 3498, is never 3765 to die 599 again 3765; death 2288 no 3765 longer 3765 is master 2961 over 2961 Him.
10 For the death that He died 599, He died 599 to sin 266 once 2178 for all 2178; but the life 2198 that He lives 2198, He lives 2198 to God 2316.
11 Even 2532 so 3779 consider 3049 yourselves 1438 to be dead 3498 to sin 266, but alive 2198 to God 2316 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424.
12 ¶ Therefore 3767 do not let sin 266 reign 936 in your mortal 2349 body 4983 so 1519 that you obey 5219 its lusts 1939,
13 and do not go on presenting 3936 the members 3196 of your body to sin 266 {as} instruments 3696 of unrighteousness 93; but present 3936 yourselves 1438 to God 2316 as those alive 2198 from the dead 3498, and your members 3196 {as} instruments 3696 of righteousness 1343 to God 2316.
14 For sin 266 shall not be master 2961 over 2961 you, for you are not under 5259 law 3551 but under 5259 grace 5485.
15 ¶ What 5101 then 3767? Shall we sin 264 because 3754 we are not under 5259 law 3551 but under 5259 grace 5485? May it never 3361 be!
16 Do you not know 3609 that when 3739 you present 3936 yourselves 1438 to someone 3739 {as} slaves 1401 for obedience 5218, you are slaves 1401 of the one whom 3739 you obey 5219, either 2273 of sin 266 resulting 1519 in death 2288, or 2228 of obedience 5218 resulting 1519 in righteousness 1343?
17 But thanks 5485 be to God 2316 that though you were slaves 1401 of sin 266, you became 5219 obedient 5219 from the heart 2588 to that form 5179 of teaching 1322 to which 3739 you were committed 3860,
18 and having been freed 1659 from sin 266, you became 1402 slaves 1402 of righteousness 1343.
19 I am speaking 3004 in human 442 terms 442 because 1223 of the weakness 769 of your flesh 4561. For just 5618 as you presented 3936 your members 3196 as slaves 1401 to impurity 167 and to lawlessness 458, resulting 1519 in {further} lawlessness 458, so 3779 now 3568 present 3936 your members 3196 as slaves 1401 to righteousness 1343, resulting 1519 in sanctification 38.
20 ¶ For when 3753 you were slaves 1401 of sin 266, you were free 1658 in regard to righteousness 1343.
21 Therefore 3767 what 5101 benefit 2590 were you then 5119 deriving 2192 from the things of which 3739 you are now 3568 ashamed 1870? For the outcome 5056 of those 1565 things 1565 is death 2288.
22 But now 3570 having been freed 1659 from sin 266 and enslaved 1402 to God 2316, you derive 2192 your benefit 2590, resulting 1519 in sanctification 38, and the outcome 5056, eternal 166 life 2222.
23 For the wages 3800 of sin 266 is death 2288, but the free 5486 gift 5486 of God 2316 is eternal 166 life 2222 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 our Lord 2962.

Chapter 7


1

Believers United to Christ

Or 2228 do you not know 50, brethren 80 (for I am speaking 2980 to those who know 1097 the law 3551), that the law 3551 has 2961 jurisdiction 2961 over 2961 a person 444 as long 5550 as he lives 2198?
2 For the married 5220 woman 1135 is bound 1210 by law 3551 to her husband 435 while he is living 2198; but if 1437 her husband 435 dies 599, she is released 2673 from the law 3551 concerning the husband 435.
3 So 686 then 686, if 1437 while her husband 435 is living 2198 she is joined 1096 to another 2087 man 435, she shall be called 5537 an adulteress 3428; but if 1437 her husband 435 dies 599, she is free 1658 from the law 3551, so that she is not an adulteress 3428 though she is joined 1096 to another 2087 man 435.
4 ¶ Therefore 5620, my brethren 80, you also 2532 were made 2289 to die 2289 to the Law 3551 through 1223 the body 4983 of Christ 5547, so 1519 that you might be joined 1096 to another 2087, to Him who was raised 1453 from the dead 3498, in order 2443 that we might bear 2592 fruit 2592 for God 2316.
5 For while 3753 we were in the flesh 4561, the sinful 266 passions 3804, which were {aroused} by the Law 3551, were at work 1754 in the members 3196 of our body to bear 2592 fruit 2592 for death 2288.
6 But now 3570 we have been released 2673 from the Law 3551, having died 599 to that by which 3739 we were bound 2722, so 5620 that we serve 1398 in newness 2538 of the Spirit 4151 and not in oldness 3821 of the letter 1121.
7 ¶ What 5101 shall we say 3004 then 3767? Is the Law 3551 sin 266? May it never 3361 be! On the contrary 235, I would not have come to know 1097 sin 266 except 1508 through 1223 the Law 3551; for I would not have known 3609 about 3609 coveting 1939 if 1487 the Law 3551 had not said 3004, "YOU SHALL NOT COVET 1937."
8 But sin 266, taking 2983 opportunity 874 through 1223 the commandment 1785, produced 2716 in me coveting 1939 of every 3956 kind 3956; for apart 5565 from the Law 3551 sin 266 {is} dead 3498.
9 I was once 4218 alive 2198 apart 5565 from the Law 3551; but when the commandment 1785 came 2064, sin 266 became 326 alive 326 and I died 599;
10 and this 3778 commandment 1785, which was to result 1519 in life 2222, proved 2147 to result 1519 in death 2288 for me;
11 for sin 266, taking 2983 an opportunity 874 through 1223 the commandment 1785, deceived 1818 me and through 1223 it killed 615 me.
12 So 5620 then 5620, the Law 3551 is holy 40, and the commandment 1785 is holy 40 and righteous 1342 and good 18.
13 ¶ Therefore 3767 did that which 18 is good 18 become 1096 {a cause} {of} death 2288 for me? May it never 3361 be! Rather 235 it was sin 266, in order 2443 that it might be shown 5316 to be sin 266 by effecting 2716 my death 2288 through 1223 that which 18 is good 18, so 2443 that through 1223 the commandment 1785 sin 266 would become 1096 utterly 5236 sinful 266.
14

The Conflict of Two Natures

¶ For we know 3609 that the Law 3551 is spiritual 4152, but I am 1510 of flesh 4560, sold 4097 into bondage to sin 266.
15 For what 3739 I am doing 2716, I do not understand 1097; for I am not practicing 4238 what 3739 I {would} like 2309 to {do,} but I am doing 4160 the very 3778 thing 3739 I hate 3404.
16 But if 1487 I do 4160 the very 3778 thing 3778 I do not want 2309 {to do,} I agree 4852 with the Law 3551, {confessing} that the Law 3551 is good 2570.
17 So 1161 now 3570, no 3765 longer 3765 am I the one doing 2716 it, but sin 266 which dwells 1774 in me.
18 For I know 3609 that nothing 3756 good 18 dwells 3611 in me, that is, in my flesh 4561; for the willing 2309 is present 3873 in me, but the doing 2716 of the good 2570 {is} not.
19 For the good 18 that I want 2309, I do not do 4160, but I practice 4238 the very 3778 evil 2556 that I do not want 2309.
20 But if 1487 I am doing 4160 the very 3778 thing 3778 I do not want 2309, I am no 3765 longer 3765 the one doing 2716 it, but sin 266 which dwells 3611 in me.
21 ¶ I find 2147 then 686 the principle 3551 that evil 2556 is present 3873 in me, the one who wants 2309 to do 4160 good 2570.
22 For I joyfully 4913 concur 4913 with the law 3551 of God 2316 in the inner 2080 man 444,
23 but I see 991 a different 2087 law 3551 in the members 3196 of my body, waging 497 war 497 against 497 the law 3551 of my mind 3563 and making 163 me a prisoner 163 of the law 3551 of sin 266 which is in my members 3196.
24 Wretched 5005 man 444 that I am! Who 5101 will set 4506 me free 4506 from the body 4983 of this 3778 death 2288?
25 Thanks 5485 be to God 2316 through 1223 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 our Lord 2962! So 686 then 686, on the one 3303 hand 3303 I myself 846 with my mind 3563 am serving 1398 the law 3551 of God 2316, but on the other 1161, with my flesh 4561 the law 3551 of sin 266.

Chapter 8


1

Deliverance from Bondage

Therefore 686 there is now 3568 no 3762 condemnation 2631 for those 3588 who are in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424.
2 For the law 3551 of the Spirit 4151 of life 2222 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 has set 1659 you free 1659 from the law 3551 of sin 266 and of death 2288.
3 For what 102 the Law 3551 could 102 not do, weak 770 as it was through 1223 the flesh 4561, God 2316 {did:} sending 3992 His own 1438 Son 5207 in the likeness 3667 of sinful 266 flesh 4561 and {as an offering} for sin 266, He condemned 2632 sin 266 in the flesh 4561,
4 so 2443 that the requirement 1345 of the Law 3551 might be fulfilled 4137 in us, who do not walk 4043 according 2596 to the flesh 4561 but according 2596 to the Spirit 4151.
5 For those 3588 who are according 2596 to the flesh 4561 set 5426 their minds 5426 on the things of the flesh 4561, but those 3588 who are according 2596 to the Spirit 4151, the things of the Spirit 4151.
6 For the mind 5427 set 5427 on the flesh 4561 is death 2288, but the mind 5427 set 5427 on the Spirit 4151 is life 2222 and peace 1515,
7 because 1360 the mind 5427 set 5427 on the flesh 4561 is hostile 2189 toward 1519 God 2316; for it does not subject 5293 itself to the law 3551 of God 2316, for it is not even 3761 able 1410 {to do so,}
8 and those 3588 who are in the flesh 4561 cannot please 700 God 2316.
9 ¶ However 1161, you are not in the flesh 4561 but in the Spirit 4151, if 1512 indeed 1512 the Spirit 4151 of God 2316 dwells 3611 in you. But if 1487 anyone 5100 does not have 2192 the Spirit 4151 of Christ 5547, he does not belong 1510 to Him.
10 If 1487 Christ 5547 is in you, though 3303 the body 4983 is dead 3498 because 1223 of sin 266, yet 1161 the spirit 4151 is alive 2222 because 1223 of righteousness 1343.
11 But if 1487 the Spirit 4151 of Him who raised 1453 Jesus 2424 from the dead 3498 dwells 3611 in you, He who raised 1453 Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 from the dead 3498 will also 2532 give 2227 life 2227 to your mortal 2349 bodies 4983 through 1223 His Spirit 4151 who dwells 3611 in you.
12 ¶ So 686 then 686, brethren 80, we are under 3781 obligation 3781, not to the flesh 4561, to live 2198 according 2596 to the flesh 4561--
13 for if 1487 you are living 2198 according 2596 to the flesh 4561, you must 3195 die 599; but if 1487 by the Spirit 4151 you are putting 2289 to death 2289 the deeds 4234 of the body 4983, you will live 2198.
14 For all 3745 who 3745 are being led 71 by the Spirit 4151 of God 2316, these 3778 are sons 5207 of God 2316.
15 For you have not received 2983 a spirit 4151 of slavery 1397 leading 1519 to fear 5401 again 3825, but you have received 2983 a spirit 4151 of adoption 5206 as sons 5206 by which 3739 we cry 2896 out, "Abba 5! Father 3962!"
16 The Spirit 4151 Himself 846 testifies 4828 with our spirit 4151 that we are children 5043 of God 2316,
17 and if 1487 children 5043, heirs 2818 also 2532, heirs 2818 of God 2316 and fellow 4789 heirs 4789 with Christ 5547, if 1512 indeed 1512 we suffer 4841 with {Him} so 2443 that we may also 2532 be glorified 4888 with {Him.}
18 ¶ For I consider 3049 that the sufferings 3804 of this 3588 present 3568 time 2540 are not worthy 514 to be compared with the glory 1391 that is to be revealed 601 to us.
19 For the anxious 603 longing 603 of the creation 2937 waits 553 eagerly 553 for the revealing 602 of the sons 5207 of God 2316.
20 For the creation 2937 was subjected 5293 to futility 3153, not willingly 1635, but because 1223 of Him who subjected 5293 it, in hope 1680
21 that the creation 2937 itself 846 also 2532 will be set 1659 free 1659 from its slavery 1397 to corruption 5356 into the freedom 1657 of the glory 1391 of the children 5043 of God 2316.
22 For we know 3609 that the whole 3956 creation 2937 groans 4959 and suffers 4944 the pains 4944 of childbirth 4944 together until 891 now 3568.
23 And not only 3440 this, but also 2532 we ourselves 846, having 2192 the first 536 fruits 536 of the Spirit 4151, even 2532 we ourselves 846 groan 4727 within 1722 ourselves 1438, waiting 553 eagerly 553 for {our} adoption 5206 as sons 5206, the redemption 629 of our body 4983.
24 For in hope 1680 we have been saved 4982, but hope 1680 that is seen 991 is not hope 1680; for who 5100 hopes 1680 for what 3739 he {already} sees 991?
25 But if 1487 we hope 1679 for what 3739 we do not see 991, with perseverance 5281 we wait 553 eagerly 553 for it.
26

Our Victory in Christ

¶ In the same 5615 way 5615 the Spirit 4151 also 2532 helps 4878 our weakness 769; for we do not know 3609 how 5101 to pray 4336 as we should 1163, but the Spirit 4151 Himself 846 intercedes 5241 for {us} with groanings 4726 too 215 deep 215 for words 215;
27 and He who searches 2045 the hearts 2588 knows 3609 what 5101 the mind 5427 of the Spirit 4151 is, because 3754 He intercedes 1793 for the saints 40 according 2596 to {the will of} God 2316.
28 ¶ And we know 3609 that God 2316 causes 4903 all 3956 things 3956 to work 4903 together 4903 for good 18 to those 3588 who love 25 God 2316, to those 3588 who are called 2822 according 2596 to {His} purpose 4286.
29 For those 3739 whom 3739 He foreknew 4267, He also 2532 predestined 4309 {to become} conformed 4832 to the image 1504 of His Son 5207, so 1519 that He would be the firstborn 4416 among 1722 many 4183 brethren 80;
30 and these 3778 whom 3739 He predestined 4309, He also 2532 called 2564; and these 3778 whom 3739 He called 2564, He also 2532 justified 1344; and these 3778 whom 3739 He justified 1344, He also 2532 glorified 1392.
31 ¶ What 5101 then 3767 shall we say 3004 to these 3778 things 3778? If 1487 God 2316 {is} for us, who 5101 {is} against 2596 us?
32 He who 3739 did not spare 5339 His own 2398 Son 5207, but delivered 3860 Him over for us all 3956, how 4459 will He not also 2532 with Him freely 5483 give 5483 us all 3956 things 3956?
33 Who 5101 will bring 1458 a charge 1458 against 2596 God's 2316 elect 1588? God 2316 is the one who justifies 1344;
34 who 5101 is the one who condemns 2632? Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 is He who died 599, yes 1161, rather 3123 who was raised 1453, who 3739 is at the right 1188 hand 1188 of God 2316, who 3739 also 2532 intercedes 1793 for us.
35 Who 5101 will separate 5563 us from the love 26 of Christ 5547? Will tribulation 2347, or 2228 distress 4730, or 2228 persecution 1375, or 2228 famine 3042, or 2228 nakedness 1132, or 2228 peril 2794, or 2228 sword 3162?
36 Just 2531 as it is written 1125, "FOR YOUR SAKE 1752 WE ARE BEING PUT 2289 TO DEATH 2289 ALL 3650 DAY 2250 LONG; WE WERE CONSIDERED 3049 AS SHEEP 4263 TO BE SLAUGHTERED 4967."
37 But in all 3956 these 3778 things 3778 we overwhelmingly 5245 conquer 5245 through 1223 Him who loved 25 us.
38 For I am convinced 3982 that neither 3777 death 2288, nor 3777 life 2222, nor 3777 angels 32, nor 3777 principalities 746, nor 3777 things 1764 present 1764, nor 3777 things 3195 to come 3195, nor 3777 powers 1411,
39 nor 3777 height 5313, nor 3777 depth 899, nor 3777 any 5100 other 2087 created 2937 thing 2937, will be able 1410 to separate 5563 us from the love 26 of God 2316, which is in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 our Lord 2962.

Chapter 9


1

Solicitude for Israel

I am telling 3004 the truth 225 in Christ 5547, I am not lying 5574, my conscience 4893 testifies 4828 with me in the Holy 40 Spirit 4151,
2 that I have great 3173 sorrow 3077 and unceasing 88 grief 3601 in my heart 2588.
3 For I could wish 2172 that I myself 846 were accursed 331, {separated} from Christ 5547 for the sake 5228 of my brethren 80, my kinsmen 4773 according 2596 to the flesh 4561,
4 who 3748 are Israelites 2475, to whom 3739 belongs the adoption 5206 as sons 5206, and the glory 1391 and the covenants 1242 and the giving 3548 of the Law 3548 and the {temple} service 2999 and the promises 1860,
5 whose 3739 are the fathers 3962, and from whom 3739 is the Christ 5547 according 2596 to the flesh 4561, who is over 1909 all 3956, God 2316 blessed 2128 forever 165. Amen 281.
6 ¶ But {it is} not as though 3754 the word 3056 of God 2316 has failed 1601. For they are not all 3956 Israel 2274 who 3588 are {descended} from Israel 2274;
7 nor 3761 are they all 3956 children 5043 because 3754 they are Abraham's 11 descendants 4690, but: "THROUGH 1722 ISAAC 2464 YOUR DESCENDANTS 4690 WILL BE NAMED 2564."
8 That is, it is not the children 5043 of the flesh 4561 who 3778 are children 5043 of God 2316, but the children 5043 of the promise 1860 are regarded 3049 as descendants 4690.
9 For this 3778 is the word 3056 of promise 1860: "AT THIS 3778 TIME 2540 I WILL COME 2064, AND SARAH 4564 SHALL HAVE 1510 A SON 5207."
10 And not only 3440 this, but there was Rebekah 4479 also 2532, when she had conceived {twins} by one 1520 man 1520, our father 3962 Isaac 2464;
11 for though {the twins} were not yet 3380 born 1080 and had not done 4238 anything 5100 good 18 or 2228 bad 5337, so 2443 that God's 2316 purpose 4286 according 2596 to {His} choice 1589 would stand 3306, not because 1537 of works 2041 but because 1537 of Him who calls 2564,
12 it was said 3004 to her, "THE OLDER 3173 WILL SERVE 1398 THE YOUNGER 1640."
13 Just 2509 as it is written 1125, "JACOB 2384 I LOVED 25, BUT ESAU 2269 I HATED 3404."
14 ¶ What 5101 shall we say 3004 then 3767? There is no 3361 injustice 93 with God 2316, is there? May it never 3361 be!
15 For He says 3004 to Moses 3475, "I WILL HAVE 1653 MERCY 1653 ON WHOM 3739 I HAVE 1653 MERCY 1653, AND I WILL HAVE 3627 COMPASSION 3627 ON WHOM 3739 I HAVE 3627 COMPASSION 3627."
16 So 686 then 686 it {does} not {depend} on the man who wills 2309 or 3761 the man who runs 5143, but on God 2316 who has 1653 mercy 1653.
17 For the Scripture 1124 says 3004 to Pharaoh 5328, "FOR THIS 3778 VERY 846 PURPOSE I RAISED 1825 YOU UP, TO DEMONSTRATE 1731 MY POWER 1411 IN YOU, AND THAT MY NAME 3686 MIGHT BE PROCLAIMED 1229 THROUGHOUT 1722 THE WHOLE 3956 EARTH 1093."
18 So 686 then 686 He has 1653 mercy 1653 on whom 3739 He desires 2309, and He hardens 4645 whom 3739 He desires 2309.
19 ¶ You will say 3004 to me then 3767, "Why 5101 does He still 2089 find 3201 fault 3201? For who 5101 resists 436 His will 1013?"
20 On the contrary 3304, who 5101 are you, O 5599 man 444, who answers 470 back 470 to God 2316? The thing 4110 molded 4110 will not say 3004 to the molder 4111, "Why 5101 did you make 4160 me like 3779 this 3779," will it?
21 Or 2228 does not the potter 2763 have 2192 a right 1849 over the clay 4081, to make 4160 from the same 846 lump 5445 one vessel 4632 for honorable 5092 use 5092 and another for common 819 use 819?
22 What 1161 if 1487 God 2316, although willing 2309 to demonstrate 1731 His wrath 3709 and to make 1107 His power 1415 known 1107, endured 5342 with much 4183 patience 3115 vessels 4632 of wrath 3709 prepared 2675 for destruction 684?
23 And {He did so} to make 1107 known 1107 the riches 4149 of His glory 1391 upon vessels 4632 of mercy 1656, which 3739 He prepared 4282 beforehand 4282 for glory 1391,
24 {even} us, whom 3739 He also 2532 called 2564, not from among 1537 Jews 2453 only 3440, but also 2532 from among 1537 Gentiles 1484.
25 As He says 3004 also 2532 in Hosea 5617, "I WILL CALL 2564 THOSE 3588 WHO WERE NOT MY PEOPLE 2992, 'MY PEOPLE 2992,' AND HER WHO WAS NOT BELOVED 25, 'BELOVED 25.'"
26 "AND IT SHALL BE THAT IN THE PLACE 5117 WHERE 3757 IT WAS SAID 3004 TO THEM, 'YOU ARE NOT MY PEOPLE 2992,' THERE 1563 THEY SHALL BE CALLED 2564 SONS 5207 OF THE LIVING 2198 GOD 2316."
27 ¶ Isaiah 2268 cries 2896 out concerning 5228 Israel 2474, "THOUGH 1437 THE NUMBER 706 OF THE SONS 5207 OF ISRAEL 2274 BE LIKE 5613 THE SAND 285 OF THE SEA 2281, IT IS THE REMNANT 5275 THAT WILL BE SAVED 4982;
28 FOR THE LORD 2962 WILL EXECUTE 4160 HIS WORD 3056 ON THE EARTH 1093, THOROUGHLY 4931 AND QUICKLY 4932."
29 And just 2531 as Isaiah 2268 foretold 4275, "UNLESS 1508 THE LORD 2962 OF SABAOTH 4519 HAD LEFT 1459 TO US A POSTERITY 4690, WE WOULD HAVE BECOME 1096 LIKE 5613 SODOM 4670, AND WOULD HAVE RESEMBLED 3666 GOMORRAH 1116."
30 ¶ What 5101 shall we say 3004 then 3767? That Gentiles 1484, who did not pursue 1377 righteousness 1343, attained 2638 righteousness 1343, even 1161 the righteousness 1343 which is by faith 4102;
31 but Israel 2474, pursuing 1377 a law 3551 of righteousness 1343, did not arrive 5348 at {that} law 3551.
32 Why? Because 3754 {they did} not {pursue it} by faith 4102, but as though 5613 {it were} by works 2041. They stumbled 4350 over 4350 the stumbling 4348 stone 3037,
33 just 2531 as it is written 1125, "BEHOLD 2400, I LAY 5087 IN ZION 4622 A STONE 3037 OF STUMBLING 4348 AND A ROCK 4073 OF OFFENSE 4625, AND HE WHO BELIEVES 4100 IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED 2617."

Chapter 10


1

The Word of Faith Brings Salvation

Brethren 80, my heart's 2588 desire 2107 and my prayer 1162 to God 2316 for them is for {their} salvation 4991.
2 For I testify 3140 about them that they have 2192 a zeal 2205 for God 2316, but not in accordance 2596 with knowledge 1922.
3 For not knowing 50 about God's 2316 righteousness 1343 and seeking 2212 to establish 2476 their own 2398, they did not subject 5293 themselves to the righteousness 1343 of God 2316.
4 For Christ 5547 is the end 5056 of the law 3551 for righteousness 1343 to everyone 3956 who believes 4100.
5 ¶ For Moses 3475 writes 1125 that the man 444 who practices 4160 the righteousness 1343 which is based 1537 on law 3551 shall live 2198 by that righteousness 846.
6 But the righteousness 1343 based 1537 on faith 4102 speaks 3004 as follows 3779: "DO NOT SAY 3004 IN YOUR HEART 2588, 'WHO 5101 WILL ASCEND 305 INTO HEAVEN 3772?' (that is, to bring 2609 Christ 5547 down 2609),
7 or 2228 'WHO 5101 WILL DESCEND 2597 INTO THE ABYSS 12?' (that is, to bring 321 Christ 5547 up from the dead 3498)."
8 But what 5101 does it say 3004? "THE WORD 4487 IS NEAR 1451 YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH 4750 AND IN YOUR HEART 2588"--that is, the word 4487 of faith 4102 which 3739 we are preaching 2784,
9 that if 1437 you confess 3670 with your mouth 4750 Jesus 2424 {as} Lord 2962, and believe 4100 in your heart 2588 that God 2316 raised 1453 Him from the dead 3498, you will be saved 4982;
10 for with the heart 2588 a person believes 4100, resulting 1519 in righteousness 1343, and with the mouth 4750 he confesses 3670, resulting 1519 in salvation 4991.
11 For the Scripture 1124 says 3004, "WHOEVER 3956 BELIEVES 4100 IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED 2617."
12 For there is no 3756 distinction 1293 between Jew 2453 and Greek 1672; for the same 846 {Lord} is Lord 2962 of all 3956, abounding 4147 in riches 4147 for all 3956 who call 1941 on Him;
13 for "WHOEVER 3956 WILL CALL 1941 ON THE NAME 3686 OF THE LORD 2962 WILL BE SAVED 4982."
14 ¶ How 4459 then 3767 will they call 1941 on Him in whom 3739 they have not believed 4100? How 4459 will they believe 4100 in Him whom 3739 they have not heard 191? And how 4459 will they hear 191 without 5565 a preacher 2784?
15 How 4459 will they preach 2784 unless they are sent 649? Just 2509 as it is written 1125, "HOW 5613 BEAUTIFUL 5611 ARE THE FEET 4228 OF THOSE 3588 WHO BRING 2097 GOOD 2097 NEWS 2097 OF GOOD 18 THINGS 18!"
16 ¶ However 235, they did not all 3956 heed 5219 the good 2098 news 2098; for Isaiah 2268 says 3004, "LORD 2962, WHO 5101 HAS BELIEVED 4100 OUR REPORT 189?"
17 So 686 faith 4102 {comes} from hearing 189, and hearing 189 by the word 4487 of Christ 5547.
18 ¶ But I say 3004, surely 3361 they have never heard 191, have they? Indeed 3304 they have; "THEIR VOICE 5353 HAS GONE 1831 OUT INTO ALL 3956 THE EARTH 1093, AND THEIR WORDS 4487 TO THE ENDS 4009 OF THE WORLD 3625."
19 But I say 3004, surely 3361 Israel 2474 did not know 1097, did they? First 4413 Moses 3475 says 3004, "I WILL MAKE 3863 YOU JEALOUS 3863 BY THAT WHICH IS NOT A NATION 1484, BY A NATION 1484 WITHOUT 801 UNDERSTANDING 801 WILL I ANGER 3949 YOU."
20 And Isaiah 2268 is very 662 bold 662 and says 3004, "I WAS FOUND 2147 BY THOSE 3588 WHO DID NOT SEEK 2212 ME, I BECAME 1096 MANIFEST 1717 TO THOSE 3588 WHO DID NOT ASK 1905 FOR ME."
21 But as for Israel 2474 He says 3004, "ALL 3650 THE DAY 2250 LONG I HAVE STRETCHED 1600 OUT MY HANDS 5495 TO A DISOBEDIENT 544 AND OBSTINATE 483 PEOPLE 2992."

Chapter 11


1

Israel Is Not Cast Away

I say 3004 then 3767, God 2316 has not rejected 683 His people 2992, has He? May it never 3361 be! For I too 2532 am 1510 an Israelite 2475, a descendant 4690 of Abraham 11, of the tribe 5443 of Benjamin 958.
2 God 2316 has not rejected 683 His people 2992 whom 3739 He foreknew 4267. Or 2228 do you not know 3609 what 5101 the Scripture 1124 says 3004 in {the passage about} Elijah 2243, how 5613 he pleads 1793 with God 2316 against 2596 Israel 2474?
3 "Lord 2962, THEY HAVE KILLED 615 YOUR PROPHETS 4396, THEY HAVE TORN 2679 DOWN 2679 YOUR ALTARS 2379, AND I ALONE 3441 AM LEFT 5275, AND THEY ARE SEEKING 2212 MY LIFE 5590."
4 But what 5101 is the divine 5538 response 5538 to him? "I HAVE KEPT 2641 for Myself 1683 SEVEN 2035 THOUSAND 2035 MEN 435 WHO 3748 HAVE NOT BOWED 2578 THE KNEE 1119 TO BAAL 896."
5 In the same 3779 way 3779 then 3767, there has also 2532 come 1096 to be at the present 3568 time 2540 a remnant 3005 according 2596 to {God's} gracious 5485 choice 1589.
6 But if 1487 it is by grace 5485, it is no 3765 longer 3765 on the basis 1537 of works 2041, otherwise 1893 grace 5485 is no 3765 longer 3765 grace 5485.
7 ¶ What 5101 then 3767? What 5101 Israel 2474 is seeking 1934, it has not obtained 2013, but those 1589 who were chosen 1589 obtained 2013 it, and the rest 3062 were hardened 4456;
8 just 2509 as it is written 1125, "GOD 2316 GAVE 1325 THEM A SPIRIT 4151 OF STUPOR 2659, EYES 3788 TO SEE 991 NOT AND EARS 3775 TO HEAR 191 NOT, DOWN 2193 TO THIS 4594 VERY 4594 DAY 2250."
9 And David 1160 says 3004, "LET THEIR TABLE 5132 BECOME 1096 A SNARE 3803 AND A TRAP 2339, AND A STUMBLING 4625 BLOCK 4625 AND A RETRIBUTION 468 TO THEM.
10 "LET THEIR EYES 3788 BE DARKENED 4654 TO SEE 991 NOT, AND BEND 4781 THEIR BACKS 3577 FOREVER."
11 ¶ I say 3004 then 3767, they did not stumble 4417 so 2443 as to fall 4098, did they? May it never 3361 be! But by their transgression 3900 salvation 4991 {has come} to the Gentiles 1484, to make 3863 them jealous 3863.
12 Now 1161 if 1487 their transgression 3900 is riches 4149 for the world 2889 and their failure 2275 is riches 4149 for the Gentiles 1484, how 4214 much 4214 more 3123 will their fulfillment 4138 be!
13 But I am speaking 3004 to you who are Gentiles 1484. Inasmuch then 3767 as I am 1510 an apostle 652 of Gentiles 1484, I magnify 1392 my ministry 1248,
14 if 1487 somehow 4458 I might move 3863 to jealousy 3863 my fellow 4561 countrymen 4561 and save 4982 some 5100 of them.
15 For if 1487 their rejection 580 is the reconciliation 2643 of the world 2889, what 5101 will {their} acceptance 4356 be but life 2222 from the dead 3498?
16 If 1487 the first 536 piece 536 {of dough} is holy 40, the lump 5445 is also 2532; and if 1487 the root 4491 is holy 40, the branches 2798 are too 2532.
17 ¶ But if 1487 some 5100 of the branches 2798 were broken 1575 off 1575, and you, being 1510 a wild 65 olive 65, were grafted 1461 in among 1722 them and became 1096 partaker 4791 with them of the rich 4096 root 4491 of the olive 1636 tree 1636,
18 do not be arrogant 2620 toward 2620 the branches 2798; but if 1487 you are arrogant 2620, {remember that} it is not you who supports 941 the root 4491, but the root 4491 {supports} you.
19 You will say 3004 then 3767, "Branches 2798 were broken 1575 off 1575 so 2443 that I might be grafted 1461 in."
20 Quite 2573 right 2573, they were broken 1575 off 1575 for their unbelief 570, but you stand 2476 by your faith 4102. Do not be conceited, but fear 5399;
21 for if 1487 God 2316 did not spare 5339 the natural 5449 branches 2798, He will not spare 5339 you, either 3761.
22 Behold 3708 then 3767 the kindness 5544 and severity 663 of God 2316; to those 3588 who fell 4098, severity 663, but to you, God's 2316 kindness 5544, if 1437 you continue 1961 in His kindness 5544; otherwise 1893 you also 2532 will be cut 1581 off 1581.
23 And they also 2548, if 1437 they do not continue 1961 in their unbelief 570, will be grafted 1461 in, for God 2316 is able 1415 to graft 1461 them in again 3825.
24 For if 1437 you were cut 1581 off 1581 from what 65 is by nature 5449 a wild 65 olive 65 tree 65, and were grafted 1461 contrary 3844 to nature 5449 into a cultivated 2565 olive 2565 tree 2565, how 4214 much 4214 more 3123 will these 3778 who 3588 are the natural {branches} be grafted 1461 into their own 2398 olive 1636 tree 1636?
25 ¶ For I do not want 2309 you, brethren 80, to be uninformed 50 of this 3778 mystery 3466--so that you will not be wise 5429 in your own 1438 estimation 1438--that a partial 3313 hardening 4457 has happened 1096 to Israel 2474 until 891 the fullness 4138 of the Gentiles 1484 has come 1525 in;
26 and so 3779 all 3956 Israel 2474 will be saved 4982; just 2531 as it is written 1125, "THE DELIVERER 4506 WILL COME 2240 FROM ZION 4622, HE WILL REMOVE 654 UNGODLINESS 763 FROM JACOB 2384."
27 "THIS 3778 IS MY COVENANT 1242 WITH THEM, WHEN 3752 I TAKE 851 AWAY 851 THEIR SINS 266."
28 From the standpoint 2596 of the gospel 2098 they are enemies 2190 for your sake 1223, but from the standpoint 2596 of {God's} choice 1589 they are beloved 27 for the sake 1223 of the fathers 3962;
29 for the gifts 5486 and the calling 2821 of God 2316 are irrevocable 278.
30 For just 5618 as you once 4218 were disobedient 544 to God 2316, but now 3568 have been shown 1653 mercy 1653 because of their disobedience 543,
31 so 3779 these 3778 also 2532 now 3568 have been disobedient 544, that because of the mercy 1656 shown to you they also 2532 may now 3568 be shown 1653 mercy 1653.
32 For God 2316 has shut 4788 up all 3956 in disobedience 543 so 2443 that He may show 1653 mercy 1653 to all 3956.
33 ¶ Oh 5599, the depth 899 of the riches 4149 both 2532 of the wisdom 4678 and knowledge 1108 of God 2316! How 5613 unsearchable 419 are His judgments 2917 and unfathomable 421 His ways 3598!
34 For WHO 5101 HAS KNOWN 1097 THE MIND 3563 OF THE LORD 2962, OR 2228 WHO 5101 BECAME 1096 HIS COUNSELOR 4825?
35 Or 2228 WHO 5101 HAS FIRST 4272 GIVEN 4272 TO HIM THAT IT MIGHT BE PAID 467 BACK 467 TO HIM AGAIN?
36 For from Him and through 1223 Him and to Him are all 3956 things 3956. To Him {be} the glory 1391 forever 165. Amen 281.

Chapter 12


1

Dedicated Service

Therefore 3767 I urge 3870 you, brethren 80, by the mercies 3628 of God 2316, to present 3936 your bodies 4983 a living 2198 and holy 40 sacrifice 2378, acceptable 2101 to God 2316, {which is} your spiritual 3050 service 2999 of worship 2999.
2 And do not be conformed 4964 to this 3778 world 165, but be transformed 3339 by the renewing 342 of your mind 3563, so 1519 that you may prove 1381 what 5101 the will 2307 of God 2316 is, that which 18 is good 18 and acceptable 2101 and perfect 5046.
3 ¶ For through 1223 the grace 5485 given 1325 to me I say 3004 to everyone 3956 among 1722 you not to think 5252 more 5252 highly 5252 of himself than 3844 he ought 1163 to think 5426; but to think 5426 so 1519 as to have 4993 sound 4993 judgment 4993, as God 2316 has allotted 3307 to each 1538 a measure 3358 of faith 4102.
4 For just 2509 as we have 2192 many 4183 members 3196 in one 1520 body 4983 and all 3956 the members 3196 do not have 2192 the same 846 function 4234,
5 so 3779 we, who are many 4183, are one 1520 body 4983 in Christ 5547, and individually members 3196 one 1520 of another 240.
6 Since we have 2192 gifts 5486 that differ 1313 according 2596 to the grace 5485 given 1325 to us, {each of us is to exercise them accordingly:} if 1535 prophecy 4394, according 2596 to the proportion 356 of his faith 4102;
7 if 1535 service 1248, in his serving 1248; or 1535 he who teaches 1321, in his teaching 1319;
8 or 1535 he who exhorts 3870, in his exhortation 3874; he who gives 3330, with liberality 572; he who leads 4291, with diligence 4710; he who shows 1653 mercy 1653, with cheerfulness 2432.
9 ¶ {Let} love 26 {be} without 505 hypocrisy 505. Abhor 655 what 4190 is evil 4190; cling 2853 to what 18 is good 18.
10 {Be} devoted 5387 to one 240 another 240 in brotherly 5360 love 5360; give 4285 preference 4285 to one 240 another 240 in honor 5092;
11 not lagging 3636 behind 3636 in diligence 4710, fervent 2204 in spirit 4151, serving 1398 the Lord 2962;
12 rejoicing 5463 in hope 1680, persevering 5278 in tribulation 2347, devoted 4342 to prayer 4335,
13 contributing 2841 to the needs 5532 of the saints 40, practicing 1377 hospitality 5381.
14 ¶ Bless 2127 those 3588 who persecute 1377 you; bless 2127 and do not curse 2672.
15 Rejoice 5463 with those who rejoice 5463, and weep 2799 with those who weep 2799.
16 Be of the same 846 mind 5426 toward 1519 one 240 another 240; do not be haughty 5308 in mind 5426, but associate 4879 with the lowly 5011. Do not be wise 5429 in your own 1438 estimation 1438.
17 Never 3367 pay 591 back 591 evil 2556 for evil 2556 to anyone 3367. Respect 4306 what 2570 is right 2570 in the sight 1799 of all 3956 men 444.
18 If 1487 possible 1415, so far 3588 as it depends 1537 on you, be at peace 1514 with all 3956 men 444.
19 Never 3361 take 1556 your own 1438 revenge 1556, beloved 27, but leave 1325 room 5117 for the wrath 3709 {of God,} for it is written 1125, "VENGEANCE 1557 IS MINE 1699, I WILL REPAY 467," says 3004 the Lord 2962.
20 "BUT IF 1437 YOUR ENEMY 2190 IS HUNGRY 3983, FEED 5595 HIM, AND IF 1437 HE IS THIRSTY 1372, GIVE 4222 HIM A DRINK 4222; FOR IN SO 3778 DOING 4160 YOU WILL HEAP 4987 BURNING 4442 COALS 440 ON HIS HEAD 2776."
21 Do not be overcome 3528 by evil 2556, but overcome 3528 evil 2556 with good 18.

Chapter 13


1

Be Subject to Government

Every 3956 person 5590 is to be in subjection 5293 to the governing 5242 authorities 1849. For there is no 3756 authority 1849 except 1508 from God 2316, and those 3588 which exist 1510 are established 5021 by God 2316.
2 Therefore 5620 whoever 3588 resists 436 authority 1849 has opposed 436 the ordinance 1296 of God 2316; and they who have opposed 436 will receive 2983 condemnation 2917 upon themselves 1438.
3 For rulers 758 are not a cause 5401 of fear 5401 for good 18 behavior 2041, but for evil 2556. Do you want 2309 to have 5399 no 3361 fear 5399 of authority 1849? Do 4160 what 18 is good 18 and you will have 2192 praise 1868 from the same 846;
4 for it is a minister 1249 of God 2316 to you for good 18. But if 1437 you do 4160 what 2556 is evil 2556, be afraid 5399; for it does not bear 5409 the sword 3162 for nothing 1500; for it is a minister 1249 of God 2316, an avenger 1558 who brings wrath 3709 on the one who practices 4238 evil 2556.
5 Therefore 1352 it is necessary 318 to be in subjection 5293, not only 3440 because 1223 of wrath 3709, but also 2532 for conscience' 4893 sake 1223.
6 For because 1223 of this 3778 you also 2532 pay 5055 taxes 5411, for {rulers} are servants 3011 of God 2316, devoting 4342 themselves 4342 to this 3778 very 846 thing 3778.
7 Render 591 to all 3956 what 3782 is due 3782 them: tax 5411 to whom 3588 tax 5411 {is due;} custom 5056 to whom 3588 custom 5056; fear 5401 to whom 3588 fear 5401; honor 5092 to whom 3588 honor 5092.
8 ¶ Owe 3784 nothing 3367 to anyone 3367 except 1508 to love 25 one 240 another 240; for he who loves 25 his neighbor 2087 has fulfilled 4137 {the} law 3551.
9 For this 3588, "YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT 3431 ADULTERY 3431, YOU SHALL NOT MURDER 5407, YOU SHALL NOT STEAL 2813, YOU SHALL NOT COVET 1937," and if 1487 there is any 5100 other 2087 commandment 1785, it is summed 346 up in this 3778 saying 3056, "YOU SHALL LOVE 25 YOUR NEIGHBOR 4139 AS YOURSELF 4572."
10 Love 26 does 2038 no 3756 wrong 2556 to a neighbor 4139; therefore 3767 love 26 is the fulfillment 4138 of {the} law 3551.
11 ¶ {Do} this 3778, knowing 3609 the time 2540, that it is already 2235 the hour 5610 for you to awaken 1453 from sleep 5258; for now 3568 salvation 4991 is nearer 1451 to us than 2228 when 3753 we believed 4100.
12 The night 3571 is almost 4298 gone 4298, and the day 2250 is near 1448. Therefore 3767 let us lay 659 aside 659 the deeds 2041 of darkness 4655 and put 1746 on the armor 3696 of light 5457.
13 Let us behave 4043 properly 2156 as in the day 2250, not in carousing 2970 and drunkenness 3178, not in sexual 2845 promiscuity 2845 and sensuality 766, not in strife 2054 and jealousy 2205.
14 But put 1746 on the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, and make 4160 no 3361 provision 4307 for the flesh 4561 in regard 1519 to {its} lusts 1939.

Chapter 14


1

Principles of Conscience

Now 1161 accept 4355 the one who is weak 770 in faith 4102, {but} not for {the purpose of} passing 1253 judgment 1253 on his opinions 1261.
2 One person has 4100 faith 4100 that he may eat 2068 all 3956 things 3956, but he who is weak 770 eats 2068 vegetables 3001 {only.}
3 The one 3739 who eats 2068 is not to regard 1848 with contempt 1848 the one 3588 who does not eat 2068, and the one 3739 who does not eat 2068 is not to judge 2919 the one 3588 who eats 2068, for God 2316 has accepted 4355 him.
4 Who 5101 are you to judge 2919 the servant 3610 of another 245? To his own 2398 master 2962 he stands 4739 or 2228 falls 4098; and he will stand 2476, for the Lord 2962 is able 1414 to make 2476 him stand 2476.
5 ¶ One person regards 2919 one day 2250 above 3844 another 2250, another regards 2919 every 3956 day 2250 {alike.} Each 1538 person 1538 must be fully 4135 convinced 4135 in his own 2398 mind 3563.
6 He who observes 5426 the day 2250, observes 5426 it for the Lord 2962, and he who eats 2068, does 2068 so 2068 for the Lord 2962, for he gives 2168 thanks 2168 to God 2316; and he who eats 2068 not, for the Lord 2962 he does not eat 2068, and gives 2168 thanks 2168 to God 2316.
7 For not one 3762 of us lives 2198 for himself 1438, and not one 3762 dies 599 for himself 1438;
8 for if 1437 we live 2198, we live 2198 for the Lord 2962, or 5037 if 1437 we die 599, we die 599 for the Lord 2962; therefore 3767 whether we live 2198 or die 599, we are the Lord's 2962.
9 For to this 3778 end Christ 5547 died 599 and lived 2198 again, that He might be Lord 2961 both 2532 of the dead 3498 and of the living 2198.
10 ¶ But you, why 5101 do you judge 2919 your brother 80? Or 2228 you again 2532, why 5101 do you regard 1848 your brother 80 with contempt 1848? For we will all 3956 stand 3936 before 3936 the judgment 968 seat 968 of God 2316.
11 For it is written 1125, "AS I LIVE 2198, SAYS 3004 THE LORD 2962, EVERY 3956 KNEE 1119 SHALL BOW 2578 TO ME, AND EVERY 3956 TONGUE 1100 SHALL GIVE 1843 PRAISE 1843 TO GOD 2316."
12 So 686 then 686 each 1538 one 1538 of us will give 1325 an account 3056 of himself 1438 to God 2316.
13 ¶ Therefore 3767 let us not judge 2919 one 240 another 240 anymore 3371, but rather 3123 determine 2919 this 3778--not to put 5087 an obstacle 4348 or 2228 a stumbling 4625 block 4625 in a brother's 80 way.
14 I know 3609 and am convinced 3982 in the Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 that nothing 3762 is unclean 2839 in itself 1438; but to him who thinks 3049 anything 5100 to be unclean 2839, to him it is unclean 2839.
15 For if 1487 because 1223 of food 1033 your brother 80 is hurt 3076, you are no 3765 longer 3765 walking 4043 according 2596 to love 26. Do not destroy 622 with your food 1033 him for whom 3739 Christ 5547 died 599.
16 Therefore 3767 do not let what 18 is for you a good 18 thing 18 be spoken 987 of as evil 987;
17 for the kingdom 932 of God 2316 is not eating 1035 and drinking 4213, but righteousness 1343 and peace 1515 and joy 5479 in the Holy 40 Spirit 4151.
18 For he who in this 3778 {way} serves 1398 Christ 5547 is acceptable 2101 to God 2316 and approved 1384 by men 444.
19 So 686 then 686 we pursue 1377 the things which make for peace 1515 and the building 3619 up of one 240 another 240.
20 Do not tear 2647 down 2647 the work 2041 of God 2316 for the sake 1752 of food 1033. All 3956 things 3956 indeed 3303 are clean 2513, but they are evil 2556 for the man 444 who eats 2068 and gives 1223 offense 4348.
21 It is good 2570 not to eat 2068 meat 2907 or 3366 to drink 4095 wine 3631, or 3366 {to do anything} by which 3739 your brother 80 stumbles 4350.
22 The faith 4102 which 3739 you have 2192, have 2192 as your own 4572 conviction 4572 before 1799 God 2316. Happy 3107 is he who does not condemn 2919 himself 1438 in what 3739 he approves 1381.
23 But he who doubts 1252 is condemned 2632 if 1437 he eats 2068, because 3754 {his eating is} not from faith 4102; and whatever is not from faith 4102 is sin 266.

Chapter 15


1

Self-denial on Behalf of Others

Now 1161 we who are strong 1415 ought 3784 to bear 941 the weaknesses 771 of those 3588 without 102 strength 102 and not {just} please 700 ourselves 1438.
2 Each 1538 of us is to please 700 his neighbor 4139 for his good 18, to his edification 3619.
3 For even 2532 Christ 5547 did not please 700 Himself 1438; but as it is written 1125, "THE REPROACHES 3680 OF THOSE 3588 WHO REPROACHED 3679 YOU FELL 1968 ON ME."
4 For whatever 3745 was written 4270 in earlier 4270 times 4270 was written 1125 for our instruction 1319, so 2443 that through 1223 perseverance 5281 and the encouragement 3874 of the Scriptures 1124 we might have 2192 hope 1680.
5 Now 1161 may the God 2316 who gives 1325 perseverance 5281 and encouragement 3874 grant 1325 you to be of the same 846 mind 5426 with one 240 another 240 according 2596 to Christ 5547 Jesus 2424,
6 so 2443 that with one 3661 accord 3661 you may with one 1520 voice 4750 glorify 1392 the God 2316 and Father 3962 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547.
7 ¶ Therefore 1352, accept 4355 one 240 another 240, just 2531 as Christ 5547 also 2532 accepted 4355 us to the glory 1391 of God 2316.
8 For I say 3004 that Christ 5547 has become 1096 a servant 1249 to the circumcision 4061 on behalf 5228 of the truth 225 of God 2316 to confirm 950 the promises 1860 {given} to the fathers 3962,
9 and for the Gentiles 1484 to glorify 1392 God 2316 for His mercy 1656; as it is written 1125, "THEREFORE I WILL GIVE 1843 PRAISE 1843 TO YOU AMONG 1722 THE GENTILES 1484, AND I WILL SING 5567 TO YOUR NAME 3686."
10 Again 3825 he says 3004, "REJOICE 2165, O GENTILES 1484, WITH HIS PEOPLE 2992."
11 And again 3825, "PRAISE 134 THE LORD 2962 ALL 3956 YOU GENTILES 1484, AND LET ALL 3956 THE PEOPLES 2992 PRAISE 1867 HIM."
12 Again 3825 Isaiah 2268 says 3004, "THERE SHALL COME 1510 THE ROOT 4491 OF JESSE 2421, AND HE WHO ARISES 450 TO RULE 757 OVER THE GENTILES 1484, IN HIM SHALL THE GENTILES 1484 HOPE 1679."
13 Now 1161 may the God 2316 of hope 1680 fill 4137 you with all 3956 joy 5479 and peace 1515 in believing 4100, so 1519 that you will abound 4052 in hope 1680 by the power 1411 of the Holy 40 Spirit 4151.
14 ¶ And concerning 4012 you, my brethren 80, I myself 846 also 2532 am convinced 3982 that you yourselves 846 are full 3324 of goodness 19, filled 4137 with all 3956 knowledge 1108 and able 1410 also 2532 to admonish 3560 one 240 another 240.
15 But I have written 1125 very 5112 boldly 5112 to you on some 3313 points 3313 so 5613 as to remind 1878 you again 1878, because 1223 of the grace 5485 that was given 1325 me from God 2316,
16 to be a minister 3011 of Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 to the Gentiles 1484, ministering 2418 as a priest 2418 the gospel 2098 of God 2316, so 2443 that {my} offering 4376 of the Gentiles 1484 may become 1096 acceptable 2144, sanctified 37 by the Holy 40 Spirit 4151.
17 Therefore 3767 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424 I have 2192 found reason 2746 for boasting 2746 in things pertaining 4314 to God 2316.
18 For I will not presume 5111 to speak 2980 of anything 5100 except 3756 what 3739 Christ 5547 has accomplished 2716 through 1223 me, resulting 1519 in the obedience 5218 of the Gentiles 1484 by word 3056 and deed 2041,
19 in the power 1411 of signs 4592 and wonders 5059, in the power 1411 of the Spirit 4151; so 5620 that from Jerusalem 2419 and round 2945 about 2945 as far 3360 as Illyricum 2437 I have fully 4137 preached 4137 the gospel 2098 of Christ 5547.
20 And thus 3779 I aspired 5389 to preach 2097 the gospel 2097, not where 3699 Christ 5547 was {already} named 3687, so 2443 that I would not build 3618 on another 245 man's 245 foundation 2310;
21 but as it is written 1125, "THEY WHO 3739 HAD 312 NO 3756 NEWS 312 OF HIM SHALL SEE 3708, AND THEY WHO HAVE NOT HEARD 191 SHALL UNDERSTAND 4920."
22 ¶ For this 1352 reason 1352 I have often 4183 been prevented 1465 from coming 2064 to you;
23 but now 3570, with no 3371 further 3371 place 5117 for me in these 3778 regions 2824, and since I have had 2192 for many 2425 years 2094 a longing 1974 to come 2064 to you
24 whenever I go 4198 to Spain 4681--for I hope 1679 to see 2300 you in passing 1279, and to be helped 4311 on my way 4311 there 1563 by you, when I have first 4413 enjoyed 1705 your company for a while 3313--
25 but now 3570, I am going 4198 to Jerusalem 2419 serving 1247 the saints 40.
26 For Macedonia 3109 and Achaia 882 have been 2106 pleased 2106 to make 4160 a contribution 2842 for the poor 4434 among the saints 40 in Jerusalem 2419.
27 Yes 1063, they were pleased 2106 {to do so,} and they are indebted 3781 to them. For if 1487 the Gentiles 1484 have shared 2841 in their spiritual 4152 things 4152, they are indebted 3784 to minister 3008 to them also 2532 in material 4559 things 4559.
28 Therefore 3767, when I have finished 2005 this 3778, and have put 4972 my seal 4972 on this 3778 fruit 2590 of theirs 846, I will go 565 on by way 1223 of you to Spain 4681.
29 I know 3609 that when I come 2064 to you, I will come 2064 in the fullness 4138 of the blessing 2129 of Christ 5547.
30 ¶ Now 1161 I urge 3870 you, brethren 80, by our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 and by the love 26 of the Spirit 4151, to strive 4865 together 4865 with me in your prayers 4335 to God 2316 for me,
31 that I may be rescued 4506 from those 3588 who are disobedient 544 in Judea 2453, and {that} my service 1248 for Jerusalem 2419 may prove 1096 acceptable 2144 to the saints 40;
32 so 2443 that I may come 2064 to you in joy 5479 by the will 2307 of God 2316 and find 4875 {refreshing} rest 4875 in your company.
33 Now 1161 the God 2316 of peace 1515 be with you all 3956. Amen 281.

Chapter 16


1

Greetings and Love Expressed

I commend 4921 to you our sister 79 Phoebe 5402, who is a servant 1249 of the church 1577 which is at Cenchrea 2747;
2 that you receive 4327 her in the Lord 2962 in a manner 516 worthy 516 of the saints 40, and that you help 3936 her in whatever matter 4229 she may have 5535 need 5535 of you; for she herself 846 has also 2532 been 1096 a helper 4368 of many 4183, and of myself 1473 as well 846.
3 ¶ Greet 782 Prisca 4251 and Aquila 207, my fellow 4904 workers 4904 in Christ 5547 Jesus 2424,
4 who 3748 for my life 5590 risked 5294 their own 1438 necks 5137, to whom 3739 not only 3441 do I give 2168 thanks 2168, but also 2532 all 3956 the churches 1577 of the Gentiles 1484;
5 also 2532 {greet} the church 1577 that is in their house 3624. Greet 782 Epaenetus 1866, my beloved 27, who 3739 is the first 536 convert 536 to Christ 5547 from Asia 773.
6 Greet 782 Mary 3137, who 3748 has worked 2872 hard 4183 for you.
7 Greet 782 Andronicus 408 and Junias 2458, my kinsmen 4773 and my fellow 4869 prisoners 4869, who 3748 are outstanding 1978 among 1722 the apostles 652, who 3739 also 2532 were in Christ 5547 before 4253 me.
8 Greet 782 Ampliatus 291, my beloved 27 in the Lord 2962.
9 Greet 782 Urbanus 3773, our fellow 4904 worker 4904 in Christ 5547, and Stachys 4720 my beloved 27.
10 Greet 782 Apelles 559, the approved 1384 in Christ 5547. Greet 782 those 3588 who 3588 are of the {household} of Aristobulus 711.
11 Greet 782 Herodion 2267, my kinsman 4773. Greet 782 those 3588 of the {household} of Narcissus 3488, who are in the Lord 2962.
12 Greet 782 Tryphaena 5170 and Tryphosa 5173, workers 2872 in the Lord 2962. Greet 782 Persis 4069 the beloved 27, who 3748 has worked 2872 hard 4183 in the Lord 2962.
13 Greet 782 Rufus 4504, a choice 1588 man 1588 in the Lord 2962, also 2532 his mother 3384 and mine 1699.
14 Greet 782 Asyncritus 799, Phlegon 5393, Hermes 2060, Patrobas 3969, Hermas 2057 and the brethren 80 with them.
15 Greet 782 Philologus 5378 and Julia 2456, Nereus 3517 and his sister 79, and Olympas 3652, and all 3956 the saints 40 who are with them.
16 Greet 782 one 240 another 240 with a holy 40 kiss 5370. All 3956 the churches 1577 of Christ 5547 greet 782 you.
17 ¶ Now 1161 I urge 3870 you, brethren 80, keep 4648 your eye 4648 on those 3588 who cause 4160 dissensions 1370 and hindrances 4625 contrary 3844 to the teaching 1322 which 3739 you learned 3129, and turn 1578 away 1578 from them.
18 For such 5108 men 5108 are slaves 1398, not of our Lord 2962 Christ 5547 but of their own 1438 appetites 2836; and by their smooth 5542 and flattering 2129 speech 2129 they deceive 1818 the hearts 2588 of the unsuspecting 172.
19 For the report of your obedience 5218 has reached 864 to all 3956; therefore 3767 I am rejoicing 5463 over 1909 you, but I want 2309 you to be wise 4680 in what 18 is good 18 and innocent 185 in what 2556 is evil 2556.
20 The God 2316 of peace 1515 will soon 5034 crush 4937 Satan 4567 under 5259 your feet 4228.
21 ¶ ¶ Timothy 5095 my fellow 4904 worker 4904 greets 782 you, and {so} {do} Lucius 3066 and Jason 2394 and Sosipater 4989, my kinsmen 4773.
22 ¶ I, Tertius 5060, who write 1125 this 3588 letter 1992, greet 782 you in the Lord 2962.
23 ¶ Gaius 1050, host 3581 to me and to the whole 3650 church 1577, greets 782 you. Erastus 2037, the city 4172 treasurer 3623 greets 782 you, and Quartus 2890, the brother 80.
24 [The grace 5485 of our Lord 2962 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547 be with you all 3956. Amen 281.]
25 ¶ Now 1161 to Him who is able 1410 to establish 4741 you according 2596 to my gospel 2098 and the preaching 2782 of Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, according 2596 to the revelation 602 of the mystery 3466 which has been kept 4601 secret 4601 for long 5550 ages 5550 past,
26 but now 3568 is manifested 5319, and by the Scriptures 1124 of the prophets 4397, according 2596 to the commandment 2003 of the eternal 166 God 2316, has been made 1107 known 1107 to all 3956 the nations 1484, {leading} to obedience 5218 of faith 4102;
27 to the only 3441 wise 4680 God 2316, through 1223 Jesus 2424 Christ 5547, be the glory 1391 forever 165. Amen 281.