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mitted nothing against the peo- things which were spoken, and ple, or customs of our fathers, some believed not. yet was I delivered prisoner from 25 And when they agreed not Jerusalem into the hands of the among themselves, they departRomans: ed, after that Paul had spoken 18 Who when they had ex- one word, Well spake the Holy amined me, would have let me Ghost by Esaias the prophet go, because there was no cause unto our fathers,

of death in me.

26 Saying, Go unto this peo

19 But when the Jews spake ple, and say, Hearing ye shall against it, I was constrained to hear, and shall not understand: appeal unto Cesar; not that I and seeing ye shall see, and not had aught to accuse my nation of. perceive.

20 For this cause therefore 27 For the heart of this peohave I called for you, to see you, ple is waxed gross, and their ears and to speak with you: because are dull of hearing, and their eyes that for the hope of Israel I am have they closed; lest they should bound with this chain. see with their eyes, and hear

21 And they said unto him, with their ears, and understand We neither received letters out with their heart, and should be of Judea concerning thee, nei- converted, and I should heal ther any of the brethren that them. came shewed or spake any harm of thee.

23 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God 22 But we desire to hear of is sent unto the Gentiles, and thee, what thou thinkest: for that they will hear it. as concerning this sect, we know 29 And when he had said. that every where it is spoken these words, the Jews departed, against. and had great reasoning among

23 And when they had ap- themselves. pointed him a day, there came 30 And Paul dwelt two whole many to him into his lodging; to years in his own hired house, whom he expounded and testifi- and received all that came in ed the kingdom of God, persuad- unto him,

ing them concerning Jesus, both 31 Preaching the kingdom of out of the law of Moses, and out God, and teaching those things of the prophets, from morning which concern the Lord Jesus ull evening. Christ, with all confidence, no

24 And some believed the man forbidding him.

The Epistle of PAUL, the Apostle, to the ROMANS.

CHAP. I.

tle, separated unto the Gospel of

1 Paul commendeth to the Romans his God, calling 16 he sheweth that the gospel

is for the justification of all men through 2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy

faith.

PAUL, a servant of Jesus scriptures,)
Christ, called to be an apos-

3 Concerning his Son Jesus

Christ our Lord, which was Greeks, and to the Barbarians; made of the seed of David ac- both to the wise, and to the uncording to the flesh; wise.

4 And declared to be the Son 15 So, as much as in me is, of God with power, according I am ready to preach the gospel to the Spirit of holiness, by the to you that are at Rome alresurrection from the dead: So.

5 By whom we have receiv- 16 For I am not ashamed of ed grace and apostleship, for the gospel of Christ: for it is the obedience to the faith among all power of God unto salvation nations, for his name: to every one that believeth; to 6 Among whom are ye also the Jew first, and also to the the called of Jesus Christ:

Greek.

7 To all that be in Rome, be- 17 For therein is the rightloved of God, called to be saints: eousness of God revealed from Grace to you, and peace from faith to faith: as it is written, God our Father, and the Lord The just shall live by faith. Jesus Christ.

18 For the wrath of God is

8 First, I thank my God revealed from heaven against all through Jesus Christ for you ungodliness, and unrighteousall, that your faith is spoken of ness of men, who hold the truth throughout the whole world. in unrighteousness.

9 For God is my witness, 19 Because, that which may whom I serve with my spirit in be known of God, is manifest in the gospel of his Son, that with- them; for God hath shewed it out ceasing I make mention of unto them.

you always in my prayers.

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

you.

11 For I long to see you, that are without excuse: I may impart unto you some 21 Because, that, when they spiritual gift, to the end ye may knew God, they glorified him be established; not as God, neither were thank12 That is, that I may be ful, but became vain in their imcomforted together with you, by aginations, and their foolish the mutual faith both of you heart was darkened.

and me.

22 Professing themselves to

13 Now I would not have be wise, they became fools; you ignorant, brethren, that of- 23 And changed the glory of tentimes I purposed to come the incorruptible God into an unto you (but was let hitherto) image made like to corruptible that I might have some fruit man, and to birds, and four-footamong you also, even as among footed beasts, and creeping other Gentiles. things.

14 I am debtor both to the 24 Wherefore God also gave

them up to uncleanness, through]

CHAP. II.

the lusts of their own hearts, to 1 They who condemn sin in others, and dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

do the like themselves, are inexcusable, whether Jews or Gentiles.

25 Who changed the truth of THEREFORE thou art inGod into a lie, and worshipped excusable, O man, whosoand served the creature more ever thou art, that judgest: for than the Creator, who is blessed wherein thou judgest another, for ever. thou condemnest thyself; for 26 For this cause God gave thou that judgest, doest the them up unto vile affections. same things.

Amen.

For even their women did 2 But we are sure that the change the natural use into that judgment of God is according which is against nature: to truth, against them which

27 And likewise also the men, commit such things. leaving the natural use of the 3 And thinkest thou this, O woman, burned in their lust one man, that judgest them which toward another; men with men do such things, and doest the working that which is unseem- same, that thou shalt escape the ly, and receiving in themselves judgment of God? that recompense of their error 4 Or despisest thou the riches which was meet. of his goodness, and forbear

28 And even as they did not ance, and long-suffering; not like to retain God in their knowl-knowing that the goodness of edge, God gave them over to a God leadeth thee to repentreprobate mind, to do those ance?

things which are not conven- 5 But after thy hardness and ient : impenitent heart, treasurest up 29 Being filled with all un- unto thyself wrath against the righteousness, fornication, wick-day of wrath, and revelation of edness, covetousness, malicious- the righteous judgment of ness; full of envy, murder, de- God; bate, deceit, malignity; whisper- 6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

ers,

7 To them who by patient continuance in well-doing, seek for glory, and honour, and immortality; eternal life:

30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, 8 But unto them that are concovenant-breakers, without na- tentious, and do not obey the tural affection, implacable, un- truth, but obey unrighteousmerciful: ness: indignation and wrath,

32 Who, knowing the judg- 9 Tribulation and anguish, ment of God, that they which upon every soul of man that docommit such things are worthy eth evil; of the Jew first, and also of death; not only do the same, of the Gentile; but have pleasure in them that do 10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that work

them.

eth good; to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile;

22 Thou that sayest, A man should not commit adultery, dost

11 For there is no respect of thou commit adultery! thou persons with God. that abhorrest idols, dost thou

12 For as many as have sin- commit sacrilege? ned without law, shall also per- 23 Thou that makest thy boast ish without law: and as many of the law, through breaking the as have sinned in the law, shall law dishonourest thou God? be judged by the law, 1 24 For the name of God is 13 (For not the hearers of the blasphemed among the Gentiles, law are just before God, but the through you, as is it written. doers of the law shall be justifi- 25 For circumcision verily ed. profiteth, if thou keep the law;

14 For when the Gentiles, but if thou be a breaker of the which have not the law, do by law, thy circumcision is made nature the things contained in uncircumcision. the law, these having not the 26 Therefore, if the uncirlaw, are a law unto themselves. cumcision keep the righteous15 Which shew the work of ness of the law, shall not his unthe law written in their hearts, circumcision be counted for cirtheir conscience also bearing cumcision? witness, and their thoughts the 27 And shall not uncircummean while accusing, or else ex- cision which is by nature, if it cusing one another;) fulfil the law, judge thee, who 16 In the day when God shall by the letter and circumcision judge the secrets of men by Je- dost transgress the law? sus Christ, according to my 28 For he is not a Jew, which gospel. is one outwardly; neither is that 17 Behold, thou art called a circumcision, which is outward Jew, and restest in the law, and in the flesh : makest thy boast of God.

29 But he is a Jew which is

18 And knowest his will, one inwardly; and circumcision and approvest the things that is that of the heart, in the spirit, are more excellent, being in- and not in the letter; whose structed out of the law, praise is not of men, but of God.

19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

20 An instructer of the fool

CHAP. III.

1 The Jews' prerogative not made void by the unbelief of some....20 None justifieth by the law, but all by God's grace through faith in Christ, without difference, &c.

ish, a teacher of babes, which WHAT advantage then

hast the form of knowledge, and of the truth in the law:

profit is there of circumcision? 21 Thou therefore which 2 Much every way: chiefly, teachest another, teachest thou because that unto them were not thyself? thou that preachest, committed the oracles of God. A man should not steal, dost 3 For what if some did not thou steal? believe? shall their unbeliet

make the faith of God without effect?

4 God forbid: yea, let God

17 And the way of peace have they not known.

13 There is no fear of God be true, but every man a liar; as before their eyes.

it is written, That thou might- 19 Now we know that what est be justified in thy sayings, things soever the law saith, it and mighest overcome when saith to them who are under the thou art judged. law that every mouth may be

5 But if our unrighteousness stopped, and all the world may commend the righteousness of become guilty before God. God, what shall we say! Is God 20 Therefore by the deeds of unrighteous who taketh ven- the law, there shall no flesh geance? (I speak as a man,) be justified in his sight: for by 6 God forbid: for then how the law is the knowledge of sin. shall God judge the world? 21 But now the righteousness

7 For if the truth of God of God without the law is manihath more abounded through my fested, being witnessed by the lie unto his glory; why yet am law and the prophets; I also judged as a sinner?

22 Even the righteousness of

8 And not rather (as we be God, which is by faith of Jesus slanderously reported, and as Christ unto all and upon all some affirm that we say) Let us them that believe; for there is do evil, that good may come ? no difference:

whose damnation is just.

23 For all have sinned, and 9 What then? Are we better come short of the glory of than they? No, in no wise: for we God;

have before proved both Jews 24 Being justified freely by and Gentiles, that they are all his grace, through the redempunder sin; tion that is in Christ Jesus:

10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one

25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation, through faith 11 There is none that under- in his blood, to declare his rightstandeth, there is none that seek-eousness for the remission of sins eth after God. that are past, through the for

12 They are all gone out of bearance of God; the way, they are together be- 26 To declare, I say, at this come unprofitable: there is none time his righteousness: that he that doeth good, no, not one. might be just, and the justifier

13 Their throat is an open of him which believeth in Jesus. sepulchre; with their tongues 27 Where is boasting then? they have used deceit; the poi- It is excluded. By what law? son of asps is under their lips: of works! Nay; but by the law 14 Whose mouth is full of of faith. cursing and bitterness.

15 Their feet are swift to shed blood.

16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:

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

29 Is he the god of the Jews only is he not also of the Gen

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