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King James Version
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is
the
profit of circumcision?
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is
there
of circumcision?
Much every way: first
of
all
, that they
were intrusted
with
the oracles of God.
Much every way: chiefly
, because
that unto
them
were committed
the oracles of God.
For what if some were
without
faith
? shall their want
of
faith
make of
none
effect
the faithfulness
of God?
For what if some did
not
believe
? shall their unbelief
make the faith
of God without
effect
?
God forbid: yea, let God be found
true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words
, And mightest prevail
when thou comest
into
judgment
.
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
.
But if our righteousness
commendeth
the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth
with
wrath
? (I speak after
the
manner
of
men.
)
But if our unrighteousness
commend
the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh
vengeance
? (I speak as
a
man
)
God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
But
if the truth of God through my lie abounded
unto his glory ,
why am I also still
judged as a sinner?
For
if the truth of God hath
more
abounded
through my lie unto his glory ;
why yet
am I also judged as a sinner?
and why
not (as we are
slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say )
, Let us do evil, that good may come? whose condemnation
is just.
And not rather,
(as we be
slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say, )
Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation
is just.
What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we before laid
to
the
charge
both of
Jews and Greeks
, that they are all under sin;
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;
as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one ;
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one :
There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God ;
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God .
They have
all turned
aside
, they are together become unprofitable; There is none that doeth good, no, not ,
so
much
as
one :
They are
all gone
out
of
the
way
, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one .
Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit :
The poison of asps is under their lips:
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit ;
the poison of asps is under their lips:
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
Their feet are swift to shed blood ;
Their feet are swift to shed blood :
Destruction and misery are in their ways ;
Destruction and misery are in their ways :
And the way of peace have they not known:
And the way of peace have they not known:
There is no fear of God before their eyes.
There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh
to them that
are under the law ;
that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be
brought
under
the
judgment
of
God :
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 .
because
by the works
of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight ;
for through
the law `cometh'
the knowledge of sin.
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.
But now apart
from
the law
a
righteousness of God hath
been
manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
But now the righteousness of God without
the
law
is
manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
even the righteousness of God through
faith in
Jesus Christ unto all them that believe ;
for there is no distinction;
Even the righteousness of God which
is
by
faith of
Jesus Christ unto all and
upon
all
them that believe :
for there is no difference:
for all have sinned, and fall
short of the glory of God;
For all have sinned, and come
short of the glory of God;
being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
whom God set forth `
to be '
a propitiation ,
through faith ,
in his blood, to show
his righteousness because
of
the passing
over
of the
sins done
aforetime
, in
the forbearance of God;
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;
for
the
showing
, `
I say '
, of
his
righteousness
at this present
season
: that he might himself
be just, and the justifier of him that
hath
faith
in Jesus.
To
declare
, I say, at this time
his
righteousness
: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which
believeth
in Jesus.
Where then
is the
glorying
? It is excluded. By what manner
of
law? of works? Nay: but by a
law of faith.
Where is boasting
then
? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the
law of faith.
We
reckon
therefore that a man is justified by faith apart
from
the works
of the law.
Therefore we
conclude
that a man is justified by faith without
the deeds
of the law.
Or
is God
`
the God '
of Jews only? is he not `the
God'
of Gentiles also
? Yea
, of Gentiles also:
Is he
the God of the
Jews only? is he not also
of the
Gentiles? Yes
, of the
Gentiles also:
if
so
be
that
God
is one, and
he
shall justify the circumcision by faith, and the
uncircumcision through faith.
Seeing
it
is one God
, which
shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
Do we then make the law of
none
effect
through faith? God forbid: nay
, we establish the law.
Do we then make void
the law through faith? God forbid: yea
, we establish the law.
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