| 1:1 |
Paul, a bond servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, |
Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, having been set apart for the gospel of God, |
| 1:3 |
concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh, |
concerning His Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, |
| 1:4 |
who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord, |
who was designated as the Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, |
| 1:5 |
through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His names sake, |
through whom we received grace and apostleship for the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for the sake of His name, |
| 1:9 |
For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly I make mention of you, |
For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how without ceasing I make mention of you, |
| 1:10 |
always in my prayers making request, if perhaps now at last by the will of God I may succeed in coming to you. |
always in my prayers earnestly asking, if perhaps now at last by the will of God I may succeed in coming to you. |
| 1:11 |
For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established; |
For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be strengthened; |
| 1:12 |
that is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the others faith, both yours and mine. |
that is, to be mutually encouraged, while among you, by each others faith, both yours and mine. |
| 1:13 |
I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that often I have planned to come to you and have been prevented so far so that I may obtain some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles. |
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that often I have planned to come to you and have been prevented so far so that I may have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles. |
| 1:15 |
So, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. |
In this way, for my part, I am eager to proclaim the gospel to you also who are in Rome. |
| 1:17 |
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, But the righteous man shall live by faith. |
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, But the righteous will live by faith. |
| 1:20 |
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. |
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, both His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. |
| 1:21 |
For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. |
For even though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened. |
| 1:23 |
and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four footed animals and crawling creatures. |
and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the likeness of corruptible man and of birds and four footed animals and crawling creatures. |
| 1:26 |
For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, |
For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions; for their females exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, |
| 1:27 |
and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. |
and in the same way also the males abandoned the natural function of the female and burned in their desire toward one another, males with males committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. |
| 1:28 |
And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, |
And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to an unfit mind, to do those things which are not proper, |
| 1:29 |
being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, |
having been filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, |
| 1:30 |
slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, |
slanderers, haters of God, violent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, |
| 1:32 |
and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them. |
and although they know the righteous requirement of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them. |
| 2:1 |
Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. |
Therefore you are without excuse, O man, everyone who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. |
| 2:3 |
But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God? |
But do you presume this, O man—who passes judgment on those who practice such things and does the same—that you will escape the judgment of God? |
| 2:4 |
Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? |
Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? |
| 2:6 |
who will render to each person according to his deeds: |
who will repay to each according to his works: |
| 2:8 |
but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. |
but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and anger. |
| 2:9 |
There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek, |
There will be affliction and turmoil for every soul of man who works out evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek, |
| 2:10 |
but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. |
but glory and honor and peace to everyone who works good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. |
| 2:12 |
For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law; |
For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law. |
| 2:13 |
for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. |
For it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. |
| 2:14 |
For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, |
For when Gentiles who do not have the Law naturally do the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, |
| 2:15 |
in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, |
in that they demonstrate the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, |
| 2:23 |
You who boast in the Law, through your breaking the Law, do you dishonor God? |
You who boast in the Law, through your transgression of the Law, do you dishonor God? |
| 2:25 |
For indeed circumcision is of value if you practice the Law; but if you are a transgressor of the Law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. |
For indeed circumcision is of value if you practice the Law, but if you are a transgressor of the Law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. |
| 2:26 |
So if the uncircumcised man keeps the requirements of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? |
So if the uncircumcised man observes the righteous requirements of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision? |
| 2:27 |
And he who is physically uncircumcised, if he keeps the Law, will he not judge you who though having the letter of the Law and circumcision are a transgressor of the Law? |
And he who is physically uncircumcised, if he fulfills the Law, will he not judge you who, through the letter of the Law and circumcision, are a transgressor of the Law? |
| 3:1 |
Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision? |
Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? |
| 3:3 |
What then? If some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it? |
What then? If some did not believe, does their unbelief abolish the faithfulness of God? |
| 3:4 |
May it never be! Rather, let God be found true, though every man be found a liar, as it is written, That You may be justified in Your words, And prevail when You are judged. |
May it never be! Rather, let God be true and every man a liar, as it is written, That You may be justified in Your words, And overcome when You are judged. |
| 3:5 |
But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is He? I am speaking in human terms. |
But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is the God who inflicts wrath unrighteous? I am speaking in human terms. |
| 3:9 |
What then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin; |
What then? Are we better? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin; |
| 3:12 |
All have turned aside, together they have become useless; There is none who does good, There is not even one. |
All have turned aside, together they have become worthless; There is none who does good, There is not even one. |
| 3:13 |
Their throat is an open grave, With their tongues they keep deceiving, The poison of asps is under their lips; |
Their throat is an open tomb, With their tongues they keep deceiving, The poison of asps is under their lips; |
| 3:19 |
Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God; |
Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are in the Law, so that every mouth may be shut and all the world may become accountable to God; |
| 3:20 |
because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin. |
because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin. |
| 3:25 |
whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; |
whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith, for a demonstration of His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; |
| 3:26 |
for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. |
for the demonstration of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. |
| 3:30 |
since indeed God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith is one. |
since indeed God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that faith, is one. |
| 3:31 |
Do we then nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law. |
Do we then abolish the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law. |
| 4:2 |
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. |
For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about—but not before God! |
| 4:3 |
For what does the Scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness. |
For what does the Scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness. |
| 4:4 |
Now to the one who works, his wage is not credited as a favor, but as what is due. |
Now to the one who works, his wage is not counted according to grace, but according to what is due. |
| 4:5 |
But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness, |
But to the one who does not work, but believes upon Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness, |
| 4:6 |
just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: |
just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works: |
| 4:9 |
Is this blessing then on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say, Faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness. |
Therefore, is this blessing on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say, Faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. |
| 4:10 |
How then was it credited? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised; |
How then was it counted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised; |
| 4:11 |
and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be credited to them, |
and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be counted to them, |
| 4:13 |
For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. |
For the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. |
| 4:14 |
For if those who are of the Law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise is nullified; |
For if those who are of the Law are heirs, faith has been made empty and the promise has been abolished; |
| 4:15 |
for the Law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there also is no violation. |
for the Law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there also is no trespass. |
| 4:16 |
For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, |
For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be according to grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to all the seed, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all— |
| 4:17 |
as it is written, A father of many nations have I made you in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. |
as it is written, A father of many nations have I made you—in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. |
| 4:18 |
In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, So shall your descendants be. |
In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, So shall your seed be. |
| 4:19 |
Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarahs womb; |
And without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarahs womb; |
| 4:21 |
and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform. |
and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to do. |
| 4:22 |
Therefore it was also credited to him as righteousness. |
Therefore it was also counted to him as righteousness. |
| 4:23 |
Now not for his sake only was it written that it was credited to him, |
Now not for his sake only was it written that it was counted to him, |
| 4:24 |
but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, as those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, |
but for our sake also, to whom it will be counted, as those who believe upon Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, |
| 4:25 |
He who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification. |
He who was delivered over on account of our transgressions, and was raised on account of our justification. |
| 5:2 |
through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. |
through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we boast in hope of the glory of God. |
| 5:3 |
And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; |
And not only this, but we also boast in our afflictions, knowing that affliction brings about perseverance; |
| 5:5 |
and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. |
and hope does not put to shame, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. |
| 5:6 |
For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. |
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. |
| 5:7 |
For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. |
For one will hardly die for a righteous man, though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. |
| 5:11 |
And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. |
And not only this, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. |
| 5:14 |
Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. |
Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the trespass of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. |
| 5:15 |
But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many. |
But the gracious gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many. |
| 5:16 |
The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification. |
And the gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the gracious gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification. |
| 5:19 |
For as through the one mans disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. |
For as through the one mans disobedience the many were appointed sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be appointed righteous. |
| 5:20 |
The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, |
Now the Law came in so that the transgression would increase, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, |
| 6:3 |
Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? |
Or do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? |
| 6:4 |
Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. |
Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. |
| 6:6 |
knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; |
knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; |
| 6:7 |
for he who has died is freed from sin. |
for he who has died has been justified from sin. |
| 6:8 |
Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, |
Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, |
| 6:10 |
For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. |
For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all, but the life that He lives, He lives to God. |
| 6:13 |
and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. |
and do not go on presenting your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. |
| 6:16 |
Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness? |
Do you not know that when you go on presenting yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? |
| 6:17 |
But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were committed, |
But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching to which you were given over, |
| 6:19 |
I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification. |
I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, leading to further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, leading to sanctification. |
| 6:21 |
Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death. |
Therefore what benefit were you then having from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. |
| 6:22 |
But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life. |
But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit, leading to sanctification, and the end, eternal life. |
| 6:23 |
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. |
For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. |
| 7:1 |
Or do you not know, brethren for I am speaking to those who know the law, that the law has jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives? |
Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is master over a person as long as he lives? |
| 7:2 |
For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he is living; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law concerning the husband. |
For the married woman has been bound by law to her husband while he is living, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law concerning the husband. |
| 7:3 |
So then, if while her husband is living she is joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress though she is joined to another man. |
So then, if while her husband is living she is joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress though she is joined to another man. |
| 7:4 |
Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. |
So, my brothers, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. |
| 7:5 |
For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were aroused by the Law, were at work in the members of our body to bear fruit for death. |
For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were aroused by the Law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. |
| 7:6 |
But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter. |
But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were constrained, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter. |
| 7:7 |
What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? May it never be! On the contrary, I would not have come to know sin except through the Law; for I would not have known about coveting if the Law had not said, You shall not covet. |
What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? May it never be! Rather, I would not have come to know sin except through the Law. For I would not have known about coveting if the Law had not said, You shall not covet. |
| 7:8 |
But sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind; for apart from the Law sin is dead. |
But sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, worked out in me coveting of every kind. For apart from the Law sin is dead. |
| 7:9 |
I was once alive apart from the Law; but when the commandment came, sin became alive and I died; |
Now I was once alive apart from the Law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died; |
| 7:10 |
and this commandment, which was to result in life, proved to result in death for me; |
and this commandment, which was to lead to life, was found to lead to death for me. |
| 7:11 |
for sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. |
For sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. |
| 7:12 |
So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. |
So, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. |
| 7:13 |
Therefore did that which is good become a cause of death for me? May it never be! Rather it was sin, in order that it might be shown to be sin by effecting my death through that which is good, so that through the commandment sin would become utterly sinful. |
Therefore did that which is good become a cause of death for me? May it never be! Rather it was sin, in order that it might be shown to be sin by working out my death through that which is good, so that through the commandment sin would become utterly sinful. |
| 7:14 |
For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin. |
For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, having been sold into bondage under sin. |
| 7:15 |
For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate. |
For what I am working out, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate. |
| 7:16 |
But if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, confessing that the Law is good. |
But if I do the very thing I do not want, I agree with the Law, that it is good. |
| 7:17 |
So now, no longer am I the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me. |
So now, no longer am I the one working it out, but sin which dwells in me. |
| 7:18 |
For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. |
For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the working out of the good is not. |
| 7:20 |
But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me. |
But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one working it out, but sin which dwells in me. |
| 7:21 |
I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good. |
I find then the principle that in me evil is present—in me who wants to do good. |
| 7:23 |
but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members. |
but I see a different law in my members, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a captive to the law of sin which is in my members. |
| 7:24 |
Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? |
Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from the body of this death? |
| 8:4 |
so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. |
so that the righteous requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. |
| 8:7 |
because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, |
because the mind set on the flesh is at enmity toward God, for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, |
| 8:8 |
and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. |
and those who are in the flesh are not able to please God. |
| 8:10 |
If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness. |
But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness. |
| 8:12 |
So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— |
So then, brothers, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— |
| 8:13 |
for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. |
for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die, but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the practices of the body, you will live. |
| 8:14 |
For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. |
For as many as are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. |
| 8:15 |
For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, Abba! Father! |
For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons by whom we cry out, Abba! Father! |
| 8:17 |
and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him. |
and if children, also heirs, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him. |
| 8:19 |
For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. |
For the anxious longing of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. |
| 8:23 |
And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body. |
And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body. |
| 8:24 |
For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? |
For in hope we were saved, but hope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what he already sees? |
| 8:25 |
But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it. |
But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we eagerly wait for it. |
| 8:26 |
In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; |
And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; |
| 8:28 |
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. |
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose. |
| 8:29 |
For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; |
Because those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers; |
| 8:30 |
and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. |
and those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified; and those whom He justified, He also glorified. |
| 8:32 |
He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? |
He who indeed did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things? |
| 8:35 |
Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? |
Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will affliction, or turmoil, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? |
| 8:36 |
Just as it is written, For Your sake we are being put to death all day long; We were considered as sheep to be slaughtered. |
Just as it is written, For Your sake we are being put to death all day long; We were counted as sheep for the slaughter. |
| 8:38 |
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, |
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, |
| 9:3 |
For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh, |
For I could wish that I myself were accursed, separated from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh, |
| 9:5 |
whose are the fathers, and from whom is the Christ according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen. |
whose are the fathers, and from whom is the Christ according to the flesh, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen. |
| 9:7 |
nor are they all children because they are Abrahams descendants, but: through Isaac your descendants will be named. |
nor are they all children because they are Abrahams seed, but: through Isaac your seed will be named. |
| 9:8 |
That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are regarded as descendants. |
That is, the children of the flesh are not the children of God, but the children of the promise are considered as seed. |
| 9:11 |
for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that Gods purpose according to His choice would stand, not because of works but because of Him who calls, |
for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that the purpose of God according to His choice would stand, not because of works but because of Him who calls, |
| 9:12 |
it was said to her, The older will serve the younger. |
it was said to her, The older shall serve the younger. |
| 9:14 |
What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be! |
What shall we say then? Is there any unrighteousness with God? May it never be! |
| 9:16 |
So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy. |
So then it does not depend on the one who wills or the one who runs, but on God who has mercy. |
| 9:17 |
For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very purpose I raised you up, to demonstrate My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed throughout the whole earth. |
For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very purpose I raised you up, in order to demonstrate My power in you, and in order that My name might be proclaimed throughout the whole earth. |
| 9:20 |
On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to God? The thing molded will not say to the molder, Why did you make me like this, will it? |
On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to God? Will the thing molded say to the molder, Why did you make me like this? |
| 9:21 |
Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for common use? |
Or does not the potter have authority over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use? |
| 9:22 |
What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction? |
And what if God, wanting to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath having been prepared for destruction, |
| 9:23 |
And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory, |
and in order that He might make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory— |
| 9:24 |
even us, whom He also called, not from among Jews only, but also from among Gentiles. |
even us, whom He also called, not from among Jews only, but also from among Gentiles? |
| 9:27 |
Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that will be saved; |
And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel, Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sand of the sea, it is the remnant that will be saved; |
| 9:28 |
for the Lord will execute His word on the earth, thoroughly and quickly. |
for the Lord will execute His word on the land, thoroughly and quickly. |
| 9:29 |
And just as Isaiah foretold, Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left to us a posterity, We would have become like Sodom, and would have resembled Gomorrah. |
And just as Isaiah foretold, Unless the Lord of Sabaoth had left to us a seed, We would have become like Sodom, and would have resembled Gomorrah. |
| 9:30 |
What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith; |
What shall we say then? That Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, laid hold of righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith; |
| 9:31 |
but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law. |
but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not attain that law. |
| 9:33 |
just as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, And he who believes in Him will not be disappointed. |
just as it is written, Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, And the one who believes upon Him will not be put to shame. |
| 10:1 |
Brethren, my hearts desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation. |
Brothers, my hearts desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation. |
| 10:2 |
For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge. |
For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. |
| 10:3 |
For not knowing about Gods righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. |
For not knowing about the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. |
| 10:5 |
For Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on law shall live by that righteousness. |
For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of law: The man who does these things shall live by them. |
| 10:6 |
But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows: Do not say in your heart, Who will ascend into heaven? that is, to bring Christ down, |
But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way: Do not say in your heart, Who will go up into heaven? that is, to bring Christ down, |
| 10:7 |
or Who will descend into the abyss? that is, to bring Christ up from the dead. |
or Who will go down into the abyss? that is, to bring Christ up from the dead. |
| 10:10 |
for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. |
for with the heart a person believes, leading to righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, leading to salvation. |
| 10:11 |
For the Scripture says, Whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed. |
For the Scripture says, Whoever believes upon Him will not be put to shame. |
| 10:12 |
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; |
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him, |
| 10:13 |
for Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved. |
for Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. |
| 10:15 |
How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things! |
And how will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who proclaim good news of good things! |
| 10:16 |
However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report? |
However, they did not all heed the good news, for Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report? |
| 10:18 |
But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? Indeed they have; Their voice has gone out into all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world. |
But I say, have they never heard? On the contrary, they have; Their voice has gone out into all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world. |
| 10:19 |
But I say, surely Israel did not know, did they? First Moses says, I will make you jealous by that which is not a nation, By a nation without understanding will I anger you. |
But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says, I will make you jealous by that which is not a nation, By a nation without understanding will I anger you. |
| 10:21 |
But as for Israel He says, All the day long I have stretched out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people. |
But as for Israel He says, All day long I have stretched out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people. |
| 11:1 |
I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. |
I say then, has God rejected His people? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, a seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. |
| 11:2 |
God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? |
God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says in the passage about Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? |
| 11:4 |
But what is the divine response to him? I have kept for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal. |
But what does the divine response say to him? I have left for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal. |
| 11:5 |
In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time a remnant according to Gods gracious choice. |
In this way then, at the present time, a remnant according to Gods gracious choice has also come to be. |
| 11:6 |
But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace. |
But if it is by grace, it is no longer of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace. |
| 11:7 |
What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened; |
What then? What Israel is seeking, it has not obtained, but the chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened; |
| 11:11 |
I say then, they did not stumble so as to fall, did they? May it never be! But by their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make them jealous. |
I say then, did they stumble so as to fall? May it never be! But by their transgression salvation has come to the Gentiles, to make them jealous. |
| 11:12 |
Now if their transgression is riches for the world and their failure is riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their fulfillment be! |
Now if their transgression is riches for the world and their failure is riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their fullness be! |
| 11:16 |
If the first piece of dough is holy, the lump is also; and if the root is holy, the branches are too. |
And if the first piece of dough is holy, the lump is also; and if the root is holy, the branches are too. |
| 11:17 |
But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree, |
But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became a partaker with them of the rich root of the olive tree, |
| 11:18 |
do not be arrogant toward the branches; but if you are arrogant, remember that it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you. |
do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast against them, remember that it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you. |
| 11:20 |
Quite right, they were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be conceited, but fear; |
Quite right! They were broken off for their unbelief, but you stand by your faith. Do not be haughty, but fear, |
| 11:25 |
For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery—so that you will not be wise in your own estimation—that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; |
For I do not want you, brothers, to be uninformed of this mystery—so that you will not be wise in your own estimation—that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in; |
| 11:27 |
This is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins. |
And this is My covenant with them, When I take away their sins. |
| 11:33 |
Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! |
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! |
| 11:35 |
Or who has first given to Him that it might be paid back to him again? |
Or who has first given to Him that it might be repaid to him? |
| 12:1 |
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. |
Therefore I exhort you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice—living, holy, and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. |
| 12:2 |
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. |
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may approve what the will of God is, that which is good and pleasing and perfect. |
| 12:3 |
For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. |
For through the grace given to me I say to each one among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound thinking, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. |
| 12:5 |
so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. |
so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another, |
| 12:6 |
Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; |
but having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: whether prophecy, in agreement with the faith; |
| 12:7 |
if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; |
or service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; |
| 12:8 |
or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. |
or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with generosity; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. |
| 12:9 |
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. |
Let love be without hypocrisy—by abhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good, |
| 12:10 |
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; |
being devoted to one another in brotherly love, giving preference to one another in honor, |
| 12:11 |
not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; |
not lagging behind in diligence, being fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, |
| 12:12 |
rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, |
rejoicing in hope, persevering in affliction, being devoted to prayer, |
| 12:13 |
contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality. |
contributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality. |
| 12:14 |
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. |
Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse. |
| 12:15 |
Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. |
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep, |
| 12:16 |
Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. |
by being of the same mind toward one another, not being haughty in mind, but associating with the humble. Do not be wise in your own mind. |
| 12:17 |
Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all men. |
Never paying back evil for evil to anyone, respecting what is good in the sight of all men, |
| 12:18 |
If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. |
if possible, so far as it depends on you, being at peace with all men, |
| 12:19 |
Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord. |
never taking your own revenge, beloved—instead leave room for the wrath of God. For it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord. |
| 13:1 |
Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. |
Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist have been appointed by God. |
| 13:2 |
Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. |
Therefore whoever resists that authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves. |
| 13:3 |
For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same; |
For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of that authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same; |
| 13:4 |
for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil. |
for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword in vain, for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil. |
| 13:5 |
Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for conscience sake. |
Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of that wrath, but also because of conscience. |
| 13:9 |
For this, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet, and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. |
For this, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet, and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. |
| 13:10 |
Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. |
Love does not work evil against a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law. |
| 13:11 |
Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed. |
And do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed. |
| 13:12 |
The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. |
The night is almost gone, and the day is at hand. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. |
| 13:13 |
Let us behave properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy. |
Let us walk properly as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy. |
| 14:1 |
Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions. |
Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on opinions. |
| 14:3 |
The one who eats is not to regard with contempt the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat is not to judge the one who eats, for God has accepted him. |
The one who eats must not view the one who does not eat with contempt, and the one who does not eat must not judge the one who eats, for God accepted him. |
| 14:5 |
One person regards one day above another, another regards every day alike. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind. |
One person judges one day above another, another judges every day alike. Each person must be fully convinced in his own mind. |
| 14:6 |
He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord, and he who eats, does so for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who eats not, for the Lord he does not eat, and gives thanks to God. |
He who regards the day, regards it for the Lord, and he who eats, eats for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who does not eat, for the Lord he does not eat and gives thanks to God. |
| 14:10 |
But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. |
But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you view your brother with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. |
| 14:11 |
For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall give praise to God. |
For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, to Me every knee shall bow, And every tongue shall confess to God. |
| 14:13 |
Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this—not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brothers way. |
Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather judge this—not to put a stumbling block or offense before a brother. |
| 14:14 |
I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him who thinks anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. |
I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing is defiled in itself; but to him who considers anything to be defiled, to him it is defiled. |
| 14:15 |
For if because of food your brother is hurt, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died. |
For if because of food your brother is grieved, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy with your food him for whom Christ died. |
| 14:16 |
Therefore do not let what is for you a good thing be spoken of as evil; |
Therefore do not let what is for you a good thing be slandered; |
| 14:18 |
For he who in this way serves Christ is acceptable to God and approved by men. |
For he who in this way serves Christ is pleasing to God and approved by men. |
| 14:19 |
So then we pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. |
So then let us pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. |
| 14:22 |
The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves. |
The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. Blessed is he who does not judge himself in what he approves. |
| 15:2 |
Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification. |
Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his building up. |
| 15:4 |
For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. |
For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through the perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. |
| 15:5 |
Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, |
Now may the God of perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, |
| 15:10 |
Again he says, Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people. |
And again he says, Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people. |
| 15:12 |
Again Isaiah says, There shall come the root of Jesse, And He who arises to rule over the Gentiles, In Him shall the Gentiles hope. |
And again Isaiah says, There shall come the root of Jesse, And He who arises to rule over the Gentiles, In Him shall the Gentiles hope. |
| 15:14 |
And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another. |
But I myself am also convinced about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge and being able also to admonish one another. |
| 15:15 |
But I have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you again, because of the grace that was given me from God, |
But I have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you again, because of the grace that was given me by God |
| 15:16 |
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. |
for me to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, having been sanctified by the Holy Spirit. |
| 15:17 |
Therefore in Christ Jesus I have found reason for boasting in things pertaining to God. |
Therefore in Christ Jesus I have reason for boasting in things pertaining to God. |
| 15:18 |
For I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, |
For I will not be bold to speak of anything except what Christ has brought about through me, leading to the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, |
| 15:19 |
in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. |
in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and all around as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. |
| 15:20 |
And thus I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build on another mans foundation; |
And in this way I make it my ambition to proclaim the gospel, not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build on another mans foundation; |
| 15:21 |
but as it is written, They who had no news of Him shall see, And they who have not heard shall understand. |
but as it is written, They who had no declaration of Him shall see, And they who have not heard shall understand. |
| 15:24 |
whenever I go to Spain—for I hope to see you in passing, and to be helped on my way there by you, when I have first enjoyed your company for a while— |
whenever I go to Spain—for I hope, passing through, to see you, and to be helped on my way there by you, when I have first enjoyed your company for a while. |
| 15:25 |
but now, I am going to Jerusalem serving the saints. |
But now I am going to Jerusalem to serve the saints. |
| 15:26 |
For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. |
For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to share with the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. |
| 15:28 |
Therefore, when I have finished this, and have put my seal on this fruit of theirs, I will go on by way of you to Spain. |
Therefore, when I have completed this and have put my seal on this fruit of theirs, I will go on by way of you to Spain. |
| 15:29 |
I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ. |
And I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ. |
| 15:30 |
Now I urge you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God for me, |
Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God for me, |
| 15:32 |
so that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and find refreshing rest in your company. |
so that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and find rest in your company. |
| 15:33 |
Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. |
Now may the God of peace be with you all. Amen. |
| 16:1 |
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea; |
Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea; |
| 16:2 |
that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you; for she herself has also been a helper of many, and of myself as well. |
that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you; for she herself has also been a benefactor of many, and of myself as well. |
| 16:3 |
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, |
¶Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, |
| 16:6 |
Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. |
Greet Mary, who has labored much for you. |
| 16:7 |
Greet Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are outstanding among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. |
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are outstanding to the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. |
| 16:12 |
Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, workers in the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who has worked hard in the Lord. |
Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, laborers in the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord. |
| 16:14 |
Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the brethren with them. |
Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the brothers with them. |
| 16:17 |
Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them. |
Now I urge you, brothers, to keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and stumblings contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them. |
| 16:18 |
For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. |
For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own stomach, and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. |
| 16:19 |
For the report of your obedience has reached to all; therefore I am rejoicing over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil. |
For the report of your obedience has reached to all. Therefore I am rejoicing over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil. |
| 16:20 |
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. |
And the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. |
| 16:22 |
I, Tertius, who write this letter, greet you in the Lord. |
I, Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord. |
| 16:25 |
Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past, |
Now to Him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past, |
| 16:26 |
but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the nations, leading to obedience of faith; |
but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the Gentiles, leading to obedience of faith; |