The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans

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- Chapter 5 -

Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Through him we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in the confidence God gives us for the future, the confidence that we will share in God’s glory.

Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings. We know that suffering produces endurance.

Endurance produces approval, and approval produces confidence for the future.

This confidence does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who was given to us.

Christ’s Sacrifice for the Ungodly

(John 3:1–21)

For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

For one will hardly die for a righteous man. That is, perhaps someone would dare to die for a good person.

But God proves his own love toward us, because while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Much more, then, now that we are justified by his blood, we will be saved by it from the wrath of God.

For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, after having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life.

Not only this, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we now have received this reconciliation.

Death in Adam, Life in Christ

(Genesis 3:1–7)

So then, as through one man sin entered into the world, in this way death entered through sin. And death spread to all people, because all sinned.

For until the law, sin was in the world, but there is no accounting for sin when there is no law.

Nevertheless, death ruled from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin like Adam’s disobedience, who is a pattern of him who was to come.

But even so, the free gift is not like the trespass. For if by the trespass 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 for the many.

For the gift is not like the outcome of the one who sinned. For on the one hand, the judgment of condemnation came because of the trespass of one man. But on the other hand, the free gift resulting in justification came after many trespasses.

For if, by the trespass of one, death ruled through the one, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness rule through the life of the one, Jesus Christ.

So then, as through one trespass all people came to condemnation, even so through one act of righteousness came the justification of life for all people.

For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one will the many be made righteous.

But the law came in alongside, in order that the trespass might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded even more.

This happened so that, as sin ruled in death, even so grace might rule through righteousness for everlasting life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance;

and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;

and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Christ’s Sacrifice for the Ungodly

(John 3:1–21)

For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

For one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a good person someone would even dare to die.

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him.

For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we will be saved by his life.

Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

Death in Adam, Life in Christ

(Genesis 3:1–7)

Therefore, as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death passed to all men because all sinned.

For until the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not charged when there is no law.

Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those whose sins weren’t like Adam’s disobedience, who is a foreshadowing of him who was to come.

But the free gift isn’t like the trespass. For if by the trespass 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.

The gift is not as through one who sinned; for the judgment came by one to condemnation, but the free gift followed many trespasses to justification.

For if by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; so much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.

So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life.

For as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.

The law came in that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly,

that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.