unto all seed, not to him only who is under the law, but also to him who is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

As it is written, I have made thee the father of many nations before God, whom thou hast believed, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth him that is not, that he should be.

And he believed in hope, when there was no hope; that he might be a father of many nations: as it was said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

And he was not weak in faith, neither did he look upon his own body, which was dead, being almost an hundred years old, nor upon the dead body of Sarah.

For he doubted not the promise of God through unbelief, but waxed strong in faith, and gave glory to God.

Knowing most assuredly that what God promised he was able to do.

Therefore it is counted unto him for righteousness.

But this is not written for his sake only, that it should be imputed unto him, 24. But also for our sakes, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up our Lord Jesus from the dead.

Who for our sins was given up, and for our righteousness was raised from the dead.
(Romans)
Chapter 5
Of some fruits of the righteousness of faith? Contrasting Christ and Adam.

Forasmuch then as we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ.

by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and boast of the hope of the glory to come, which God shall give.

Not only so, but we also glory in tribulation, knowing that tribulation bringeth patience.

But patience bringeth experience, and experience bringeth hope, 5. But hope maketh not ashamed. For the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

For Christ also, when we were yet weak after the time, died for us that were ungodly.

Now scarcely any die for the sake of righteousness; for the sake of some good perhaps some may die.

Therefore praise God for his love toward us, that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.

So shall we ever more be kept from wrath through him, having been justified by his blood.

For if we have been reconciled to God by the death of his Son, while we were yet enemies, much more shall we be saved by his life, if we have now been reconciled.

Not only this, but we also glory in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have received the atonement.

Therefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, because they were all sinners;

For sin was in the world until the law: but where there is no law, there is no respect of sin, 14. But death reigned from Adam even unto Moses, even over them that sinned not with the like transgression as Adam, which is the image of him that was to come.

But the gift is not as the sin. For if many died in one sin, much more the grace and gift of God abounded to many through the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ.

And the gift is not for one sin only, as through one sinner’s sin all things perish. For the sentence is from one sin unto condemnation: but the gift is also from many sins unto righteousness.

For if death reigned through one for the sin of one, much more shall they that receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through one, Jesus Christ:) 18. As therefore by one man’s sin came condemnation upon all men, even so by one man’s righteousness came justification of life upon all men.

For as by one man’s disobedience many sinners were made, so also by one man’s obedience many righteous are made.

But the law came in beside, that sin might be made more powerful. But where sin was made mighty, grace was made much mightier,

That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so may grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
(Romans)
Chapter 6
Of sanctification and new obedience as a fruit of the righteousness of faith.

What shall we say to this? Shall we then persevere in sin, that grace may be the more powerful?

Far be it from us! How shall we live in sin, to which we are dead?

Know ye not that all which are baptized into Jesus Christ are baptized into his death?

Therefore are we ever buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

But if we be planted together with him unto like death, we shall be also like unto the resurrection,

Knowing that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be put away, that we should not henceforth serve sin.

For he that is dead is justified from sin.

But if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall live with him: 9. Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth not henceforth, neither shall death have
dominion over him.

For that he died, he died unto sin once: but that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

Ye also, take ye heed that ye are dead to sins, and live unto God in Christ our Lord.

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to render him obedience in his lusts.

Neither commit your members to sin for weapons of unrighteousness; but commit yourselves to God, as those who are alive from the dead, and your members to God for weapons of righteousness,

For sin shall not have dominion over you, because ye are not under the law, but under grace.

How then shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? Be it far from me!

Know ye not, to whom ye yield yourselves servants in obedience, of whom ye are servants, to whom ye are obedient, whether to sin unto death, or to obedience unto righteousness?

But God be remembered, that ye were the servants of sin, but are now obedient in heart to the pattern of doctrine, to which ye are devoted.

Forasmuch then as ye were made free from sin, ye became servants of righteousness.

I must speak of it humanly because of the weakness of your flesh. As ye have given your members to the service of uncleanness, and from one unrighteousness to another; even so now give your members to the service of righteousness, that they may be sanctified.

For when ye were the servants of sin, then were ye free from righteousness.

What fruit therefore had ye in those days? Of which ye are now ashamed: for the end thereof is death.

But now that ye are freed from sin, and have become the servants of God, ye have your fruit, that ye may be sanctified; and the end is life everlasting.

For death is the wages of sin: but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ our Lord.
(Romans)
Chapter 7
Of freedom from the law, the use and effect of the law, and the struggle of the inner and outer man,

Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak unto them that know the law,) that the law hath dominion over man all the days of his life?

For a woman that is under a man, while the man liveth, she is bound by the law: but if the man die, she is loosed from the law concerning the man.

Now if she be with another man, because the man liveth, she is called an adulteress: but if the man die, she is free from the law, that she be not an adulteress, if she be with another man.

So also, my brethren, ye are put to death by the law through the body of Christ, that ye should be with another, even with him which is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto GOD.

For when we were in the flesh, the lusts of sin, which were stirred up by the law, were strong in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

But now are we loosed from the law, and are dead unto it which held us captive; that we should serve in the newness of the Spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Be it far from me! But I knew not sin without the law.
For I knew nothing of lust, where the law had not said, Be not lascivious.

And sin took occasion in the commandment, and provoked me to all manner of lusts. For without the law sin was dead.

But I lived about without the law. But when the commandment came, sin was alive again.

And I died, and it came to pass that the commandment which was given me for life was unto death.

For sin took occasion by the commandment, and deceived me, and slew me by that same commandment.

The law is ever holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Is then that which is good become a death unto me? Be it far from me! But sin, that it might appear to be sin, hath by that which is good wrought death for me, that sin might become
exceeding sinful by the commandment.

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

For I know not what I do: for I do not what I will, but what I hate, that do I.

But if I