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also honored us with many honors; We have neither received letters

and when we put to sea, supplied us with what was needed.

from Judea concerning thee, nor has any one of the brethren come and 11 But after three months we put reported or spoken any evil conto sea in a ship of Alexandria that cerning thee. 22 But we think had wintered in the island, that had worthy to hear from thee what thou the sign of the Dioscuri. 12 And thinkest; for concerning this sect having landed at Syracuse, we re- we know that it is everywhere mained three days: 13 whence, by spoken against. 23 And having apcoasting about, we came to Rhegium. pointed him a day, many came to And after one day, the south wind him at his lodging; to whom, with having risen, we came on the sec- full testimony, he set forth the kingond day to Puteoli, 14 where we dom of God, persuading them also found brethren, and were entreated concerning Jesus, both from the law to remain with them seven days; of Moses and the prophets, from and so we came to Rome. 15 And morning till evening. 24 And some thence the brethren, hearing of believed the things spoken, and some our affairs, came to meet us as believed not; 25 but not being far as Appii Forum and The agreed among themselves, they deThree Taverns: whom when Paul parted, after Paul had spoken one saw he thanked God and took word: courage.

16 But when we had come to Rome, Paul was permitted to dwell by himself with the soldier that guarded him. 17 And it came to pass after three days that he called together those that were first among the Jews; and when they had come together, he said to them: Men, brethren, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of the fathers, I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans; 18 who, having examined me, were willing to release me, because there was no cause of death in me; 19 but as the Jews spoke against it, I was comnelled to appeal to Cæsar: not that I have anything to accuse my nation of. 20 I have then called you for this reason, that I may see you and speak to you; for on account of the hope of Israel am I bound with this chain. 21 And they said to him:

Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers, 26 saying: Go to this people and say: By hearing you shall hear and shall not understand, and seeing you shall see and shall not perceive; 27 for the heart of this people has become fat, and with their ears they hear heavily, and their eyes they have closed: lest perhaps they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I should restore them to health. 28 Be it known to you, therefore, that to the Gentiles has this salvation of God been sent; and they will hear.

30 And he dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all that came to him, 31 preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus with all boldness, with'out hinderance.

PAUL TO THE ROMANS

1 Paul, a servant of Jesus | you, even as among the rest of the

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16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for it is the power of God in order to salvation to every one that believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For in it is revealed God's righteousness by faith for faith; as it is written: He that is righteous by faith shall live.

to the gospel of God, 2 which he Barbarians, both to wise and to unannounced beforehand through his wise, am I debtor: 15 so as far as prophets in the holy Scriptures, 3 I am able, I am ready to preach concerning his Son, who was born the gospel to you also that are in of the posterity of David according Rome. to the flesh, 4 who was constituted Son of God in power, according to the spirit of holiness, from the resurrection of the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we received grace and apostleship in order to the obedience of faith among all the nations for his name's sake, 6 among whom are you also the called of Jesus Christ: 7 to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men that repress the truth in unrighteousness; 19 because that which is known of God is manifest in 8 First, I thank my God through them, for God has manifested it to Jesus Christ concerning you all, that them. 20 For his attributes which your faith is spoken of in all the are invisible, since the creation of world. 9 For God is my witness, the world, are clearly seen, being whom I serve in my spirit in the gos- perceived by the things that are pel of his Son, how unceasingly I made, both his eternal power and make mention of you, 10 always in divinity, so that they are without my prayers making request if by any excuse; 21 because, though they means now at last I may be pros- knew God, they did not glorify him pered in the will of God to come as God, or give him thanks, but beto you. 11 For I greatly desire to came vain in their reasonings, and see you, that I may share with you their heart, void of understanding, some spiritual gift, in order that you was darkened. 22 Professing to be may be strengthened; 12 that is, wise, they became fools, 23 and exthat I may be comforted together changed the glory of the incorruptiamong you through the faith that is ble God for the likeness of an image in each other, both yours and mine. of corruptible man, and of birds, 13 But I desire that you be not and fourfooted beasts, and creeping ignorant, brethren, that I often pur-things. 24 Wherefore God delivered posed to come to you, and have been them up in the desires of their hindered to the present time, that I hearts to uncleanness, so tha. their might have some fruit also among bodies were dishonored among

them; 25 and these exchanged the the same, that thou shalt escape the truth of God for a lie, and wor-judgment of God? 4 Or dost thou shipped and served the creature despise the riches of his goodness more than the Creator, who is and forbearance and longsuffering, blessed for ever: Amen. not understanding that the goodness

26 For this reason God delivered of God leads thee to repentance? them up to dishonorable passions; 5 But, according to thy hardness for their females exchanged the and impenitent heart, thou dost natural use for that against nature, treasure up for thyself wrath in a 27 and in like manner also the day of wrath and revelation of the males, leaving the natural use of righteous judgment of God, 6 who the female, were inflamed in their will render to each one according lust one for another, males with to his works; 7 to those that, by males working the indecency, and perseverance in good work, seek for receiving in themselves the due re- glory and honor and incorruptibility, ward of their error. 28 And as eternal life; 8 but to those that are they did not approve of holding God of party-spirit, and obey not the in their knowledge, God delivered truth, but obey unrighteousness, them up to a mind incapable of wrath and indignation shall be renapproving, that they might do things dered. 9 Affliction and anguish shall unbecoming, 29 having been filled be on every soul of man that works with all unrighteousness, wickedness, out that which is evil, of the Jew malice, covetousness; full of envy, first, and also of the Greek; 10 but murder, strife, deceit, malignity; glory and honor and peace to every 30 whisperers, backbiters, haters one that works that which is good, of God, insolent, haughty, boasters, to the Jew first, and also to the inventors of evil things, disobedient Greek.

to parents, 31 without understand- 11 For there is no acceptance of ing, covenant-breakers, without nat-persons with God. 12 For as many ural affection, unmerciful: 32 who, as sinned without law shall also acknowledging the just decree of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but approve those that practice them.

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perish without law; and as many as sinned under the law shall be judged by the law; 13 for not the hearers of law are righteous before God, but the doers of law shall be 1 Wherefore thou art inex- declared righteous. 14 For whencusable, O man, whoever thou ever Gentiles, that have no law, do art that judgest. For in what thou by nature the things of the law, judgest the other, thou condemnest these, not having law, are a law to thyself; for thou that judgest doest themselves: 15 who show the work the same things. 2 For we know of the law written in their hearts, that the judgment of God is accord- their conscience also bearing testiing to truth, against those that prac-mony, and their reasonings between tice such things. 3 But thinkest one another bringing accusation, or thou this, O man that judgest those also making excuse 16 in the day who practice such things, and doest when God shall judge the secrets

of men through Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

17 But if thou art named Jew, and restest on the law, and makest thy boast in God, 18 and knowest his will, and provest things that differ, being instructed out of the law; 19 and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light to those that are in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of truth in the law: 21 thou, then, that teachest another, teachest not thou thyself? Thou that preachest that men should not steal, dost thou steal? 22 Thou that sayest that men should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? Thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou rob temples? 23 Thou that makest thy boast in the law, through transgression of the law dishonorest thou God? 24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, as it is written.

25 For circumcision indeed profits if thou keep the law; but if thou be a transgressor of law, thy circumcision has become uncircumcision. 26 If, then, the uncircumcision keep the judgments of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? 27 And that which is by birth uncircumcision, if it keep the law, will judge thee, who with letter and circumcision art a transgressor of law. 28 For he is not a Jew that is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh; 29 but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God.

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1 What, then, the pre-eminence of the Jew, or what the profit of circumcision? 2 Much in every way. First, indeed, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God. 3 What then? if some were unfaithful, will their unfaithfulness make null the faithfulness of God? 4 Let it not be; but let God become true, but every man a liar, as it is written: That thou mayest be declared just in thy words and mayest overcome when thou art judged. 5 But if our unrighteousness renders God's righteousness conspicuous, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who brings on us the punish ment? I speak as a man. 6 Let it not be; since how shall God judge the world? 7 For if the truth of God has, through my lie, become more abundant for his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner? 8 And why not say (as we are blasphemously reported, and as some affirm that we do say): Let us do the evil, that the good may come? whose condemnation is just.

9 What then? Do we excel? Not at all; for we have before accused both Jews and Greeks all of being under sin, 10 as it is written: There is none righteous, no, not one; 11 there is none that understands, there is none that seeks after God: 12 they have all gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable: there is none that does good, there is not even one. 13 Their throat is an open sepulcher, with their tongues they have used deceit, the poison of asps is under their lips. 14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness. 15 Swift are their feet to shed blood, 16 destruction and misery are in their

ways, 17 and the way of peace have they not known. 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes. 19 But we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world become guilty before God. 20 Because by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous in his sight; for through law is the knowledge of sin.

21 But now without law the righteousness of God has been made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets: 22 I say, the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all that believe. For there is no difference; 23 for all sinned and do come short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth as a propitiatory sacrifice through faith in his blood, for a manifestation of his righteousness, because of the passing by of past sins 26 in the forbearance of God, with a view to the manifestation of his righteousness in the present time, in order that he might be righteous, and declare righteous him that is of the faith of Jesus.

faith. 31 Do we, then, make law void through faith? Let it not be: on the other hand, we establish law. 41 What, then, shall we say

that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh? 2 For, if Abraham was justified by works, he has cause for boasting, but not before God. 3 For what says the Scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness. 4 But to him that works, the reward is not counted as a favor, but as a debt: 5 to him, however, that works not, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly man, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also speaks of the blessedness of the man to whom God counts righteousness without works: 7 Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, and whose sins are covered: 8 blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not count. 9 Is this blessedness, then, upon the circumcision only, or also upon the uncircumcision? For we say: Faith was counted to Abraham for rightéousness. 10 How, then, was it counted? While he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. 11 And he received a sign 27 Where, then, is the boasting? of circumcision, a seal of the rightIt is excluded. Through what law? eousness of the faith which he had Of works? No; but through the while in uncircumcision, that he law of faith. 28 We conclude, then, might be the father of all that bethat a man is declared righteous by lieve while yet in uncircumcision, faith, without works of law. 29 Is that righteousness might be counted he the God of the Jews only? Is to them, 12 and the father of cirhe not also of the Gentiles? Yes, cumcision to them that are not of of the Gentiles also. 30 Seeing the circumcision only, but that also there is one God who will declare walk in the steps of the faith of our the circumcision righteous by faith father Abraham, which he had while and the uncircumcision through the in uncircumcision.

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