Paul's calling commended. ROMANS, II. 6 Among whom are ye also the A. D. 60. called of Jesus Christ: 1Th.4.7. 7 To all that be in Rome, beloved h 1Co.1.2. of God, called h to be saints: Grace i to you and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1C.1.3, &c. 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your k ch.16.19. faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing m 1 make mention of you always in my prayers; 10 Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will n of God to come unto you. 2Pe. 1.2. 1 Ac.27.23. The Gentiles' sins. 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image d made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. 24 Wherefore God also gave them e up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 3 or, in. o ch. 15.23,32. P cl. 15.29. q 2Pe. 1.1. 11 For Io long to see you, that Ip may impart unto you some spirit- 1Co.9.16. ual gift, to the end ye may be ess Mar.8.38. tablished; 2Ti.1.8. 12 That is, that I may be comforted together 3 with you by the mu- 1 Je.23.29. tual q faith both of you and me. ICo,1.1. 13 Now I would not have you ig- u Mar. 16. 16. norant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but v Ac.3.26. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: g for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like was let hitherto,) that I might have w ch.3.21,25.7 to retain God in their knowledge, some fruit 3 among you also, even as among other Gentiles. 14 I am debtorr both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. 15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. 16 For I am not ashameds of the gospel of Christ: for it is the powert of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; u to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein w is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith as it is written, z The just shall live by faith. 18 For the wrathy of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest 4 in them; for God z hath showed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things a that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; 5 so that they are without excuse: x Hab.2.4. y Ep. 5.6. 4 or, to them. Jno. 1.9. 2 a Ps. 19. 1,&c. sor,that they may be. Je.2.5. Ep.4.17,18. c Je.8.8,9. 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, 10 or, consent neither were thankful; but became vain b in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened: (CHAP. 2.) God gave them over to a reprobrate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrightcousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, spiteful, proud, boasters, inventors 30 Backbiters, haters of God, deof evil things, disobedient to parents. 31 Without understanding, covenant-breakers, 9 without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who, knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but 10 have pleasure in them that do them. CHAPTER II. They that condemn sin in others, and yet sin, are inexcusable, whether Jews or Gentiles. 22 Professing themselves to be a 2Sa. 12.6,7. thou shalt escape the judgment of Sin cannot go unpunished ROMANS. III. 4 Or despisest thou the riches b of A. D. 60. his goodness and forbearance c and long-suffering; d not knowing that b ch.9.23. the goodness of God leadetine thee e Is.63.7, &c. to repentance? 5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest fup unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath, and revelation g of the righteous judgment of God; 6 Who h will render to every man according to his deeds: 7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: 8 But unto them that are contentious, i and do k not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the 1 Gentile; 10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the 1 Gentile : 11 Form there is no respect of persons with God. 12 For as many as have sinned without law, shall also perish without law and as many as have sinned in the law, shall be judged by the law; 13 (Forn not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14 For when the Gentiles which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law o unto themselves: d Jno.4.2. e Is.30.18. f De.32.34. h Pr.24.12. i Ti.6.3,4. I 1 Pe. 1.7. Ja.1.22 25. 3 or, between themselves. p Lu.8,17. 4 t 20. or, triest the u 2Ti. 1.13. 3.5. v Mat.23,3, &c. 23. 15 Which show the work of the law written in their hearts, 2 their w Eze.36,20, conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts 3 the mean whilex Ga.5.3. accusing, or else excusing, one pAc. 10,34,35. another; Mat. 12.41, 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets p of men, by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.q 17 Behold, thou r art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, 18 And knowest s his will, and 4 approvest t the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; a ch.9.6,7. 42. Mat.3.9. b De. 10. 16. e 2Co. 10.18. 19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 20 An instructer of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the a De.4.7.8. formu of knowledge and of the b ch.10. 16. He.4.2. truth in the law. 21 Thou therefore which teach-c Ps.51.4. est another, teachest thou not thy-d Job 8.3. self? thou that preachest a man ech.6.1,15. should not steal, dost thou steal? Benefit of circumcision. 22 Thou that savest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thon that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? 23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? 21 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.w 25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. 26 Therefore ify the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? 27 And shall not uncircumsion which is by nature, if it fulfill the law, judge z thee, who by the letter and circumcision, dost transgress the law? 28 For he a is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh : 29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, b in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise c is not of men, but of God. CHAPTER III. 1 The Jews' prerogative. 20 None justified by the law, but all by farth THAT advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? W 2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them a were com mitted the oracles of God. 3 For what if some b did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect! 4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is wellten, c That thou mightest be jus'fied in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. 5 But if our unrighteousness cou mend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous, who taketh vengeance (I speak as a man.) 6 God forbid: for then how d shall God judge the world? 7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through any he unto his glory, why yet am I also judged as a sinner? 8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us e do evil, that good may come ? whose damnation is just. 9. What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise; for we have Justification not by the law. before 1proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; 10 As it is written, f There is none righteous, no, not one: 11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. ROMANS, IV. A. D. 60. g Ps.5,9. h Ps. 140.3. i Ps. 10.7. 13 Their throatg is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they k Is.59.7.8. have used deceit; the poison h of asps is under their lips: 1 Whose mouth i is full of cursing and bitterness: 15 Their feetk are swift to shed blood: 16 Destruction and misery are in their ways: l Ps.36.1. m Ps. 107.42. 2 or, subject 17 And the way of peace have n Ps. 143.2. they not known: 18 There is no fear of God before o Ac.26-22, their eyes. q Ec.7.20. 19 Now we know that what P ch.5.1. &c. things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law; that every mouth m may be stopped, and all the world may become 2 guilty before God. 3 or. foreor- Abraham's faith was imputed. faith, and uncircumcision through faith. 31 Do we then make void the law through u faith? God forbid : yea, we establish the law. CHAPTER IV. 1 Abraham's faith was imputed to him for righteousness: 21 and so shall ours. THAT shall we say then that Waham, our father a as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not b before God. 3 For what saith the scripture? c Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh dis the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith e is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 7 Saying,f blessed are they whose 4 or, passing iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. over. 20 Therefore n by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight for by the law is the r Ac. 13.38, knowledge of sin. ch.8.3. 39. 21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, & ver.20,22. being witnessed by the law o and the prophets; Ga.2.16. 22 Even the righteousness of God t Ga.3.8.23. believe for there is no difference: u He. 10. 15. 25 Whom God hath 3 set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the 4 remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, 1 ch.5.20. of the Gentiles also: m 1Jno.3.4. 30 Seeing it is one God, which t shall justify the circumcision by 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. 9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. 10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. 11 Andg he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the right eousness of the faith which he had, yet being uncircumcised; that he might be the father h of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: 12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had, being yet uncircumcised. 13 For the promise, that i he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For ifk they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: 15 Because the law worketh wrath for where nom law is, there is no transgression. 18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, a So shall thy seed be. 19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness r of Sarah's womb: 20 He staggared not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was ables also to perform. 22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. 23 Nowt it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him: A. D. 60: n Ge. 17.5. or, like unto o Ep.2.1.5. Co.1.28. 1 Pe. 2. 10. Ge.15.5. s t He. 11.11. Ge. 18.14. He. 11.19. ch.15.4. JCo. 10.11. u Ac.2.39. Reconciliation by Christ. will one die yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, i we shall be saved fromk wrath through him. 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, beMar. 16.16.ing reconciled, we shall be saved Jno.3.14,17. by m his life. w Is.53.5.6. 2Co.5.21. 1Co. 15.17. 1 Pe. 1.21. (CHAP. 5.) a Is.32.17. Ep.2.14. Col. 1.20. b Jno. 14.6. c He.3.6. Mat.5.11.12. Ja. 1.2.12. e Phi.1.20. f Ep.1.13, 14. according to the time. g Ga.4.4. h Jno. 15. 13. IPe.3.18. 1Jno.3.16. 24 But for us u also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe vi He.9.14,22. on him that raised up Jesus our k 1Th. 1.10. Lord from the dead; 7 ch.8.32. 'm Jno. 14.19. 25 Who was delivered w for our offences, and was raised a againn Hab.3.18. for our justification. 2 or, reconciliation. o Ge.3.6.19. 3or,in whom. p ch.4. 15. 1 Jno.3.4. q He.9.27. r iCo. 15. 3 And not only so, but we glory dor, by one in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope e maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed 7 For scarcely for a righteous man wch.6.23. 5 or, by one offence. 6 or, by one righteous ness. x Jno. 12.32. y ch.7.8-13. z Jno. 10.10. a Jno. 1. 17. 11 And not only so, but we also joy n in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the 2 atonement. 12 Wherefore, as o by one man sip entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, 3 for that all have sinned: 13 (For until the law, sin was in the world: but sin is not p imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless, death reigned g from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the r figure of him that was 16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judg ment was by one to condemnation. but the free gift is of many us of fences unto justification. 17 For if 4 by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace, and of the gift w of righteousness, shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) 18 Therefore, as 5 by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so 6 by the righteousness of one the free q came upon all x men unto justifica tion of life. 19 For as by one man's disobedi ence inany were made sinners, s by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. 20 Moreover, the law entered, that the offence might aboumal But where sin abounded, grace dal much morez abound : 21 That as sin hath reigned nafo death, even so nicht grace a reigs, through righ”, Ento eter nal life, by We may not live in sin. CHAPTER VI. ROMANS, VI, VII. 1 We must not live in sin, 12 nor let The power of the law. have obeyed from the heart that form u of doctrine 4 which was de sin reign in us. 23 Death is the (CHAP. 6.) livered you. wages of sin. W HAT shall we say then? shalla we continue in sin, that grace may abound? a ch.3.8. b ver.6.11. Col.3.3. 1 Pe.2.24. 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead b to sin, live any longer or, are. therein? 3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into c his death? 4 Therefore we are buried d with him by baptism into death: that like e as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness g of life. 5 For ifh we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: c 1Co.15.29. d Col.2.12. I Pe.3.21. c ch.8.11. 2Co. 13.4. f Mat.28.2,3. g Ga.6.15. Ep.4.22-24. 1Jno.2.6. h Phi.3.10. i Col.2.11. k 1Pe.4.1. 2 or, justi- 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body i of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7 Fork he that is dead is 2 freed o Ga.2. 19. from sin. p Ps. 19.13. 119.133. q Col.3.5. 3 arms, or 8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: 9 Knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dieth no. more; death hath no more dominion over him. weapons. 7 ch.12.1. s Mi.7.19. 10 For in that he died, he died m t Jno.8.34. unto sin once: but in that he liveth, 2Pe.2.19. he liveth unto God. 11 Likewise reckon ye also your-u 2Ti. 1.13. selves to be dead n indeed unto sin, but alive o unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. 12 Let p not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 4 whereto ye were deli vered. v Jno.8.32. or, to. 13 Neither yield ye your members q as 3 instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield ry ch.1.32. yourselves unto God, as those that Ja. 1.15. are alive from the dead, and your 2 Ge.2.17. members as instruments of righta ch.5.17,21. eousness unto God. b 1 Pe. 1.4. 14 For sin shall not have s dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. 15 What then? shall we sin because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. (CHAP. 7.) a ICo.7.39. b Mat.5.32. c Ga.5.18. d Ga.5.22. 16 Know ye not, that to whom yet yield yourselves servants to e ch.8.8,9. obey, his servants ye are to whom 1 passions. ye obey; whether of sin unto fch.6.21. death, or of obedience unto right- 2 or, being eousness? 17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye dead to that. 18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. 19 I speak after the manner of men, because of the infirmity of your flesh for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to inquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. 20 For when ye were the servants w of sin, ye were free 5 from righteousness. 21 What fruitx had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end y of those things is death. 22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. 23 For z the wages of sin is death but the gifta of God is eternal life, b through Jesus Christ our Lord. CHAPTER VII. 1 No law hath power over a man longer than he liveth. 7 The law is not sin, 12 but holy, just, and good. ye not, brethren, (for 1 NOW K speak to them that know the law.) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? 2 For a the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband, so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is band. loosed from the law of her hus 3 So then if, while b her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law: so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. 4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law c by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit d unto God. 5 For when we were ine the flesh, the 1 motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members, to bring forth fruit f unto death. 6 But now we are delivered from the law, 2 that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. 7 What shall we say then? Is the |