1Therefore being justifiedbyfaith, we havepeacewithGodthroughourLordJesusChrist:
2Bywhomalso we haveaccessbyfaithintothisgracewherein we stand, andrejoiceinhope of the glory of God.
3Andnotonly so, but we gloryintribulationsalso: knowingthattribulationworkethpatience;
4Andpatience, experience; andexperience, hope:
5Andhopemakethnotashamed; because the love of God is shed abroadinourheartsby the HolyGhostwhich is given unto us.
6For when wewereyet without strength, in duetimeChristdiedfor the ungodly.
7Forscarcelyfor a righteous manwillonedie: yetperadventurefor a good mansomewouldevendare to die.
8ButGodcommendethhislovetowardus, in that, while wewereyetsinners, Christdiedforus.
9Muchmorethen, beingnowjustifiedbyhisblood, we shall be savedfromwraththroughhim.
10Forif, when we wereenemies, we werereconciled to Godby the death of hisSon, muchmore, being reconciled, we shall be savedbyhislife.
11Andnotonly so, but we alsojoyinGodthroughourLordJesusChrist, bywhom we havenowreceived the atonement.
12Wherefore, asbyonemansinenteredinto the world, anddeathbysin; andsodeathpasseduponallmen, forthatall have sinned:
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(Foruntil the lawsinwasin the world: butsinisnotimputed when there isnolaw.
14NeverthelessdeathreignedfromAdamtoMoses, evenover them that hadnotsinnedafter the similitude of Adam's transgression, whois the figure of him that was tocome.
15Butnotas the offence, soalsois the free gift. Forif through the offence of onemany be dead, muchmore the grace of God, and the giftbygrace, which isbyoneman, JesusChrist, hath aboundeduntomany.
16Andnotas it was byone that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was byonetocondemnation, but the free gift is ofmanyoffencesuntojustification.
17Forifbyone man's offencedeathreignedbyone; muchmore they which receiveabundance of graceand of the gift of righteousness shall reigninlifebyone, JesusChrist.)
18Thereforeasby the offence of one judgment came uponallmentocondemnation; evensoby the righteousness of one the free gift came uponallmenuntojustification of life.
19Forasbyone man's disobediencemany were madesinners, soby the obedience of oneshallmany be maderighteous.
20Moreover the lawentered, that the offence might abound. Butwheresinabounded, grace did much more abound: