About his Son who, in the flesh, came from the family of David,

Who was put to death for our evil-doing, and came to life again so that we might have righteousness.

For this reason, as through one man sin came into the world, and death because of sin, and so death came to all men, because all have done evil:

Because, till the law came, sin was in existence, but sin is not put to the account of anyone when there is no law to be broken.

But the free giving of God is not like the wrongdoing of man. For if, by the wrongdoing of one man death came to numbers of men, much more did the grace of God, and the free giving by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, come to men.

So then, as the effect of one act of wrongdoing was that punishment came on all men, even so the effect of one act of righteousness was righteousness of life for all men.

And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:

We have been placed with him among the dead through baptism into death: so that as Christ came again from the dead by the glory of the Father, we, in the same way, might be living in new life.

In the same way, my brothers, you were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, even to him who came again from the dead, so that we might give fruit to God.

For when we were in the flesh, the evil passions which came into being through the law were working in our bodies to give the fruit of death.

And there was a time when I was living without the law: but when the law gave its orders, sin came to life and put me to death;

Because those of whom he had knowledge before they came into existence, were marked out by him to be made like his Son, so that he might be the first among a band of brothers:

Who will give a decision against us? It is Christ Jesus who not only was put to death, but came again from the dead, who is now at the right hand of God, taking our part.

Whose are the fathers, and of whom came Christ in the flesh, who is over all, God, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.

Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way;

And for this purpose Christ went into death and came back again, that he might be the Lord of the dead and of the living.

For Christ did not give pleasure to himself, but, as it is said, The bitter words of those who were angry with you came on me.