Whom God hath set forth as a propitiatory covering, through faith in his blood, for a showing forth of his righteousness, by reason of the passing-by of the previously committed sins,

for the shewing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who is of the faith of Jesus.

what reason then is there for boasting? it is excluded. what, by the ceremonial law? no: but by the law of faith.

For we reckon that a man is to be declared righteous by faith, apart from works of law.

Or is God for Jews only? Is He not also for Gentiles? Yes, for Gentiles too,

For it is God only which justifieth circumcision, which is of faith: and uncircumcision through faith.

Then 'by this faith' we 'cancel the Law'? Not for one moment! We uphold the Law.

For, if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath whereof to boast; - nevertheless, not towards God, -

For what doth the Scripture say? And Abraham believed in God, and it was reckoned unto him as righteousness.

Now wages are not considered a gift if the person has to work for them, but [rather] an obligation [of his employer].

But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Happy are those who have forgiveness for their wrongdoing, and whose sins are covered.

This happiness, then, is it for the circumcision, or for the uncircumcision? for we say - His faith was reckoned unto Abraham as righteousness:

[But] when was he given credit [i.e., for being righteous]? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was before he was circumcised, not afterward.

and a sign he did receive of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith in the uncircumcision, for his being father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for the righteousness also being reckoned to them,

For, not through means of law, doth the promise belong unto Abraham or unto his seed, - that he should be heir of thee world; but, through a righteousness by faith.

For, if they who are of law are heirs, made void is faith and of no effect is the promise.

For, the law, worketh out anger, but, where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

For this cause, it is by faith, in order that it may be by way of favour, so that the promise is firm unto all the seed, - not unto that by the law only, but unto that also which is such by the faith of Abraham; who is father of us all, -

Who, against hope in hope did believe, for his becoming father of many nations according to that spoken: 'So shall thy seed be;'

Because he never weakened in faith, he calmly contemplated his own vital powers as worn out (for he was about one hundred years old) and the inability of Sarah to bear a child,

Yet he looked for the promise of God [to be fulfilled] and did not waver, doubting [that it would happen], but his faith strengthened him. He honored God

And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was reckoned unto him,

But for our sakes also - unto whom it is to be reckoned, - even unto them that believe upon him who raised Jesus our Lord from among the dead:

Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

through whom also we have access by faith for this grace in which we stand, and we take pride in hope of the glory of God.

Neither do we so, only: but also we rejoice in tribulation: For we know that tribulation bringeth patience,

For we know that trouble develops endurance, and endurance strength of character, and strength of character hope,

and 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 when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

For, scarcely in behalf of a righteous man, will one die, - in behalf of the good man indeed, peradventure one even dareth to die;

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For, if being enemies we were reconciled unto God through the death of his Son, much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

For this cause, - just as, through one man, sin into the world entered, and through sin, death, - and, so, unto all men death passed through, for that all had sinned; -

For, until law, sin was in the world, although sin is not reckoned when there is no law, -

And yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the way Adam had, against a positive command. For Adam was a figure of Him who was to come.

But, not as the fault, so, alsothe decree of favour, for, if, by the fault of the one, the many died, much more, the favour of God and the free-gift in favour, by the one man Jesus Christ, unto the many superabounded;

And, not as through one that sinned, is that which is freely given, for, the sentence of judgment, indeed, was - out of one fault into condemnation, whereas, the decree of favour, is - out of many faults, into a recovery of righteousness.

For, if, by the fault of the one, death reigned through the one, much more, they who the superabundance of the favour and of the free-gift ofthe righteousness do receive, in life, shall reign through the one, Jesus Christ.

Hence then, as through one fault, the sentence was unto all men unto condemnation, so, also, through one recovery of righteousness, the decree of favour is unto all men for righteous acquittal unto life;

For, just as, through the disobedience of the one man, sinners, the many were constituted, so, also, through the obedience of the one, righteous, the many shall be constituted -

For the law supervened that the fall might abound; but where the sin abounded the grace was superabundant,

so that, as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign, through righteousness, for eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

What is our conclusion then? Are we to continue to sin for His unmerited favor to multiply?

For do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Jesus Christ, have been baptized into his death?

We are buried with him by baptism for to die: That likewise as Christ was raised up from death by the glory of the father: even so we also should walk in a new life.

For, if we have come to be grown together in the likeness of his death, certainly, in that of his resurrection also, shall we be.

this knowing, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of the sin may be made useless, for our no longer serving the sin;

For, he that hath died, hath become righteously acquitted from his sin.

for we know that Christ, who once was raised from the dead, will never die again; death has no more power over Him.

For, in that he died, unto sin, died he once for all, but, in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

In the same way, you too must continuously consider yourselves dead as far as sin is concerned, but living for God through the Messiah Jesus.

For this cause do not let sin be ruling in your body which is under the power of death, so that you give way to its desires;

And do not offer any parts of it to sin as weapons for unrighteousness. But as those who are alive from the dead, offer yourselves to God, and all the parts of yourselves to God as weapons for righteousness.

For, sin, over you, shall not have lordship, for ye are not under law, but under favour.

Know ye not that, unto whom ye are presenting yourselves as servants for obedience, servants ye are unto him unto whom ye are obedient, whether of sin unto death or of obedience unto righteousness?

But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

In human fashion am I speaking, because of the weakness of your flesh; - for, just as ye presented your members as servants unto impurity and unto lawlessness for lawlessness, so now, present ye your members as servants unto righteousness for sanctification.

For, when ye were servants of sin, ye were free as to righteousness; -

What fruit, therefore, had ye then - in things for which ye now are taking shame to yourselves? For, the end of those things, is death.

Whereas, now, having been freed from sin, and made servants unto God, ye have your fruit for sanctification and, the end, life age-abiding.

For, the wages of sin, is death; but, God's gift of favour, is life age-abiding, in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Or are ye ignorant, brethren, - for unto them that understand the law am I speaking, that, the law, hath lordship over a men as long as he liveth?

For, the married woman, unto her living husband is bound by law; but, if her husband have died, she hath received a full release from the law of her husband.

So then, of the living husband, she will be called an adulteress if she becomes to another man, but if the husband should die, she is free from the law, for her not to be an adulteress having become to another man.

Therefore, my brothers, you also were put to death in relation to the law through the crucified body of the Messiah, so that you may belong to another—to Him who was raised from the dead—that we may bear fruit for God.

For, when we were in the flesh, the susceptibilities of sins which were through the law, used to be energized in our members unto the bringing forth of fruit unto death;

But now we have been released from the law, having died to what we were held, so as for us to serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of a document.

What, then, shall we say? Is the law sin? Far be it! On the contrary, I had not discovered, sin, save through law, for even, of coveting, I had not been aware if, the law, had not kept on saying - Thou shall not covet;

Howbeit sin taking, occasion - through the commandment, wrought out in me all manner of coveting; for, apart from law, sin is dead; -

For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

and I died. The commandment that was meant for life resulted in death for me.

For, sin, - taking occasion - through the commandment, completely deceived me and, through it, slew me:

So the Law at any rate is holy, the command is holy, just, and for our good.

Therefore, [did that which is] good become death to me? May it never be! Rather [it was] sin, in order that it might be recognized [as] sin, producing death through [what is] good for me, in order that sin might become sinful to an extraordinary degree through the commandment.

For we know that, the law, is spiritual, - I, however, am a creature of flesh, sold under sin;

For, that which I am working out, I do not approve, - for not, what I wish, the same I practise, but, what I hate, the same I do:

I know, in fact, that there dwelleth not in me, that is, in my flesh, anything good; for, the wishing, lieth near me, but, the working out of what is right, not!

For not, the good that I wish, I do, but, the evil that I do not wish, the same I practise.

I find therefore the law of my nature to be that when I desire to do what is right, evil is lying in ambush for me.

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

Thank God, there is deliverance through Jesus Christ, our Lord! Well then, for myself, with my reason I serve the Law of God, but with my earthly nature the Law of Sin.

Therefore, no condemnation now exists for those in Christ Jesus,

For, the-law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus, hath set thee free from the law of sin and of death; -

For, what was impossible by the law in that it was weak through the flesh, God, by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, condemned sin in the flesh,

in order that in our case the requirements of the Law might be fully met. For our lives are regulated not by our earthly, but by our spiritual natures.

For, they who according to flesh have their being, the things of the flesh do prefer, but, they according to the spirit, the things of the spirit;

For, what is preferred by the flesh, is death, whereas, what is preferred by the spirit, is life and peace; -

Inasmuch as, what is preferred by the flesh, is hostile towards God, for, unto the law of God, it doth not submit itself, neither in fact can it. -

for neither is it able; and those who are in the flesh are not able to please God.

But you are not physical but spiritual, if God's Spirit has really taken possession of you; for unless a man has Christ's spirit, he does not belong to Christ.

If Christ be in you: the body is dead, because of sin; But the spirit is life for righteousness' sake.

for if the spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you; he that raised up Christ from the dead, shall likewise restore your mortal bodies to life, by his spirit that dwelleth in you.

For, if according to flesh ye live, ye are about to die, whereas, if in spirit, the practices of the flesh, ye are putting to death, ye shall attain unto life;

For, as many as by God's Spirit are being led, the same, are God's sons, -

For ye have not received a spirit of servitude, leading back into fear, but ye have received a spirit of sonship, whereby we are exclaiming - Abba! Oh Father!

For his Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit, that we are children of God;

and if children, heirs as well, heirs of God, heirs along with Christ ??for we share his sufferings in order to share his glory.