Romans 5 Cross References - MNT

¹ Since we stand justified as the result of faith, let us continue to enjoy the peace we have with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. ² Through him also we have had our access into this grace in which we have taken our stand, and are exulting in hope of the glory of God. ³ And not only so, but we are actually exulting also even in our troubles; for we know that trouble works fortitude, ⁴ and fortitude character, and character, hope— ⁵ a hope which never disappoints us. For through the Holy Spirit who has given to us, the "brimming river of the love of God" has overflowed in our hearts. ⁶ For while we were still without strength, Christ died in due time for the ungodly. ⁷ Why, a man will hardly give his life for another, even for a righteous man, though perchance for a good man one might even take it upon himself to die. ⁸ But God gives proof of his love to us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ⁹ By how much more, then, being now justified in his blood, shall we be saved through him from the wrath of God. ¹⁰ For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved in his life. ¹¹ And not only that, but we exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now obtained our reconciliation. ¹² Thus, then, sin came into the world through one man, and through sin came death and so death spread to all men, because all had sinned. ¹³ For prior to the Law, sin actually existed in the world, but sin was not set down to man's account when there was no law. ¹⁴ Nevertheless, from Adam to Moses death reigned as king, even over those who had not sinned after the likeness of Adam's transgression. Now Adam is a type of Him who was to come. ¹⁵ But the free gift is not like the transgression; for if through the transgression of that one man the rest on men died, much more did the grace of God and the gift given in his grace in the one Man, Jesus Christ, overflow unto the rest of men. ¹⁶ And it is not with the free gift as it was through the one that sinned; for the judgment came from one transgression unto condemnation; but the free gift came from many transgressions unto acquittal. ¹⁷ For if through the transgression of the one, death reigned as king through the one, much more shall those who receive the overflowing grace and gift of righteousness reign as kings in life through One, through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ It follows then, as through the transgression of one man came condemnation unto all men, even so through the act of righteousness of One came acquittal and life to all men. ¹⁹ For just as through the disobedience of one man the rest were made sinners; even so by the obedience of One shall all the rest be made righteous. ²⁰ Now law was brought in so that transgression might abound; but where sin abounded, grace super-abounded; ²¹ in order that as sin has ruled as king in death, so also grace might rule as king in righteousness which issues in eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord,—ours!

¹⁰ "Blessed are those who have been persecuted in the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ¹¹ "Blessed are you when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my name's sake. ¹² "Rejoice and exult in it, because your reward was great in the heavens; for so did they persecute the prophets before you.

¹³ "But go and learn what this means, "It is mercy I desire, and not sacrifice; for I am come not to call just men, but sinners."

²⁸ "just as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

³⁶ "Master, which is the great commandment in the law?" ³⁷ Jesus answered, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

²¹ "'Well done, good and faithful slave,' replied his master; 'You have been faithful over many things. Enter into your master's joy.'

³⁴ "Then he, the King will say to those on his right hand. "'Come, my Father's blessed ones, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

²⁸ "Drink from it, all of you; for this is my blood of the Covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

⁴⁶ And Mary said: "My soul doth magnify the Lord,

¹⁴ "Glory to God in the highest, And in earth peace among men who please him"

²² "Blessed are you when men shall hate you, And excommunicate you and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil because of the Son of man. ²³ "Rejoice in that day and exult, For your reward is great in heaven; For even so did their fathers to the prophets.

⁴⁷ "This is why I tell you that her sins, many as they are, are forgiven, for her love is great; but he who is forgiven little, loves but little.

⁴⁷ "This is why I tell you that her sins, many as they are, are forgiven, for her love is great; but he who is forgiven little, loves but little. ⁴⁸ "Your sins are forgiven," he said to her. ⁴⁹ Then the other guest began to say among themselves, "Who is this even to forgive sins?" ⁵⁰ But he said to the woman. "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace."

⁵ "Into whatever you first enter, say, 'Peace be to this house!' ⁶ "And if there be any son of peace there, your peace shall rest upon him; but if not it shall return to you.

³⁸ They cried, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in Heaven and glory in the Highest"

⁴² exclaiming. "Oh that at this time you knew, yes, even you, on what your peace depends! But now it is hidden from your eyes.

¹⁹ "In your patience you shall purchase your souls.

³⁹ And one of the criminals who had been hung there kept reviling him, saying. "Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us." ⁴⁰ But the other, answering, reproved him, saying. "Have you no fear of God even? When you are suffering the same punishment as he? ⁴¹ "We indeed justly, for we are receiving due retribution for what we have done. But he has done no wrong." ⁴² Then he added, "Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingdom." ⁴³ "In solemn truth I tell you," said Jesus, "that this day you shall be with me in Paradise."

⁷ He came as a witness, that he might bear testimony concerning the Light—so that all men might believe through him.

¹² But to all who receive him, to them he has given the right to become children of God, even to those who trust in his name;

¹⁶ For out of his fulness we have all received, yes, grace upon grace. ¹⁷ For the Law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

¹⁶ "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever trusts in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

¹⁶ "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever trusts in him should not perish, but have eternal life. ¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. ¹⁸ He who trusts in him is not condemned, but he who does not trust has already been condemned, because he has not put his trust in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

²⁶ "Rabbi, see! The man who was with you on the other side of Jordan, and to whom you yourself have borne testimony, is now baptizing, and everybody is coming to him."

¹⁰ "If you had known the free gift of God," Jesus answered, "and who it is that says to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water."

²⁴ "I tell you solemnly that he who listens to my messages and believes Him who sent me, has eternal life. He will not come under condemnation, but has passed out of death into life.

²⁶ "For as the Father has life in himself, so also has he granted to the Son to have life in himself.

⁴⁰ "For this is my Fathers will, that every one who beholds the Son and believes on him, shall have eternal life. and I will raise him up at the last day."

⁵⁰ "This is the bread that comes down from heaven, that one may eat thereof and never die. ⁵¹ "I myself am the living bread that has come down from heaven. Any one who eats this bread will live forever; and moreover, the bread which I will give is my flesh, given for the life of the world." ⁵² Then the Jews began to dispute among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" ⁵³ "I tell you solemnly," said Jesus, "that unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you. ⁵⁴ "He who feeds upon my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. ⁵⁵ "For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. ⁵⁶ "He who feeds upon my flesh abides in me and I in him. ⁵⁷ "Just as the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father, so also that man who feeds on me shall live by me.

⁵⁷ "Just as the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father, so also that man who feeds on me shall live by me. ⁵⁸ "This is the bread which came down from heaven; not such as your fathers ate and died, for he who feeds upon this bread shall live forever."

⁷ "In solemn truth I tell you that I am the Door of the sheep.

⁹ "I am the Door. Whoever enters by me shall be saved, and he shall go in and come out and find pasture. ¹⁰ "The thief never comes except to steal and kill and destroy. I am come that they may have life, and may have it in abundance.

²⁸ "I am giving them eternal life, and they shall never perish, nor shall any one snatch them out of my hand.

²⁸ "I am giving them eternal life, and they shall never perish, nor shall any one snatch them out of my hand. ²⁹ "My Father who has given them to me is stronger than all, and no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.

²⁵ "I am the resurrection and the life," said Jesus. "He who believes in me, even if he has died, shall live. ²⁶ And every one who is living and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"

³² "AND I, IF I BE LIFTED UP FROM THE EARTH, WILL DRAW ALL MEN UNTO MYSELF."

⁶ Jesus answered him. "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No man ever comes to the Father but by me.

¹⁹ "Yet a little while and the world shall see me no more, but you shall see me; because I live, you, too, shall live.

²⁷ "Peace I leave with you. My own peace I give to you. It is not the world's 'Peace' I give you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

¹³ "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

²² "If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

³³ I have said all this to you that in me you might have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but be courageous; I have overcome the world."

³¹ but these have been written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

¹⁷ "In the last days, God says, it shall come to pass that I will pour out my Spirit upon all mankind; "Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams;

³³ Since he is by the mighty hand of God exalted, and has received from his Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured forth this which you now see and hear.

⁴¹ So they left Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been deemed worthy to suffer disgrace for the sake of the Name;

³⁶ "You cannot but know the message which he sent to the descendants of Israel, when he preached the gospel of peace by Jesus Christ who is Lord of all;

²⁴ for he was a good man, and full of faith and the Holy Spirit. And a great multitude was added to the Lord.

³⁸ "Be it known unto you therefore, brothers, that remission of sins is proclaimed to you through this man; ³⁹ "and that by him every one that believes is justified from all things from which you could never be justified by the law of Moses.

³⁹ "and that by him every one that believes is justified from all things from which you could never be justified by the law of Moses.

²⁷ On their arrival they assembled the church and reported all things that God had done through them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.

¹¹ "On the contrary we believe that it is by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ that we and they shall be saved."

⁷ To all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints. May God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, bless you, and give you peace.

¹⁷ FOR IN IT IS BEING REVEALED A RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH PROCEEDS FROM GOD, FROM FAITH UNTO FAITH; AS IT IS WRITTEN. ¹⁸ For God's wrath is ever being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who smother the truth by their unrighteousness.

⁷ eternal life to those who by patience in well-doing strive for glory and honor and immortality;

¹⁷ Now if you bear the name of a Jew, and rely upon law, and boast yourself in God,

⁵ But if our unrighteousness thus brings out God's righteousness, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous—I speak after the manner of men—when he inflicts his anger on us?

¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law; so that every mouth may be shut, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.

¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law; so that every mouth may be shut, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God. ²⁰ For no man will be justified in God's sight by works of the Law; for through the Law comes the consciousness of sin.

²⁰ For no man will be justified in God's sight by works of the Law; for through the Law comes the consciousness of sin. ²¹ But now, quite apart from any law, a righteousness coming from God has been fully brought to light, continually witnessed to by the Law and the Prophets. ²² I mean a righteousness coming from God through faith in Jesus Christ, for all who believe. For there is no distinction between Jew and Gentile,

²² I mean a righteousness coming from God through faith in Jesus Christ, for all who believe. For there is no distinction between Jew and Gentile, ²³ since all have sinned and lack the glory which comes from God; ²⁴ but they are now being justified by his free grace through the deliverance that is in Christ Jesus. ²⁵ For God openly set him forth for himself as an offering of atonement through faith, by means of his blood, in order to show forth his righteousness—since in his forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed—to show forth his righteousness, ²⁶ I say, at this present time; that he himself might be just, and yet the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

²⁶ I say, at this present time; that he himself might be just, and yet the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus. ²⁷ Then what becomes of boasting? It is shut out. What sort of law forbids it? A law of works? No, but a law of faith. ²⁸ For I conclude that a man is justified by faith, altogether apart from the deeds of the Law. ²⁹ Is God then the God of the Jews alone, and not of the Gentiles also? He is God of the Gentiles also, ³⁰ since there is one God who will justify the circumcised through faith, and by their faith will he justify the uncircumcised.

³⁰ since there is one God who will justify the circumcised through faith, and by their faith will he justify the uncircumcised.

⁵ but a man who does not "work," but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, has his faith imputed to him for righteousness.

¹³ For the promise that he should be heir of the world did not come to Abraham or to his posterity through law, but through faith-righteousness.

¹⁵ For law works wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

²⁴ For it will be "reckoned for righteousness." to us also, who believe on him that raised from the dead our Lord Jesus; ²⁵ who was betrayed to death for our transgressions, and raised again to life for our justification.

²⁵ who was betrayed to death for our transgressions, and raised again to life for our justification.

¹ Since we stand justified as the result of faith, let us continue to enjoy the peace we have with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁵ a hope which never disappoints us. For through the Holy Spirit who has given to us, the "brimming river of the love of God" has overflowed in our hearts. ⁶ For while we were still without strength, Christ died in due time for the ungodly.

⁸ But God gives proof of his love to us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ⁹ By how much more, then, being now justified in his blood, shall we be saved through him from the wrath of God. ¹⁰ For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved in his life.

¹⁰ For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved in his life. ¹¹ And not only that, but we exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now obtained our reconciliation. ¹² Thus, then, sin came into the world through one man, and through sin came death and so death spread to all men, because all had sinned.

¹⁴ Nevertheless, from Adam to Moses death reigned as king, even over those who had not sinned after the likeness of Adam's transgression. Now Adam is a type of Him who was to come.

¹⁴ Nevertheless, from Adam to Moses death reigned as king, even over those who had not sinned after the likeness of Adam's transgression. Now Adam is a type of Him who was to come. ¹⁵ But the free gift is not like the transgression; for if through the transgression of that one man the rest on men died, much more did the grace of God and the gift given in his grace in the one Man, Jesus Christ, overflow unto the rest of men.

¹⁵ But the free gift is not like the transgression; for if through the transgression of that one man the rest on men died, much more did the grace of God and the gift given in his grace in the one Man, Jesus Christ, overflow unto the rest of men. ¹⁶ And it is not with the free gift as it was through the one that sinned; for the judgment came from one transgression unto condemnation; but the free gift came from many transgressions unto acquittal.

¹⁶ And it is not with the free gift as it was through the one that sinned; for the judgment came from one transgression unto condemnation; but the free gift came from many transgressions unto acquittal. ¹⁷ For if through the transgression of the one, death reigned as king through the one, much more shall those who receive the overflowing grace and gift of righteousness reign as kings in life through One, through Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ For if through the transgression of the one, death reigned as king through the one, much more shall those who receive the overflowing grace and gift of righteousness reign as kings in life through One, through Jesus Christ.

¹⁷ For if through the transgression of the one, death reigned as king through the one, much more shall those who receive the overflowing grace and gift of righteousness reign as kings in life through One, through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ It follows then, as through the transgression of one man came condemnation unto all men, even so through the act of righteousness of One came acquittal and life to all men.

¹⁸ It follows then, as through the transgression of one man came condemnation unto all men, even so through the act of righteousness of One came acquittal and life to all men. ¹⁹ For just as through the disobedience of one man the rest were made sinners; even so by the obedience of One shall all the rest be made righteous.

¹⁹ For just as through the disobedience of one man the rest were made sinners; even so by the obedience of One shall all the rest be made righteous. ²⁰ Now law was brought in so that transgression might abound; but where sin abounded, grace super-abounded;

²⁰ Now law was brought in so that transgression might abound; but where sin abounded, grace super-abounded; ²¹ in order that as sin has ruled as king in death, so also grace might rule as king in righteousness which issues in eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord,—ours!

¹ What then shall we say? Shall we continue to abound in sin, in order that grace may come to abound?

¹² Therefore let not sin rule as king in your mortal body, compelling you to obey its lusts.

¹⁴ For sin shall not lord it over you; for you are not under the rule of law, but under the rule of grace.

¹⁶ Do you not know that when you surrender yourselves as slaves to any one to obey him, you are his slaves whom you obey; whether it be sin, whose end is death, or obedience, whose end is righteousness?

²³ FOR THE POOR WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH, BUT THE FREE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS, OUR MASTER.

⁵ For while we were unspiritual, the sinful passions, aroused by the Law, were ever active in every part of our bodies, leading us to bear fruit unto death. ⁶ But now we have been released from the Law, because we are dead to that in which we were held; so that we are now in thralldom in new and spiritual conditions, and not under the old written code. ⁷ What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? Certainly not. On the contrary I should not have become acquainted with sin had it not been for the Law; for except the Law had repeatedly said, "Thou shalt not lust," I should never have known the sin of lust. ⁸ But when sin had gained a vantage-ground, by means of the commandment, it stirred up within me all manner of lust; for where there is no law, sin is dead. ⁹ Once I lived apart from the Law, myself; but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died; ¹⁰ and the very commandment which should have meant life, this I found to mean death. ¹¹ For sin, when it had gained a vantage-ground through the commandment, beguiled me, and through it slew me. ¹² So then the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. ¹³ Did then that which was good become for me death? Never! but sin did; that it might be manifest as sin, by that the unutterable malignity of sin might become plain through the commandment.

¹ Thus there is now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus;

⁷ For to be earthly minded is enmity against God; For such a mind is not subject to the Law of God, Nor can it be;

¹⁰ But if Christ is in you, though your bodily self is dead because of sin, your spirit is full of life because of righteousness.

¹⁴ For only those are sons of God who are led by God's Spirit. ¹⁵ For you have not received a spirit of slavery in order that you should once more be afraid; but you have received a spirit of adoption, in which we cry out, "My Father, my dear Father!" ¹⁶ For his Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit, that we are children of God; ¹⁷ and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; but to share his glory, we must now be sharing his sufferings.

¹⁷ and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; but to share his glory, we must now be sharing his sufferings. ¹⁸ For I count as nothing what we now suffer, in comparison with the glory which will soon be unveiled to us.

²⁰ For nature was subjected to imperfection, not by its own will, but by the will of Him who thus made it subject—

²² For we know that all nature has been groaning and travailing together until this hour.

²⁴ For by hope we are saved; but hope which is clearly seen is no longer hope.

²⁸ Now we know that all things continually work together for good to those who love God, to those who have been the called according to his purpose.

³⁰ and whom he foreordained, those he also called; and whom he called, those he also justified; and whom he justified, those he also glorified.

³⁰ and whom he foreordained, those he also called; and whom he called, those he also justified; and whom he justified, those he also glorified. ³¹ What shall we say then, to these things? If God be for us, Who can be against us? ³² He that spared not his own Son, But freely delivered him up for us all, How shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

³² He that spared not his own Son, But freely delivered him up for us all, How shall he not with him also freely give us all things? ³³ Who shall accuse God's elect? God acquits them; ³⁴ Who is there to condemn them? Will Christ who died? Yes, and who rose from the dead, The Christ who is also at the right hand of God, And is interceding for us?

³⁴ Who is there to condemn them? Will Christ who died? Yes, and who rose from the dead, The Christ who is also at the right hand of God, And is interceding for us? ³⁵ What shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall anguish, or calamity, or persecution, or famine? Shall nakedness, or peril, or sword?

³⁵ What shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall anguish, or calamity, or persecution, or famine? Shall nakedness, or peril, or sword? ³⁶ Even as it is written. For thy sake we are killed all the day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

³⁶ Even as it is written. For thy sake we are killed all the day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. ³⁷ Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors Through Him who loved us.

³⁷ Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors Through Him who loved us. ³⁸ For I am fully persuaded that neither death nor life, Neither angels nor principalities, nor powers, Neither the present world nor the world to come, Nor the powers of Nature, ³⁹ Nor height, nor depth, Nor any other created thing, Shall be able to separate us from the love of God Which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

³⁹ Nor height, nor depth, Nor any other created thing, Shall be able to separate us from the love of God Which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

³⁰ What then shall we say? That Gentiles who never pursed righteousness have overtaken it, even the righteousness of faith?

¹⁰ For with the heart man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

¹⁵ And how can men preach unless they are sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who bring a glad gospel.

¹⁵ For if their casting out is the reconciliation of the world to God, what will their restoration be but life out of death?

²⁶ And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written. The deliver will come from Zion, He will banish all ungodliness from Jacob;

²⁸ In relation to the gospel, the Jews are God's enemies for your sake; but in relation to the election, they are dearly loved for their forefather's sake.

¹² Rejoice in hope; be patient under affliction; continue stedfast in prayer.

⁴ Who are you just that judges the household-servant of another? To his own lord he stands or falls. And stand he will, for his Master has power to make him stand.

¹⁷ For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

⁴ For everything that was written of old has been written for our instruction, that through patience, and through the comfort of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

¹³ Now the God of all hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may be overflowing with hope in the power of the Holy Spirit.

³³ The God of peace be with you all! Amen.

⁴ who risked their own lives to save mine; who are thanked not only by me,

⁸ But you, forsooth, are already full, are you? You are already rich? Without us you are already reigning? Yes, and I would that you did reign, so that we also might reign with you.

⁹ Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. None who are immoral, or idolaters, or adulterers, or catamites, or sodomites, ¹⁰ or thieves, or avaricious men, or drunkards, or foul-mouthed men, or extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ Such were some of you, but you have washed away your stains, you have been consecrated, you have been justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.

³ but if a man loves God, he is known by him.

¹⁶ The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a common participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a common participation in the body of Christ?

³² but through our condemnation by the Lord, we are trained so that we may not be condemned;

¹ Now I am calling to your remembrance, brothers, the gospel which I preached to you, which you also received, and on which you have taken your stand,

²¹ For since by man came to death, by man came also the resurrection from the dead. ²² For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.

²² For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.

⁴⁵ Thus it is written. The first man, Adam, became a living being, the last Adam, a life-giving Spirit.

⁴⁹ As we have borne the likeness of him who was of earth, so also let us bear the likeness of Him who is of heaven.

⁵⁶ Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Law.

⁴ who ever comforts me in all my troubles, so that I may be continually able to comfort those who are in any trouble by the comfort with which God is ever comforting me. ⁵ For just as I have more than my share in the sufferings of the Christ, so also through the Christ I have more than my share of comfort. ⁶ If I am afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if I am receiving comfort, it is for your comfort—a comfort produced within you by your patient fortitude, under the same sufferings which I also am enduring.

²² He has also set his seal upon me, and given me the pledge of his Spirit in my heart.

⁷ If, however, the administration of death, written with letters and engraved on stones, began in glory, so that the children of Israel could not gaze steadily on the face of Moses, because of the glory of his face—a glory even then fading— ⁸ how much more shall the ministry of the Spirit abide in glory? ⁹ For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, far more is the ministry of righteousness radiant in glory.

¹⁸ And we all, with unveiled faces, reflecting like a mirror the glory of the Lord, are ourselves continually being transformed into the same likeness, from glory to glory, as by the Lord, the Spirit.

⁶ For God who said, "Out of darkness light shall shine," is he who has shone in my heart, that the sunrise of the knowledge of God may shine forth in the face of Christ.

⁸ On every side I am hard pressed, yet not hemmed in; perplexed, but not in despair; ⁹ persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. ¹⁰ Wherever I go, I am always carrying about in my body the dying of Jesus, in order that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in this body of mine.

¹⁰ Wherever I go, I am always carrying about in my body the dying of Jesus, in order that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in this body of mine. ¹¹ For, alive though I am, I am always given over to death for the sake of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may shine forth in my dying flesh.

¹¹ For, alive though I am, I am always given over to death for the sake of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may shine forth in my dying flesh. ¹² So while death is working in me, life is working in you.

¹⁷ For my light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working out for me a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,

¹⁸ And all this is from God, who through Christ reconciled me to himself, and gave me the ministry of reconciliation;

¹⁸ And all this is from God, who through Christ reconciled me to himself, and gave me the ministry of reconciliation; ¹⁹ how that God was in Christ reconciling a world to himself, not reckoning to men their trespasses; and that to me he has entrusted the message of that reconciliation.

¹⁹ how that God was in Christ reconciling a world to himself, not reckoning to men their trespasses; and that to me he has entrusted the message of that reconciliation. ²⁰ On Christ's behalf, then, I come as ambassador. It is as though God was entreating you, through me, on Christ's behalf I beg you to be reconciled to God. ²¹ Him who knew no sin, in our behalf he has made to be sin; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

⁹ as unknown and yet well known; as at death's door, yet, strange to tell, I live on; as chastened, but not killed; ¹⁰ as grieved, but always glad; as poor, but making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.

¹⁵ THANKS BE TO GOD FOR HIS UNSPEAKABLE GIFT!

²³ Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as though I were beside myself), such, far, more, am I; in labors more abundant, in imprisonments also more abundant, in floggings beyond measure, in deaths often. ²⁴ Five times at the hands of the Jews, I have received one short of forty lashes. ²⁵ Three times I have been scourged by the Romans; once I have been stoned; three times have I been shipwrecked; a night and a day have I been adrift in the open sea. ²⁶ My journeys have been many; in perils of rivers, in perils of bandits; in perils from my countrymen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness; in perils on the sea, in perils among false brothers; ²⁷ in toil and weariness, often in sleepless watching, in hunger and thirst, often without anything to eat; in cold and in nakedness. ²⁸ Not to mention other things, there is the crowding pressure of each day upon me, the care of all the churches. ²⁹ Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, but I burn with indignation? ³⁰ If boast I must, it shall be concerning my weakness.

⁹ but he has answered me. "My grace is sufficient for you; it is in weakness that my power is perfected." ¹⁰ Most gladly therefore will I boast rather of my weakness, that over me like a tent may be pitched the power of Christ. That is why I rejoice in weakness, in ill-treatment, in troubles, in persecutions and calamities for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

¹⁶ "yet because we know that no man is justified by the works of the Law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, we ourselves also have put our faith in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the Law; for "By the works of the Law shall no flesh be justified."

¹⁰ but a curse rests on those who have their root in the works of the Law; for it is written. Cursed is every one that continues not in all the things written in the Book of the Law, to do them. ¹¹ And it is manifest that by the Law no man is justified in the sight of God. because The just shall live by faith, ¹² and the Law has nothing to do with faith, but declares, The man that has done these things shall live therein. ¹³ Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us (for it is written, Cursed is every one who is hanged upon a tree), ¹⁴ to the end that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles, so that through faith we might receive the promised Spirit.

¹⁹ To what purpose, then, was the Law? It was imposed later for the sake of transgressions, until the "Offspring" should come to whom the promise had been made. It was arranged through angels by the hand of a mediator. ²⁰ (Now a mediator implies more than one person, but God is only one.) ²¹ Is the Law then opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not; for if a law had been given which could make alive, then righteousness would actually have come from law; ²² but the Scripture has shut up the whole world in prison together under sin, in order that the promise due to faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who have faith. ²³ Before the Faith came we were perpetual prisoners under the Law, in preparation for the destined faith about to be revealed. ²⁴ So the Law has been our tutor-slave our pedagogue to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith; ²⁵ but now that the Faith is come, we are no longer under a tutor-slave.

²⁵ but now that the Faith is come, we are no longer under a tutor-slave.

⁴ But when the fulness of time was come God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under law,

⁶ And because you are sons, God sent forth the spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, "Dear, dear Father!"

⁹ Now, however, when you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you are beginning to turn back to those weak and beggarly externalities, eager to be in bondage to them again?

⁴ If you are being justified by law, you are cut off from Christ; you are fallen away from grace. ⁵ But we are not, for we through the Spirit are eagerly waiting by faith for a hope of righteousness (a hope well founded); ⁶ because in Christ neither circumcision has any value, nor uncircumcision, but faith which works through love.

²² But the harvest-fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity, gentleness, and self-control;

⁶ and to the praise of his glorious grace which he graciously bestowed upon us in the Beloved.

⁶ and to the praise of his glorious grace which he graciously bestowed upon us in the Beloved. ⁷ It is in him we have deliverance, the forgiveness of our trespasses, through his blood; ⁸ so abundantly did he lavish upon us the riches of his grace in all wisdom and understanding,

¹³ And in him, because you listened to the proclamation of the truth, the evangel of your salvation, and trusted it, you Gentiles too were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

¹ And so God has given life to you Gentiles also, who were once dead in your trespasses and sins, ² in which you passed your lives after the way of this world, under the sway of the Prince of the Powers of the Air, the spirit who is now working among the sons of disobedience. ³ And among them we all once passed our lives, indulging the passions of our flesh, carrying out the dictates of our senses and temperament, and were by nature the children of wrath like all the rest. ⁴ But God, who is rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, ⁵ even while we were dead in our trespasses, made us live together with Christ (it is by grace you have been saved).

⁷ in order that he might show to the ages to come the amazing riches of his grace by his goodness to us in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is God's gift.

¹³ But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near in the blood of Christ. ¹⁴ For he is our Peace, who has made the two of us Jew and Gentile one, and has broken down the party-wall of partition between us. ¹⁵ In his own body he abolished the cause of our enmity, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, in order to make the two into one new man in himself, so making peace. ¹⁶ Thus he reconciled us both in one body to God by his cross, on which he slew our enmity.

¹⁶ Thus he reconciled us both in one body to God by his cross, on which he slew our enmity. ¹⁷ So he came preaching "Peace" to you Gentiles who were afar off, and "Peace" to us Jews who were near; ¹⁸ because it is through him that we both have access in one spirit to the Father.

¹² In him we have this fearless confidence and boldness of access through our faith in him. ¹³ So I beg you not to lose heart over my tribulations in your behalf; they are your glory.

¹⁶ praying him to grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in your inmost being; ¹⁷ that Christ may make his home in your hearts through your faith; that you may be so deeply rooted and so firmly grounded in love, ¹⁸ that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is "the breadth," "the length," "the depth," and "the height," ¹⁹ and may know the love of Christ which transcends all knowing, so that you may be filled with all the "plenitude" of God.

³⁰ And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed for the day of redemption.

¹³ Therefore take up the panoply of God, so that when the evil day comes you may be able to withstand them, and having overthrown them all, to stand your ground.

²⁰ So it is my keen expectation and hope that I shall never feel ashamed, but that with fearless courage, now as hither to, Christ may be magnified in my body, whether by my life or by my death.

²⁹ For it has been granted you in Christ's behalf, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake,

⁸ More than this, after he had shone himself in human form, he humbled himself in his obedience even to death; yes, and to death on a cross.

¹⁷ Nay, even if my life is to be poured out as a libation upon the sacrifice and service of you faith, ¹⁸ I will rejoice and congratulate you all; and in the same way you must rejoice and congratulate me.

¹ Finally, my brothers, continue to rejoice in the Lord. To write the same thing is not indeed wearisome to me, and it is safe for you.

³ For we are the true circumcision, who worship God in the spirit, and make our boast in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in outward rites,

⁹ and be found in him; not having my own righteousness of the Law, but that alone which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which comes from God, founded upon faith.

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord alway, and again will I say, rejoice!

²⁰ and by him it chose to reconcile all things alike on earth or in heaven to himself; making peace by him, through the blood of his cross.

²⁰ and by him it chose to reconcile all things alike on earth or in heaven to himself; making peace by him, through the blood of his cross. ²¹ And you, alienated as you once were, hostile at heart in your evil deeds,

⁶ As then you have received Jesus Christ, your Lord, in him live your lives;

¹³ And you also, at one time dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sensual nature, he has made alive together with himself. For he forgave us all our transgressions,

³ for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ, who is our life, appears, then will you also appear with him in glory.

¹⁵ Let the peace of Christ, to which also you were called in one body, rule in your hearts, and show yourselves thankful.

¹⁰ and to await for the coming of his Son from the heavens, the Son whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, our Deliverer from the wrath to come.

⁹ For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to win salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.

²³ May the God of peace consecrate you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept altogether faultless until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁶ And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and a good hope in grace,

¹⁶ And may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.

⁹ but he must remember that the Law is not enacted for a good man, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the irreligious and sinful, for the godless and profane, for parricides and murderers,

¹³ although I had formerly been a blasphemer and a persecutor and a doer of outrage. But I obtained mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief. ¹⁴ And the grace of our Lord overflowed with faith and love that is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ And the grace of our Lord overflowed with faith and love that is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that "Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners"! And there is no greater sinner than I! ¹⁶ Yet for this very cause I obtained mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might display all his boundless patience as an illustration for those who should later believe in him, and so gain life eternal.

¹⁶ Yet for this very cause I obtained mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might display all his boundless patience as an illustration for those who should later believe in him, and so gain life eternal.

⁴ whose will it is that all men should be saved, and come into full knowledge of the truth. ⁵ For God is one; and one is mediator between God and man, the Man Christ Jesus, ⁶ who gave himself as a ransom in behalf of all, to be attested in due time.

¹² But I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have fully believed, and I am thoroughly persuaded that he is able to keep what I have given him until the Day.

¹² If we endure suffering, we shall also reign with him. If we disown him, he too will disown us.

¹⁶ At the time of my first defense no one stood by me; on the contrary they all deserted me—may it not be laid to their charge! ¹⁷ Nevertheless the Lord Jesus stood by me, and strengthened my heart, that through me full proclamation of the gospel might be made, and the Gentiles might hear it; and I was rescued from the lion's jaws. ¹⁸ And the Lord will rescue me from every evil assault, and will preserve me for his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever! Amen!

¹¹ "For God's grace has shined forth bringing salvation to all men ¹² And schooling us to renounce impiety and evil passions, And to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;

³ For we were ourselves once foolish, disobedient, deceived, slaving for various lusts and pleasures, passing our lives in malice and envy. We were hateful, and we hated one another.

³ For we were ourselves once foolish, disobedient, deceived, slaving for various lusts and pleasures, passing our lives in malice and envy. We were hateful, and we hated one another. ⁴ But when the kindness of God our Saviour, And his love toward men shined forth,

⁴ But when the kindness of God our Saviour, And his love toward men shined forth, ⁵ He saved us, not because of any deeds that we had done in righteousness, But because of his own pity for us. He saved us by that washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit

⁵ He saved us, not because of any deeds that we had done in righteousness, But because of his own pity for us. He saved us by that washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit

⁵ He saved us, not because of any deeds that we had done in righteousness, But because of his own pity for us. He saved us by that washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit ⁶ which he poured out upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

⁶ which he poured out upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour; ⁷ In order that being justified by his grace, We might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

⁹ What we do see is Jesus, who was made for a time a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor, because of the suffering of death, in order that through God's grace he might taste death for every man.

¹⁷ And so it was necessary that he should in all points be made like his brothers, so that he might become a compassionate and faithful high priest, in all that relates to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.

⁶ but Christ as a Son in his own house; and we are that house, if we retain the cheerful courage and pride of our hope firm unto the end.

¹⁶ Let us, then, draw near with glad boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace to help us in our times of need.

¹⁸ that by means of two immutable things—his promise and his oath—in which it is impossible for God to break faith, we refugees may have strong encouragement to grasp the hope set before us.

¹⁸ that by means of two immutable things—his promise and his oath—in which it is impossible for God to break faith, we refugees may have strong encouragement to grasp the hope set before us. ¹⁹ This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, secure and strong, and passing into the sanctuary which is beyond the veil;

²⁵ Hence also he is able to continue saving to the uttermost those who are ever drawing near to God through him, seeing that he is ever living to intercede for them.

¹⁰ "For this is the covenant which I will covenant with the house of Israel, After these days," says the Lord; "I will put my laws into their minds, And upon their hearts will I write them; And I will be their God, And they shall be my people; ¹¹ And they shall not teach every man his fellow citizen, And every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord; For all shall know me, From the least to the greatest of them. ¹² For I will have mercy upon their wrong-doings, And their sins I will remember no more."

¹⁴ how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through his eternal spirit offered himself free from blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works unto the service of an ever-living God!

²² almost everything is purified by blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins.

²⁶ (for in that case he would have needed to suffer repeatedly, ever since the foundation of the world;)but now, once for all, at the end of the ages, he has appeared to abolish sin, but the offering of himself. ²⁷ And since it is appointed to men once to die, and after that the judgment;

¹⁹ Since, then, we have a cheerful confidence, brothers, to enter into the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ by the way which he dedicated for us, that new and living way, through the veil (that is, his flesh);

¹⁰ For they only disciplined us for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he does it for our profit, that we may share his holiness. ¹¹ Now no discipline seems for the present to be joyous, but grievous; but afterward it yields the peaceable fruits of righteousness to those who have been trained under it.

²⁰ Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of an eternal covenant,

² My brothers, when you are beset by various temptations, count it all joy, ³ because you know that the testing of your faith is working out endurance.

¹² Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him.

¹⁵ Then lust conceives and gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is mature, brings forth death.

⁵ Listen, my dear brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and to inherit the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?

¹⁰ For if a man keeps the whole of the Law, and yet stumbles in one point, he is guilty of all.

²³ And the Scripture was fulfilled which said, And Abraham believed God, and this was imputed to him as righteousness, and he was called God's friend. ²⁴ You see, then, that it is by his deeds a man is justified, and not simply by his faith. ²⁵ In like manner was not Rahab, the harlot, justified by her deeds, in the fact that she received the messengers and sent them forth by another way? ²⁶ So just as the body without a spirit is dead, so faith is dead without deeds.

² For in many respects we often stumble. If any man never stumbles in speech, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whose great mercy we have been born anew into a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead; ⁴ and into an inheritance imperishable and undefiled and fadeless, which has been kept in heaven for you ⁵ who, through faith, are continuously guarded by the power of God for a salvation, ready to be revealed in the last days. ⁶ Exult in this, though now for a brief moment, if need be, you have suffered many hardships.

⁶ Exult in this, though now for a brief moment, if need be, you have suffered many hardships. ⁷ These are in order that the test of your faith, more precious than gold that is perishable and yet is tested by fire, may redound to praise and glory and honor, at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

⁷ These are in order that the test of your faith, more precious than gold that is perishable and yet is tested by fire, may redound to praise and glory and honor, at the revelation of Jesus Christ. ⁸ Him you love, though you have never seen him; in him you ever believe, though even now you see him not, and you are rejoicing with joy unspeakable and full of glory,

⁸ Him you love, though you have never seen him; in him you ever believe, though even now you see him not, and you are rejoicing with joy unspeakable and full of glory, ⁹ as you continually receive the reward of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

²⁰ He was indeed foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was manifested at the end of the times for your sake.

⁹ But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you may show forth the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light—

¹⁴ But even if you should suffer in behalf of righteousness, you are happy. Do not be afraid of their terror, neither be troubled.

¹⁸ because Christ also once for all suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but make alive in spirit.

¹⁶ But if any man is suffering as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him ever glorify God in this Name. ¹⁷ It is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it first begin with us, what shall be the end of those who are disobedient to the gospel?

¹⁰ But the God of all grace, who has called us by Christ Jesus to share his eternal glory, will, after you have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

¹ Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.

⁵ if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon an ungodly world; ⁶ if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and reduced them to ashes, thus holding them up as a warning to all who would live ungodly;

⁷ But the heavens and earth that now are, by the same word of God, have been reserved for fire, and are being kept for the Day of Judgment, and for the destruction of ungodly men.

⁷ But is we are passing our life in the light, as he is in the light, we ever have partnership with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ is cleansing us from every sin. ⁸ If we say, "We have no sin," we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. ⁹ But if we confess our sins, faithful is he and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all wrong-doing. ¹⁰ If we say, "We have not sinned," we are making him a liar, and his word is not in us.

² And he is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.

²⁰ Now you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.

²⁵ And this is the promise which he has promised to us even life eternal.

¹ Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him. ² We are God's children now, beloved; what we shall be has never yet been made manifest. But we know that when he is manifested we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is. ³ And every one who is holding this hope in him is purifying himself, even as he is pure. ⁴ Every one who commits sin commits also lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

¹⁴ We know that we have migrated, out of death into life, because we love our brothers. He who has no love is abiding in death.

¹⁶ By this we learn to know love, because he laid down his life for us; so we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

⁹ In this was the love of God clearly shown toward us, by his sending his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. ¹⁰ In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.

¹⁹ We love because He loved us first.

¹¹ And the testimony is this, "God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son."

¹¹ And the testimony is this, "God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son." ¹² He who has the Son has the life; he who has not the Son of God has not the life. ¹³ I have written these words to you so that you may know that you have eternal life, you who believe in the name of the Son of God.

⁴ For certain men have crept in stealthily—men predestined in ancient prophecies for this condemnation—impious ones! They pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness, and deny Jesus Christ, our sole Master and Lord.

¹⁵ to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly deeds which in their ungodliness they have committed; and of all the hard things which they have spoken against Him, ungodly sinners that they are!"

¹⁸ how they used to say to you, "In the last times there will be scoffers who will be led only by their godless passions."

⁶ and has made us to be a kingdom of priests unto his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever, Amen.

¹⁸ I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore; and hold the keys of death and of Hades.

²¹ To him who overcomes, I will grant to sit down with me on my throne, as I myself have overcome and have taken my seat with my Father on his throne.

⁹ And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy art thou to take the book And to open its seals; For thou wast slain and didst ransom for God Men out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation; ¹⁰ Thou hast made them kings and priests unto our God, And they shall reign on earth."

⁹ After this I looked, and behold a great multitude, whom no man could number, out of every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands;

⁹ After this I looked, and behold a great multitude, whom no man could number, out of every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands; ¹⁰ and they cried with a loud voice, saying "Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb!"

¹⁰ and they cried with a loud voice, saying "Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb!" ¹¹ And all the angels stood encircling the throne, and the Elders and the Living Creatures; and they fell on their faces before the throne, worshiping God, ¹² and crying, "Even so! The blessing and the glory and the wisdom And the thanksgiving and the honor and the power and the might Be to our God forever and ever. Amen." ¹³ And one of the Elders spoke to me, saying. "Who are these, clad in white robes? Whence come they?" ¹⁴ And I said to him, "You know, my Lord." And he said to me, "These are those who have come out of the great persecution, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. ¹⁵ For this they are now before the throne of God, and are serving him day and night in his temple. "And He who sits on the throne Will spread his tabernacle over them. ¹⁶ They hunger no more, Neither thirst any more; Neither will the sun strike upon them, Nor any scorching heat; ¹⁷ For the Lamb in the midst of the throne Will shepherd them, And will lead them to fountains of living water; And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

⁴ And I saw thrones, and those who sat on them, and they were permitted to judge; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the Word of God, those who did not worship the beast nor his image, and who did not receive his brand upon their brow, or hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

⁶ Blessed and holy is he who has a part in the first resurrection; on such the second death has no power, but they will be God's priests, and Christ's; and will reign with him for a thousand years.

¹⁴ And all were judged according to their deeds. And Death and Hades were hurled into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. ¹⁵ And if any one was found who was not written in the Book of Life, he was hurled into the lake of fire.

³ And I heard a loud voice out of the throne, crying. "Behold, God's tent is with men, And he will tent with them, And they will be his peoples. And God himself will be with them,

¹¹ It had the glory of God. Its light was like some precious stone, like jasper, clear as crystal;

²³ And the city has no need of the sun, Nor of the moon, to shine upon it; For the glory of God has lightened it, And its lamp is the Lamb.

⁴ And his slaves will serve and worship him. They will see his face. His name will be on their foreheads. ⁵ Night will be no more. They will need no lamplight nor sunlight, Because the Lord God will give them light; And they will reign forever and ever.

⁵ Night will be no more. They will need no lamplight nor sunlight, Because the Lord God will give them light; And they will reign forever and ever.