CHAPTERS 9-16
ROMANS#9
1 ¶ I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience
also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
2 That I have
great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
3 For I could
wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen
according to the flesh:
4 Who are
Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants,
and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
5 Whose are the
fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God
blessed for ever. Amen.
6 ¶ Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect.
For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all
children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
8 That is, They
which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the
children of the promise are counted for the seed.
9 For this is the
word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.
10 And not only
this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;
11 (For the
children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose
of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that
calleth;)
12 It was said
unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
13 As it is
written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
14 ¶ What shall we say
then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
15 For he saith
to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have
compassion on whom I will have compassion.
16 So then it is
not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth
mercy.
17 For the
scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up,
that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared
throughout all the earth.
18 Therefore hath
he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
19 Thou wilt say
then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
20 Nay but, O
man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him
that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of
the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?
22 What if God,
willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much
longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
23 And that he
might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had
afore prepared unto glory,
24 Even us, whom
he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
25 ¶ As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my
people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
26 And it shall
come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my
people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
27 Esaias also
crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the
sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
28 For he will finish the work, and cut it
short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
29 And as Esaias
said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as
Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
30 ¶ What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which
followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the
righteousness which is of faith.
31 But Israel,
which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of
righteousness.
32 Wherefore?
Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law.
For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;
33 As it is
written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and
whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
1 ¶ Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for
Israel is, that they might be saved.
2 For I bear them
record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 For they being
ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own
righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
4 For Christ is
the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
5 For Moses
describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth
those things shall live by them.
6 But the
righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart,
Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)
7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that
is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
8 But what saith
it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the
word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou
shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart
that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the
heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation.
11 For the
scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 ¶ For there is no difference between the Jew and the
Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever
shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
14 How then shall they call on him in whom they
have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not
heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 And how shall
they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet
of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
16 But they have
not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our
report?
17 So then faith
cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
18 But I say,
Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their
words unto the ends of the world.
19 But I say, Did
not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that
are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
20 But Esaias is
very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made
manifest unto them that asked not after me.
1 ¶ I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God
forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of
Benjamin.
2 God hath not
cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of
Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
3 Lord, they have
killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and
they seek my life.
4 But what saith
the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who
have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
5 Even so then at
this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
6 And if by
grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it
be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that
which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were
blinded
8 (According as
it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should
not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.
9 And David
saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a
recompence unto them:
10 Let their eyes
be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
11 I say then,
Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their
fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
12 Now if the
fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches
of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
13 For I speak to
you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine
office:
14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation
them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.
15 For if the
casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving
of them be, but life from the dead?
16 For if the
firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the
branches.
17 And if some of
the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in
among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
18 Boast not
against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the
root thee.
19 Thou wilt say
then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
20 Well; because
of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not
highminded, but fear:
21 For if God spared not the natural branches,
take heed lest he also spare not thee.
22 Behold therefore
the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward
thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be
cut off.
23 And they also,
if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to
graff them in again.
24 For if thou
wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed
contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be
the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?
25 For I would
not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be
wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until
the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
26 And so all
Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the
Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
27 For this is my
covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.
28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies
for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers'
sakes.
29 For the gifts
and calling of God are without repentance.
30 For as ye in
times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their
unbelief:
31 Even so have these
also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
32 For God hath
concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
33 ¶ O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and
knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding
out!
34 For who hath
known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall
be recompensed unto him again?
36 For of him,
and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
ROMANS#12
1 ¶ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of
God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God,
which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not
conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
3 For I say,
through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think
of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according
as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
4 For as we have
many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
5 So we, being
many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
6 Having then
gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy,
let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering:
or he that teacheth, on teaching;
8 Or he that
exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he
that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
9 Let love be
without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
10 Be kindly
affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one
another;
11 Not slothful
in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
12 Rejoicing in
hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
13 Distributing
to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and
curse not.
15 Rejoice with
them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
16 Be of the same
mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low
estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
17 Recompense to
no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18 If it be possible,
as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
19 Dearly
beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is
written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
20 Therefore if
thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing
thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21 Be not
overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
1 ¶ Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For
there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
2 Whosoever
therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that
resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
3 For rulers are
not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of
the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:
4 For he is the
minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid;
for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger
to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
5 Wherefore ye
must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
6 For for this
cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually
upon this very thing.
7 ¶ Render therefore to
all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to
whom fear; honour to whom honour.
8 Owe no man any
thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the
law.
9 For this, Thou
shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou
shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other
commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love
thy neighbour as thyself.
10 Love worketh
no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
11 ¶ And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time
to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
12 The night is
far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness,
and let us put on the armour of light.
13 Let us walk
honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and
wantonness, not in strife and envying.
14 But put ye on
the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the
lusts thereof.
1 ¶ We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities
of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
2 Let every one
of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
3 For even Christ
pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that
reproached thee fell on me.
4 For whatsoever
things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through
patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
5 ¶ Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to
be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
6 That ye may
with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
7 ¶ Wherefore receive ye
one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
8 Now I say that
Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to
confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
9 And that the
Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I
will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
10 And again he
saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
11 And again,
Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
12 And again,
Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign
over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
13 ¶ Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace
in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
14 ¶ And I myself also am
persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with
all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
15 Nevertheless,
brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you
in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,
16 That I should
be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God,
that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by
the Holy Ghost.
17 ¶ I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus
Christ in those things which pertain to God.
18 For I will not
dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to
make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,
19 Through mighty
signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem,
and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
20 Yea, so have I
strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build
upon another man's foundation:
21 But as it is written, To whom he was not
spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.
22 ¶ For which cause also I have been much hindered from
coming to you.
23 But now having
no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to
come unto you;
24 Whensoever I
take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my
journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat
filled with your company.
25 But now I go
unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.
26 For it hath
pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the
poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
27 It hath
pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been
made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto
them in carnal things.
28 When therefore I have performed this, and
have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.
29 And I am sure
that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the
gospel of Christ.
30 ¶ Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus
Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me
in your prayers to God for me;
31 That I may be
delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I
have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;
32 That I may
come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.
33 Now the God of
peace be with you all. Amen.
1 ¶ We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities
of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
2 Let every one
of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
3 For even Christ
pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that
reproached thee fell on me.
4 For whatsoever
things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through
patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
5 ¶ Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to
be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
6 That ye may
with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
7 ¶ Wherefore receive ye
one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
8 Now I say that
Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to
confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
9 And that the
Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I
will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
10 And again he
saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
11 And again,
Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
12 And again,
Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign
over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
13 ¶ Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace
in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
14 ¶ And I myself also am
persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with
all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
15 Nevertheless,
brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in
mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,
16 That I should
be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God,
that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by
the Holy Ghost.
17 ¶ I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus
Christ in those things which pertain to God.
18 For I will not
dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to
make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,
19 Through mighty
signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem,
and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
20 Yea, so have I
strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build
upon another man's foundation:
21 But as it is written, To whom he was not
spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.
22 ¶ For which cause also I have been much hindered from
coming to you.
23 But now having
no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to
come unto you;
24 Whensoever I
take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my
journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat
filled with your company.
25 But now I go
unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.
26 For it hath
pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the
poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
27 It hath
pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been
made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto
them in carnal things.
28 When therefore I have performed this, and
have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.
29 And I am sure
that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the
gospel of Christ.
30 ¶ Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus
Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me
in your prayers to God for me;
31 That I may be
delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I
have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;
32 That I may
come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.
33 Now the God of
peace be with you all. Amen.
1 ¶ I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a
servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:
2 That ye receive
her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever
business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of
myself also.
3 Greet Priscilla
and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:
4 Who have for my
life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all
the churches of the Gentiles.
5 Likewise greet
the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the
firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.
6 Greet Mary, who
bestowed much labour on us.
7 Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and
my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ
before me.
8 Greet Amplias
my beloved in the Lord.
9 Salute Urbane,
our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.
10 Salute Apelles
approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus' household.
11 Salute
Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which
are in the Lord.
12 Salute
Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which
laboured much in the Lord.
13 Salute Rufus
chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas,
Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them.
15 Salute
Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints
which are with them.
16 Salute one
another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.
17 ¶ Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause
divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and
avoid them.
18 For they that
are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good
words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
19 For your
obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but
yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
20 And the God of
peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with you. Amen.
21 ¶ Timotheus my
workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.
22 I Tertius, who
wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord.
23 Gaius mine
host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the
city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother.
24 The grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
25 ¶ Now to him that is of power to stablish you
according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the
revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
26 But now is
made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the
commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience
of faith:
27 To God only
wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen. <<Written to the
Romans from Corinthus, and sent by Phebe servant of the church at
Cenchrea.>>