Chapter 5

Having therefore through faith in Christ, obtained the beginning, he sheweth what great cause we have to hope for the accomplishment. ℣.12 And then he proceedeth in his arguing, and sheweth that as by one, all were made sinners, so by one, all must be made just.

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   Being justified therefore by faith, let us have peace toward God by our Lord Jesus Christ;

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   by whom also we have access through faith into this grace wherein we stand, and glory, in the hope of the glory of the sons of God.

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   And not only this; but also we glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh patience:

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   and patience, probation; and probation, hope;

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   and hope confoundeth not: because the charity of God is poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost which is given us.

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   For why did Christ, when we as yet were weak, according to the time die for the impious?

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   For, scarce for a just man doth any die: for perhaps for a good man durst some man die.

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   But God commendeth his charity in us: because, when as yet we were sinners, Christ died for us.

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   Much more therefore now being justified in his blood, shall we be saved from wrath by him.

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    For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son; much more being reconciled, shall we be saved in the life of him.

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    And not only this; but also we glory in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom now we have received reconciliation.

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    Therefore, as by one man sin entered into this world, and by sin death; and so unto all men death did pass, in which all sinned.

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    For even unto the Law sin was in the world: but sin was not imputed, when the Law was not.

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    But death reigned from Adam unto Moyses, even on them also that sinned not after the similitude of the prevarication of Adam, who is a figure of him to come.

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    But not as the offence, so also the gift. For if by the offence of one, many died; much more the grace of God and the gift, in the grace of one man Jesus Christ, hath abounded upon many.

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    And not as by one sin, so also the gift. For judgement indeed is of one, to condemnation: but grace is of many offences, to justification.

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    For if in the offence of one, death reigned by one; much more they that receive the aboundance of grace and of donation & of justice, shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.

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    Therefore as by the offence of one, unto all men to condemnation; so also by the justice of one, unto all men to justification of life.

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    For as by the disobedience of one man, many were made sinners; so also by the obedience of one, many shall be made just.

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    But the Law entered in, that sin might abound. And where sin abounded, grace did more abound.

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    That as sin reigned to death; so also grace may reign by justice to life everlasting, through Jesus Christ our Lord.