Jesus Christ our Master, by means sider yourselves as dead to transof whom we have now been united gression, but alive to God through to God. Jesus Christ.

5 Moreover, law came in, that the 9 Let not then iniquity reign in knowledge of transgression might your mortal body, bringing you into abound: but where transgression subjection to its lusts, nor yield your abounded, grace abounded much members to it as instruments of unmore; SO that as transgression righteousness; but yield yourselves reigned in death, so grace might to God, as being alive from the reign through righteousness to ever- dead, and your members to God as lasting life, through Jesus Christ our instruments of righteousness; so Master. shall transgression no longer hold dominion over you; for ye are no longer governed by law, but rather by love.

6 Shall we say then, Let us continue in transgression, that grace may abound still more? God forbid! How shall we, who died to transgression, live any longer in it? no longer governed by law but by

Are ye ignorant, that all of us who were consecrated to Jesus Christ by baptism, were consecrated to his death? We then by this consecration to his death were buried with him; that as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

7 For if we have been made completely like him in his death, we shall be made like him in his resurrection also; knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, in order that the body of sin might be destroyed, and that we might no longer be in slavery to sin; for he that hath died hath been set free from sin.

IO What then? Because we are

love, shall we therefore transgress? God forbid! Do ye not know that whomever ye choose to obey as a master, his bondmen ye are, whether of disobedience, whose fruit is death, or of obedience, whose fruit is righteousness?

II But thanks be to God that, though ye were the slaves of error, ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching which was delivered to you: and being made free from your wrongdoings, ye became the servants of righteousness.

12 On account of the weakness of human nature I now speak in a way common among men: As ye formerly yielded your members to be slaves 8 And if we died with Christ, we of impurity, and of iniquity, in orbelieve that we shall also live with der to enjoy iniquity, so now yield him; since we know that Christ, your members to be servants of having been raised up from the dead, righteousness, in order that ye may dieth no more; death hath dominion become holy. For when ye were over him no longer. For in that he the slaves of iniquity, ye were not died, he died to trangression once the servants of righteousness: and for all; but in that he liveth, he what fruit had ye then from those liveth to God. So do ye also con- things of which ye are now ashamed?

For, indeed, the end of those things is death.

13 But now, having been delivered from the slavery of iniquity, and having become the servants of God, ye have holiness as the fruit, and everlasting life as the end. For the wages of iniquity is death; but the free gift of God is everlasting life, through Christ Jesus, our Master.

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The reign of law and the reign of love contrasted. Law only reveals the baseness of iniquity, love inspires men to hate and forsake it. Carnal-mindedness tends to spiritual corruption and decay; but spiritual-mindedness is life and peace.

4 Now, apart from law, iniquity is dead. I once lived apart from law; but when the commandment came, iniquity revived, and I died; and the commandment, which was unto life, this I found to be unto death: because my impure desires, finding an opportunity, through the commandment beguiled me, and through it slew me. And yet law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous and good.

5 Did then that which is good become death to me? Far be it! but iniquity was made manifest as iniquity,working death to me notwithstanding my knowledge of that which is good; in order that through my

wrong.

WHEREFORE, my brethren, ye knowledge of the commandment inare dead to law through the iquity might appear exceedingly death of Christ, that ye might be united to him who was raised from 6 We know that law is spiritual; the dead, and bear fruit unto God. but I was unspiritual, a slave sold to 2 For when we were in slavery to transgression. For I knew not what the flesh, the depraved appetites, I did: and I did not what I wished which were kept alive by law, were to do, but I did what I hated. Now working in our members, to bear if I do what I would not, I assent to fruit unto death. But now we are law that it is good. delivered from law, having escaped from that by which we were enslaved, that we might serve in the new life of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the letter.

7 However, it was no longer I that did it, but the evil that was in me: for I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, there is not any good thing; because to desire was present with me, but not to perform that which is good. So the good that I wished to do, I did not; but the evil which I wished not to do, that I did.

3 What then shall we say? Is law the cause of transgression? God forbid! However, I should not have been conscious of transgression except by law; for I should not have known the baseness of lust, unless 8 Now if I do what I would not, law had said, Thou shalt not lust. it is no more I that do it, but the But seizing the opportunity, notwith-evil that is in me. So then I found standing my knowledge of the com- that there was a law in me, that mandment, base appetites wrought when I would do good, evil was in me all manner of impure desires. present: for I delighted in the law of

God, as to the inward man; but I they who are carnally minded canperceived another law in my mem- not please God.

bers warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of wrong which was in my members.

14 But ye are not carnally minded, but spiritually minded, if indeed the Spirit of God abideth in you. 15 Now if any one hath not the

9 Then I cried out, O wretched Spirit of God, he belongs not to man that I am! Who will deliver him. But if the Spirit that was in me from this body of death? Thanks Christ be in you, the body of sin is be to God, who hath delivered me dead, and the spirit is alive because through Jesus Christ the Master. of righteousness.

10 So it was that I, the same person, with the mind served the law of God, but with the flesh the law of evil.

16 And if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwelleth in you, he who raised him up will also raise you up, because of his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

II But now there is no longer condemnation to those who believe in 17 So then, brethren, we are debtChrist Jesus; for (speaking of my-ors not to the flesh, to live accordself) the law of the Spirit of life set ing to the flesh; for if we live me free, through belief in Christ according to the flesh, we are sure Jesus, from the law of transgression to die; but if by the Spirit we do and death. What law could not do, mortify the lusts of the body, we in that it was weak through the shall live. weakness of human nature, God hath done; who, on account of trangression sent his son in the likeness of God's true children are those who are erring human nature, and passed spiritually minded; for them there is sentence of condemnation on carnal peace and hope; and moreover, whatever lusts. their afflictions, all things will result in their good.

12 So now what is required by law may be accomplished in us, who

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AS many as are led by the Spirit

walk not according to carnality but of God, they are sons of God. according to the Spirit; for they For we did not receive the spirit of who walk according to carnality have bondage so as to be again in fear; their mind on carnal things, but but we received the spirit of adopted they who walk according to the children, whereby we cry, Abba, Spirit have their mind on the things Father! The Spirit itself beareth

of the Spirit.

13 Now, to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace; because the carnal mind is at enmity with God, and doth not submit itself to the law of God, neither indeed can it. So then

witness with our spirit, that we are children of God: and if children then heirs; heirs of God, and fellowheirs with Christ; if indeed we are suffering with him, that we may also be glorified with him.

2 I esteem the sufferings of the

his own son from death, but for our sakes yielded him up, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?

8 And who shall bring any charge

present time as of no account, when things? If God is for us, who can be compared with the glory which is against us? He who delivered not about to be revealed to us. For the earnest expectation of all creation is waiting for the glorification of the sons of God: inasmuch as creation was made imperfect (not of itself, but by him who created it) in an- against the chosen of God? God it ticipation that it also in like manner is who accepteth them as righteous; should be set free from the bondage who shall condemn them? Christ it of imperfection, and brought into is who died, yea rather, who rose the same glorification, even that of again, and is at the right hand of the children of God. God, who also maketh intercession for us.

3 For we know that all creation is together groaning and suffering the 9 What then shall separate us pains of labor, up to this time; and from the love revealed in Christ for not only so, but also we ourselves, us? Shall affliction or distress or having received the firstfruits of the persecution or famine or nakedness Spirit, even we groan within our- or peril or sword? (As it is written, selves, waiting for redemption from For thy sake we are killed all the day carnality, and for the adoption of long; we are accounted as sheep for slaughter.)

sons.

4 We are saved only by hope; but hope which is seen is not hope; how can a man hope for that which he seeth? But if we hope for that which we do not see, then do we with patience wait for it.

IO Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors, through him that loved us; for I am persuaded, that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth nor any created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, revealed to us in Christ Jesus our Master.

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5 In like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities, inasmuch as we know not what to ask for as we ought: but the Spirit inspires us with aspirations which cannot be expressed in words: and he that searcheth the heart, knoweth, All righteous persons among the Genthrough the Spirit, what is in the tiles as well as among the Jews are the mind, because it inspires us to that spiritual offspring of Abraham, and the which is holy, according to the will accepted children of God. of God.

6 Moreover, we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who walk according to his purpose.

7 What then shall we say to these

I

SPEAK truth in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit, that I have great grief and unceasing anguish in my heart; yea, that I could even wish myself rejected and cast

away from Christ, if thereby I might thus answerest to God? Shall the save my brethren, my kinsmen as to thing that is wrought say to the the flesh; the Israelites, I mean, whom God adopted as sons.

workman, Why hast thou made me thus? Hath not the potter a right 2 For to them were revealed the out of the same lump of clay to glory and the covenants, and the make one vessel more honorable law, and the worship, and the prom- than another? What if God endured ises; to them belong also the fathers, with much patience vessels of wrath from whom, according to descent, was Christ.

adapted to destruction, in order to show his indignation and to make known his power; in order also to make known the riches of his

3 He who is over all, is God; let him be blessed for ever! Amen. 4 And yet the word of God hath glory upon vessels of mercy prenot failed; for not all that are pared for glory, even us, whom he descended from Israel are Israelites: hath called not only from among the nor because they are descendants Jews, but also from among the of Abraham are they all children Gentiles? of Abraham. That is, not only the children by natural descent are children of God, but all to whom the promise is made are accounted his offspring.

8 As he also saith in Hosea, I will call that my people, which before was not known as my people; and her beloved, that before was known as beloved; and it shall be, that in the place where it was said

5 What then shall we say? Is God unjust to account as his offspring to them, Ye are not my people, there those who are not the descendants of shall they be called sons of the liv Abraham? Far be it! For he ing God.

word and speedily fulfilling it in righteousness; for a speedily fulfilled word will the Lord execute upon the earth.

saith in Moses, On whom I have 9 For God is accomplishing his mercy to him will I show my mercy, and on whom I have compassion to him will I manifest my compassion. So then, it is not of him that chooseth, nor of him that striveth, but of God who showeth mercy.

6 Again, the scripture saith to Pharaoh, For this very purpose did I make thee king, that through thee I might manifest my power, so that my name might be made known in all the earth. Thus he exalteth whom he will, and whom he will he debaseth. Thou wilt reply to me, Why then doth he find fault? for who resisteth his will?

IO What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not strive after righteousness, obtained righteousness? Yea, but a righteousness which is by faith; while Israel, who strove after a law of righteousness, did not attain to it. Why? Because they did not strive for it by faith, but by ceremonial observances:—for they stumbled against that stumbling-stone.

II But, brethren, my heart's desire 7 But, O man, who art thou that and my prayer to God for them is,