Lent - Day 7 - Bible Study
Today's Reading :
Chapter 1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle,
separated unto the gospel of God,
2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy
scriptures,)
3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made
of the seed of David according to the flesh;
4 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to
the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead
5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for
obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name
6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ
7 To all that be in Rome ,
beloved of God, called to be saints Grace to you and peace from God our Father,
and the Lord Jesus Christ.
8 First, I thank my
God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout
the whole world.
9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the
gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my
prayers;
10 Making request, if by any means now at length I might
have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.
11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some
spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the
mutual faith both of you and me.
13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that
oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might
have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians;
both to the wise, and to the unwise.
15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel
to you that are at Rome
also.
16 For I am not
ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation to
every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
17 For therein is the
righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith as it is written, The just
shall live by faith.
18 For the wrath of
God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men,
who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Because that which
may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible
things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood
by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they
are without excuse
21 Because that, when
they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became
vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing
themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the
glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and
to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also
gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour
their own bodies between themselves
25 Who changed the
truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the
Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections for
even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the
woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which
is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which
was meet.
28 And even as they
did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a
reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with
all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full
of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters
of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to
parents,
31 Without
understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable,
unmerciful
32 Who knowing the
judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not
only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Chapter 2
Therefore thou art
inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest for wherein thou judgest
another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to
truth against them which commit such things.
3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do
such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
4 Or despisest thou
the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that
the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
5 But after thy
hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day
of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
6 Who will render to
every man according to his deeds
7 To them who by
patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality,
eternal life
8 But unto them that
are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness,
indignation and wrath,
9 Tribulation and
anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of
the Gentile;
10 But glory, honour,
and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the
Gentile
11 For there is no
respect of persons with God.
12 For as many as
have sinned without law shall also perish without law and as many as have
sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;
13 (For not the
hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be
justified.
14 For when the
Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law,
these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves
15 Which shew the
work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness,
and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
16 In the day when
God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
17 Behold, thou art
called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
18 And knowest his
will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of
the law;
19 And art confident
that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in
darkness,
20 An instructor of
the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the
truth in the law.
21 Thou therefore
which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man
should not steal, dost thou steal?
22 Thou that sayest a
man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest
idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
23 Thou that makest
thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?
24 For the name of
God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law
but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
26 Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of
the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it
fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress
the law?
28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is
that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh
29 But he is a Jew,
which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit,
and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Chapter 3
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of
circumcision?
2 Much every way chiefly, because that unto them were
committed the oracles of God.
3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief
make the faith of God without effect?
4 God forbid yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as
it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest
overcome when thou art judged.
5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of
God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a
man)
6 God forbid for then how shall God judge the world?
7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie
unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
8 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as
some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation
is just.
9 What then? are we
better than they? No, in no wise for we have before proved both Jews and
Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
10 As it is written,
There is none righteous, no, not one
11 There is none that
understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They are all gone
out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth
good, no, not one.
13 Their throat is an
open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is
under their lips
14 Whose mouth is
full of cursing and bitterness
15 Their feet are
swift to shed blood
16 Destruction and
misery are in their ways
17 And the way of
peace have they not known
18 There is no fear
of God before their eyes.
19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it
saith to them who are under the law that every mouth may be stopped, and all
the world may become guilty before God.
20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be
justified in his sight for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
21 But now the
righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law
and the prophets;
22 Even the
righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all
them that believe for there is no difference
23 For all have
sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 Being justified
freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus
25 Whom God hath set
forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his
righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance
of God;
26 To declare, I say,
at this time his righteousness that he might be just, and the justifier of him
which believeth in Jesus.
27 Where is boasting
then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay but by the law of faith.
28 Therefore we
conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
29 Is he the God of
the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also
30 Seeing it is one
God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through
faith.
31 Do we then make
void the law through faith? God forbid yea, we establish the law.
Chapter 4
What shall we say
then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
2 For if Abraham were
justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
3 For what saith the
scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
4 Now to him that
worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
5 But to him that
worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is
counted for righteousness.
6 Even as David also
describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness
without works,
7 Saying, Blessed are
they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
8 Blessed is the man
to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
9 Cometh this
blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also?
for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
10 How was it then
reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in
circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
11 And he received
the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had
yet being uncircumcised that he might be the father of all them that believe,
though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them
also
12 And the father of
circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in
the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet
uncircumcised.
13 For the promise,
that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed,
through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
14 For if they which
are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none
effect
15 Because the law
worketh wrath for where no law is, there is no transgression.
16 Therefore it is of
faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all
the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of
the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,
17 (As it is written,
I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even
God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though
they were.
18 Who against hope
believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to
that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
19 And being not weak
in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred
years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb
20 He staggered not
at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory
to God;
21 And being fully
persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
22 And therefore it
was imputed to him for righteousness.
23 Now it was not
written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;
24 But for us also,
to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord
from the dead;
25 Who was delivered
for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
Chapter 5
Therefore being
justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ
2 By whom also we
have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of
the glory of God.
3 And not only so,
but we glory in tribulations also knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
4 And patience,
experience; and experience, hope
5 And hope maketh not
ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost
which is given unto us.
6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ
died for the ungodly.
7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die yet
peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
8 But God commendeth
his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Much more then,
being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
10 For if, when we
were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being
reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
11 And not only so,
but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now
received the atonement.
12 Wherefore, as by
one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon
all men, for that all have sinned
13 (For until the law sin was in the world but sin is not
imputed when there is no law.
14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over
them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is
the figure of him that was to come.
15 But not as the
offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be
dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man,
Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
16 And not as it was
by one that sinned, so is the gift for the judgment was by one to condemnation,
but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
17 For if by one
man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of
grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus
Christ.)
18 Therefore as by
the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the
righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of
life.
19 For as by one
man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall
many be made righteous.
20 Moreover the law
entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much
more abound
21 That as sin hath reigned
unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life
by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Chapter 6
What shall we say
then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
2 God forbid. How
shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
3 Know ye not, that
so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4 Therefore we are
buried with him by baptism into death that like as Christ was raised up from
the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of
life.
5 For if we have been
planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness
of his resurrection
6 Knowing this, that
our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed,
that henceforth we should not serve sin.
7 For he that is dead
is freed from sin.
8 Now if we be dead
with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him
9 Knowing that Christ
being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
10 For in that he
died, he died unto sin once but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
11 Likewise reckon ye
also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus
Christ our Lord.
12 Let not sin
therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts
thereof.
13 Neither yield ye
your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin but yield yourselves
unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as
instruments of righteousness unto God.
14 For sin shall not
have dominion over you for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the
law, but under grace? God forbid.
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to
obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of
obedience unto righteousness?
17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but
ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
18 Being then made
free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
19 I speak after the
manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh for as ye have yielded
your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now
yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from
righteousness.
21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now
ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
22 But now being made
free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness,
and the end everlasting life.
23 For the wages of
sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our
Lord.
Chapter 7
Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the
law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
2 For the woman which
hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if
the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
3 So then if, while
her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an
adulteress but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she
is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
4 Wherefore, my
brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye
should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we
should bring forth fruit unto God.
5 For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which
were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead
wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the
oldness of the letter.
7 What shall we say
then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law for
I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
8 But sin, taking
occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For
without the law sin was dead.
9 For I was alive without
the law once but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
10 And the
commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
11 For sin, taking
occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
12 Wherefore the law
is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
13 Was then that
which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear
sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment
might become exceeding sinful.
14 For we know that
the law is spiritual but I am carnal, sold under sin.
15 For that which I
do I allow not for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
16 If then I do that
which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
17 Now then it is no
more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
18 For I know that in
me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing for to will is present with
me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
19 For the good that
I would I do not but the evil which I would not, that I do.
20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it,
but sin that dwelleth in me.
21 I find then a law,
that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
22 For I delight in
the law of God after the inward man
23 But I see another
law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into
captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the
body of this death?
25 I thank God
through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of
God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
Chapter 8
There is therefore
now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the
flesh, but after the Spirit.
2 For the law of the
Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through
the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for
sin, condemned sin in the flesh
4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in
us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 For they that are
after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the
Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually
minded is life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God for it is
not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that
are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 But ye are not in
the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now
if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
10 And if Christ be
in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
11 But if the Spirit
of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up
Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that
dwelleth in you.
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to
live after the flesh.
13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die but if ye
through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
14 For as many as are
led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
15 For ye have not
received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit
of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16 The Spirit itself
beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God
17 And if children,
then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer
with him, that we may be also glorified together.
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are
not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for
the manifestation of the sons of God.
20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not
willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from
the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and
travaileth in pain together until now.
23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the
firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting
for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
24 For we are saved
by hope but hope that is seen is not hope for what a man seeth, why doth he yet
hope for?
25 But if we hope for
that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
26 Likewise the
Spirit also helpeth our infirmities for we know not what we should pray for as
we ought but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which
cannot be uttered.
27 And he that
searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh
intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
28 And we know that
all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the
called according to his purpose.
29 For whom he did
foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son,
that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
30 Moreover whom he
did predestinate, them he also called and whom he called, them he also
justified and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
31 What shall we then
say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
32 He that spared not
his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also
freely give us all things?
33 Who shall lay any
thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
34 Who is he that
condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is
even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate
us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or
famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 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 that loved us.
38 For I am
persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor
powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor
depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of
God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 1 to 8
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