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quicken your mortal bodies by his e 25 But if we hope for that we Spirit that dwelleth in you. see not, then do we with patience

12 Therefore, brethren, we are wait for it. 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.

t 14 For as many as are led the Spirit of God, they are sons of God.

b 26 Likewise the Spirit also help eth 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. t 27 And he that searcheth the the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh

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c 15 For ye have not received the intercession for the saints, accordspirit of bondage again to fear;ing to the will of God. but ye have received the Spirit of t 28 And we know that all things adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, work together for good, to them Father. that love God, to them who are the

t 16 The Spirit itself beareth called according to his purpose. witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: b 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.

t 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-bom among many brethren.

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. D 20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope;

t 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? b 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? t 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth:

21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption, into the glo- 34 Who is he that condemneth? rious liberty of the children of God. It is Christ that died, yea rather, 22 For we know that the whole that is risen again, who is even at creation groaneth, and travaileth the right hand of God, who also in pain together until now: maketh intercession for us.

c 23 And not only they, but our- 35 Who shall separate us from selves also, which have the first-the love of Christ? shall tribulafruits of the Spirit, even we our-tion, or distress, or persecution, or selves groan within ourselves, wait- famine, or nakedness, or peril, or ing for the adoption, to wit, the re-sword? demption 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?

a 36 (As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.)

6 37 Nay, in all these things we

re more than conquerors, through im that loved us.

38 For I am persuaded, that either 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. CHAP. IX.

Christ, I lie

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.

t 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

ISA, the truth in Calso bear willeth, not of him that runneth,

ing me witness in the Holy Ghost, 2 That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. D 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.

t 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 had also conceived by one, even by our father Isaac,

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. t 18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. c 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 ?

t 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?

t 11 (For the children being not yet a 25 As he saith also in Osee, I born, neither having done any will call them My people, which good or evil, that the purpose of were not my people; and her beGod, according to election might loved, which was not beloved. stand, not of works, but of him that calleth ;)

26 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said

unto them, Ye are not my people ;t 6 But the righteousness which there shall they be called, The is of faith speaketh on this wise, children of the living God.

Say not in thine heart, Who shall t 27 Esaias also crieth concerning ascend into heaven? (that is, Israel, Though the number of the bring Christ down from above:) children of Israel be as the sand of 7 Ör, Who shall descend into the sea, a remnant shall be saved: 28 For he will finish the wcrk, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

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:

t 29 And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left d 9 That if thou shalt confess with us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and and been made like unto Gomorrha. shalt believe in thine heart thit 30 What shall we say then? God hath raised him from the dead That the Gentiles which followed thou shalt be saved.

not after righteousness, have at- 10 For with the heart, man be tained to righteousness, even the lieveth unto righteousness; and righteousness which is of faith: with the mouth, confession is mad unto salvation.

31 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

11 For the scripture saith, Who soever beleiveth on him shall not be ashamed.

32 Wherefore? Because they t 12 For there is no difference be sought it not by faith, but as it tween the Jew and the Greek: for were by the works of the law. the same Lord over all, is rich unto For they stumbled at that stumb-all that call upon him. b 13 For whosoever shall call upa 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay on the name of the Lord shall be in Sion a stumbling-stone, and rock saved.

bling-stone;

of offence: and whosoever believ-d 14 How then shall they call on eth on him shall not be ashamed. him in whom they have not be lieved? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not

d

CHAP. X.

RETHREN, my heart's de

Bsire and prayer to God for beard? and how shall they hear

without a preacher?

Israel is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that a 15 And how shall they preach, they have a zeal of God, but not except they be sent ? as it is writ according to knowledge. ten, How beautiful are the feet of c 3 For they, being ignorant of them that preach the gospel of God's righteousness, and going peace, and bring glad tidings of about to establish their own right- good things!

eousness, have not submitted them- 16 But they have not all obeyed selves unto the righteousness of the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, God. who hath believed our report? t 4 For Christ is the end of the law t 17 So then, faith cometh by hear for righteousness to every one that ing, and hearing by the word of believeth. God.

5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their I words unto the ends of the world

19 But I say, Did not Israel and a stumbling-block, and a réknow? First, Moses saith, I will compense unto them:

provoke you to jealousy by them 10 Let their eyes be darkened, that are no people, and by a foolish that they may not see, and bow nation I will anger you. down their back alway.

20 But Esaias is very bold, and 11 I say then, Have they stumsaith, I was found of them that bled that they should fall? God sought me not; I was made mani- forbid: but rather through their fest unto them that asked not after fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to

me.

c 21 But to Israel he saith, All day jealousy. long I have stretched forth my d 12 Now, if the fall of them be hands unto a disobedient and gain- the riches of the world, and the saying people. diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

CHAP. XI.

SAY then, Hath Godcast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: 14 If by any means I may prot 2 God hath not cast away his voke to emulation them which are people which he foreknew. Wot my flesh, and might save some of ye not what the scripture saith of them.

them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

Elias? how he maketh interces- 15 For if the casting away of sion 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.

16 For if the first fruit be holy, the lump is also holy and if the c 4 But what saith the answer of root be holy, so are the branches. God unto him? I have reserved to d 17 And if some of the branches myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive-tree, wert grafted 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 grafted in.

t 5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. t 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. t7 What then? Israel hath not p 20 Well; because of unbelief obtained that which he seeketh they were broken off, and thou for; but the election hath obtain- standest by faith. Be not high. ed it; and the rest were blinded, minded, but fear: a 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.

a 9 And David saith, Let their ta-
ble be made a snare, and a trap,

21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.

t 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 him, and it shall be recompense! shalt be cut off. unto him again? b 23 And they also, if they abidet 36 For of him, and through him, not still in unbelief, shall be graft- and to him are all things: to whom ed in: for God is able to graft them be glory for ever. in again.

Amen.

CHAP. XII.

24 vor if thou wertvold out of BESEECH you therefore the olive-tree which is wild by na- brethren by the mercies of ture, and wert grafted contrary to God, that ye present your bodies nature into a good olive-tree; how a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable much more shall these, which be unto God, which is your reasonable the natural branches, be grafted service. into their own olive-tree?

p 2 And be not conformed to this 25 For I would not, brethren, world: but be ye transformed by that ye should be ignorant of this the renewing of your mind, that mystery, (lest ye should be wise in ye may prove what is that good, your own conceits) that blindness and acceptable, and perfect will in part is happened to Israel, until of God. the fulness of the Gentiles bed 3 For I say, through the grace come in. given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of hi self more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, a cording as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

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.

4 For as we have many mem bers in one body, and all members

have not the same office:

t 28 As concerning the gospel, they 5 So we, being many, are one are enemies for your sakes: but as body in Christ, and every one touching the election, they are be- members one of another. loved for the fathers' sakes.

d 6 Having then gifts, differing ac t 29 For the gifts and calling of cording to the grace that is given God are without repentance. to us, whether prophecy, let us

30 For as ye in times past have prophesy according to the propor not believed God, yet have now tion of faith;

obtained mercy through their un- 7 Or ministry, let us wait on our belief; ministering: or he that teacheth,

31 Even so have these also now on teaching: not believed, that through your 8 Or he that exhorteth, on ex mercy they also may obtain mercy. hortation: he that giveth, let him 32 For God hath concluded do it with simplicity: he that them all in unbelief, that he might ruleth, with diligence; he that have mercy upon all. sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. t33 O the depth of the riches d 9 Let love be without dissimu both of the wisdom and knowledge lation. Abhor that which is evil; of God! how unsearchable are his cleave to that which is good. judgments, and his ways past find-d 10 Be kindly affectioned one to ing out! another with brotherly love; in 34 For who hath known the honour preferring one another; mind of the Lord? or who hath d 11 Not slothful in business; ferbeen his counsellor ?

35 Or who hath first given

vent in spirit; serving the Lord: told 12 Rejoicing in hope; patient

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