Romans 13 Submission to the Authorities Let every personbe subject to the governing authorities. Forthere is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.2Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but t...

Romans 12 A Living Sacrifice I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a]by the mercies of God,to present your bodiesas a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[b]2Do not be conformed to this world,[c]but be transformed bythe renewal of your mind, that by testing you maydiscern what is the will of God, what is good and...

Romans 11 The Remnant of Israel I ask, then,has God rejected his people? By no means! ForI myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham,[a]a member of the tribe of Benjamin.2God has not rejected his people whom heforeknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel?3"Lord, they have killed your prophets, t...

Romans 10 Brothers,[a]my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.2For I bear them witness thatthey have a zeal for God,but not according to knowledge.3For, being ignorant ofthe righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.4ForChrist is the end of the law for righteousness...

Romans 9 God's Sovereign Choice I am speaking the truth in ChristI am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit2that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.3ForI could wish that I myself wereaccursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers,[a]my kinsmenaccording to the flesh.4They areIsraelites, and to them ...

Romans 8 Life in the Spirit There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.[a]2For the law ofthe Spirit of lifehas set you[b]free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.3ForGod has done what the law,weakened by the flesh,could not do.By sending his own Sonin the likeness of sinful flesh andfor sin,[c]he condemned sin in ...

Romans 7 Released from the Law Or do you not know, brothers[a]for I am speaking to those who know the lawthat the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives?2Fora married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage.[b]3Accordingly,she will be called an adulteress if she l...

Romans 6 Dead to Sin, Alive to God What shall we say then?Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound?2By no means! How canwe who died to sin still live in it?3Do you not know that all of uswho have been baptizedinto Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?4We wereburied therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just asChrist was rais...

Romans 5 Peace with God Through Faith Therefore, since we have been justified by faith,we[a]have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.2Through him we have alsoobtained access by faith[b]into this gracein which we stand, andwe[c]rejoice[d]in hope of the glory of God.3Not only that, but werejoice in our sufferings, knowing that sufferingproduces e...

Romans 4 Abraham Justified by Faith What then shall we say was gained by Abraham,our forefather according to the flesh?2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, butnot before God.3For what does the Scripture say?"Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness."4Nowto the one who works, his wages are not c...

Romans 3 God's Righteousness Upheld Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?2Much in every way. To begin with,the Jews were entrusted withthe oracles of God.3What if some were unfaithful?Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?4By no means!Let God be true thoughevery one were a liar, as it is written, "T...

Romans 2 God's Righteous Judgment Therefore you haveno excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. Forin passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things.2We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things.3Do you suppose, O manyou who judge those who practice such thin...

Romans 1 Greeting Paul,a servant[a]of Christ Jesus,called to be an apostle,set apart for the gospel of God,2whichhe promised beforehandthrough his prophets in the holy Scriptures,3concerning his Son,who was descended from David[b]according to the flesh4andwas declared to be the Son of Godin power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection fro...

Acts 28 Paul on Malta After we were brought safely through,we then learned thatthe island was called Malta.2The native people[a]showed us unusualkindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.3When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fas...

Acts 27 Paul Sails for Rome And when it was decidedthatwe should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the AugustanCohort named Julius.2And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied byAristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica.3The ...

Acts 26 Paul's Defense Before Agrippa SoAgrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense: 2"I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am going to make my defense todayagainst all the accusations of the Jews,3especially because you are familiar with all thecus...

Acts 25 Paul Appeals to Caesar Now three days after Festus had arrived inthe province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.2And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jewslaid out their case against Paul, and they urged him,3asking as a favor against Paul[a]that he summon him to Jerusalembecausethey were planning an ambush to kill him on the way...

Acts 24 Paul Before Felix at Caesarea Andafter five days the high priestAnanias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus. They laid beforethe governor their case against Paul.2And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: "Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight,most excellent Felix, ref...

Acts 23 And looking intently at the council, Paul said, "Brothers,I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day."2And the high priestAnanias commanded those who stood by himto strike him on the mouth.3Then Paul said to him, "God is going to strike you, youwhitewashedwall! Are you sitting to judge me according to the law, and yetcont...

Acts 22 "Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you." 2And when they heard that he was addressing them inthe Hebrew language,[a]they became even more quiet. And he said: 3"I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educatedat the feet ofGamaliel[b]according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers,bei...

Acts 21 Paul Goes to Jerusalem And whenwe had parted from them and set sail, wecame by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.[a]2And having found a ship crossing to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.3When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there th...

Acts 20 Paul in Macedonia and Greece After the uproar ceased, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them, he said farewell anddeparted for Macedonia.2When he had gone through those regions and had given them much encouragement, he came to Greece.3There he spent three months, and whena plot was made against him by the Jews[a]as he was about to...