Romans 9(ESV) 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 belongthe a...

Romans 8(ESV) 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 the flesh,4...

Romans 7(ESV) 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 lives with a...

Romans 6(ESV) 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 raised from t...

Romans 5(ESV) 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 endurance,4a...

Romans 4(ESV) 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 counted as a...

Romans 3(ESV) 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, "That you may...

Romans 2(ESV) 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 things and yet ...

Romans 1(ESV) 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 from the dea...

Acts 28(ESV) 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 fastened on his ...