But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. {in due time: or, according to the time}

For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.

He giveth power to the faint; and to {them that have} no might he increaseth strength.

But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: {sentence: or, answer}