For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed {is} every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

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;

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; {proved: Gr. charged}

But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

That no flesh should glory in his presence.

That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

I know {it is} so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? {with God: or, before God?}

The righteous shall see {it}, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

And they which heard {it}, being convicted by {their own} conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, {even} unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

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: {so...: or, that they may be}

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

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.

Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast {him} into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

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.

But {this cometh to pass}, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed {is} every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

For the law was given by Moses, {but} grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, {there is} no transgression.

And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.

And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

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. {by the offence...: or, by one offence} {by the righteousness...: or, by one righteousness}

For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

The righteous shall see {it}, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast {him} into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Wherefore then {serveth} the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; {and it was} ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear {the guilty}; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth {generation}.

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. {know: or, I am not conscious of any fault}

Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:

Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is {one} that accuseth you, {even} Moses, in whom ye trust.

The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

The sting of death {is} sin; and the strength of sin {is} the law.

Whether of them twain did the will of {his} father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and {when} the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight {be} deeper than the skin of his flesh, it {is} a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.

The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law?

O LORD God of Israel, thou {art} righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as {it is} this day: behold, we {are} before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.

That no flesh should glory in his presence.

But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

And David said unto him, Thy blood {be} upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.

How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean {that is} born of a woman?

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast {them} out? therefore they shall be your judges.

And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, {lay} thine hand upon thy mouth.

Take {that} thine {is}, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.

Blessings {are} upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. {be condemned: Heb. go out guilty, or, wicked}

O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.

Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.

What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee. {Destroy...: or, Make them guilty} {by...: or, from their counsels}

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; {proved: Gr. charged}

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;

For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD {is} righteous, and I and my people {are} wicked.

The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?

Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

And Judah acknowledged {them}, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

Cursed {be} he that confirmeth not {all} the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

And Samuel said, What {meaneth} then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? {it had been} good for me {to have been} there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be {any} iniquity in me, let him kill me.

If they sin against thee, (for {there is} no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing {to answer}.

So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions {are} with us; and {as for} our iniquities, we know them;

How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: {thou art} a swift dromedary traversing her ways; {thou art...: or, O swift dromedary}

Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD.

Now the LORD hath brought {it}, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.

The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity. {commandment: Heb. mouth}

He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.

The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay {their} hand upon {their} mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD {is} at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests. {bid: Heb. sanctified, or, prepared}

Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation. {his...: Heb. the habitation of his holiness}

And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed {is} the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat {of} it all the days of thy life;

While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and {then} at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.

Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What {is that} to us? see thou {to that}.

And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him {any question}.

And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.

He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast {them} out? therefore shall they be your judges.

And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, {thou} wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

But {this cometh to pass}, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.

Of sin, because they believe not on me;

Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband {are} at the door, and shall carry thee out.

And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? {Is} God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

Where {is} boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

{As} I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have {occasion} any more to use this proverb in Israel.

To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard {speeches} which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:

And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD {be} God, follow him: but if Baal, {then} follow him. And the people answered him not a word. {opinions: or, thoughts}

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

In the law it is written, With {men of} other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.