{He is} near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who {is} mine adversary? let him come near to me. {mine...: Heb. the master of my cause?}

And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue {that} shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This {is} the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness {is} of me, saith the LORD.

{There is} therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. {beloved...: or, beloved of God, your election}

And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. {Satan: that is, an adversary} {to...: Heb. to be his adversary}

To declare, {I say}, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

And it was {so}, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me {the thing that is} right, as my servant Job {hath}.

Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, {in whom} my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if {it were} possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, {saying}, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. {the naked...: Heb. the clothes of the naked}

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge {things} that I knew not. {False...: Heb. Witnesses of wrong} {they...: Heb. they asked me}

And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. {Peter: this name signifies a rock}

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any {man} pluck them out of my hand.

And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and {there shall be} none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.

And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: {is} not this a brand plucked out of the fire?

And if Christ be not raised, your faith {is} vain; ye are yet in your sins.

The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

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.

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified {rather} than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, {which are} the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, {even} the LORD, {is} in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.

Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, {when} the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

Behold now, I have ordered {my} cause; I know that I shall be justified.

To declare, {I say}, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

Who {is} he {that} will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

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

Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, {yet} judgment {is} before him; therefore trust thou in him.

Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.

In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.

Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses:

But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?