Letters to the Churches

Their feet swift to shed blood:

Destruction and misery in their ways:

And the way of peace they have not known.

There is no fear of God before their eyes.

Now we know that what things soever the law speaketh, it speaketh to them that are in the law: that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may be made subject to God.

Because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before him. For by the law is the knowledge of sin.

But now, without the law, the justice of God is made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.

Even the justice of God, by faith of Jesus Christ, unto all, and upon all them that believe in him: for there is no distinction.

For all have sinned and do need the glory of God.

Being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Whom God hath proposed to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, to the shewing of his justice, for the remission of former sins,

Through the forbearance of God, for the shewing of his justice in this time: that he himself may be just and the justifier of him who is of the faith of Jesus Christ

Where is then thy boasting? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.

For we account a man to be justified by faith, without the works of the law.

Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also of the Gentiles? yes, of the Gentiles also.

For it is one God that justifieth circumcision by faith and uncircumcision through faith.

Do we then, destroy the law through faith? God forbid! But we establish the law.

What shall we say then that Abraham hath found, who is our father according to the flesh?

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God.

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God: and it was reputed to him unto justice.

Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned according to grace but according to debt.

But to him that worketh not, yet believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is reputed to justice, according to the purpose of the grace of God.

As David also termeth the blessedness of a man to whom God reputeth justice without works:

Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven: and whose sins are covered.

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin.