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For if, when we were haters of God, the death of his Son made us at peace with him, much more, now that we are his friends, will we have salvation through his life;

For this reason, as through one man sin came into the world, and death because of sin, and so death came to all men, because all have done evil:

But the free giving of God is not like the wrongdoing of man. For if, by the wrongdoing of one man death came to numbers of men, much more did the grace of God, and the free giving by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, come to men.

And the free giving has not the same effect as the sin of one: for the effect of one man's sin was punishment by the decision of God, but the free giving had power to give righteousness to wrongdoers in great number.

For, if by the wrongdoing of one, death was ruling through the one, much more will those to whom has come the wealth of grace and the giving of righteousness, be ruling in life through the one, even Jesus Christ.

So then, as the effect of one act of wrongdoing was that punishment came on all men, even so the effect of one act of righteousness was righteousness of life for all men.

For, if we have been made like him in his death, we will, in the same way, be like him in his coming to life again;

For his death was a death to sin, but his life now is a life which he is living to God.

For this cause do not let sin be ruling in your body which is under the power of death, so that you give way to its desires;

For sin may not have rule over you: because you are not under law, but under grace.

What fruit had you at that time in the things which are now a shame to you? for the end of such things is death.

For the reward of sin is death; but what God freely gives is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.

For the woman who has a husband is placed by the law under the power of her husband as long as he is living; but if her husband is dead, she is free from the law of the husband.

For when we were in the flesh, the evil passions which came into being through the law were working in our bodies to give the fruit of death.

What then is to be said? is the law sin? in no way. But I would not have had knowledge of sin but for the law: for I would not have been conscious of desire if the law had not said, You may not have a desire for what is another's.

For I was tricked and put to death by sin, which took its chance through the law.

For we are conscious that the law is of the spirit; but I am of the flesh, given into the power of sin.

And I have no clear knowledge of what I am doing, for that which I have a mind to do, I do not, but what I have hate for, that I do.

For I am conscious that in me, that is, in my flesh, there is nothing good: I have the mind but not the power to do what is right.

For the good which I have a mind to do, I do not: but the evil which I have no mind to do, that I do.