因信稱義的福氣

這樣,我們既然因信稱義,就藉著我們的主耶穌基督與神和好了; 我們也藉著他,因信[a]進入了現在所站的這恩典中,並且以盼望神的榮耀而誇耀。 不僅如此,我們也以患難誇耀,因為我們知道患難生出忍耐, 忍耐生出品德[b],品德生出盼望, 而這盼望不使人羞愧,因為神的愛藉著所賜給我們的聖靈,已經傾注在我們的心裡。

與神和好的人

原來,當我們還軟弱的時候,基督就按照所定的時候為不敬虔的人死了。 為義人死,是少有的;為好人死,或許有敢做的; 但是,當我們還是罪人的時候,基督就替我們死了。神的愛就在此向我們顯明了。 所以,我們現在既然藉著基督的血被稱為義,難道不更要藉著他,從神的[c]震怒中被拯救出來嗎? 10 這樣,我們做神敵人的時候,尚且能藉著神兒子的死與神和好,何況和好以後,難道不更要藉著神兒子的生命得救嗎? 11 不僅如此,我們現在藉著主耶穌基督與神[d]和好了,就更要藉著他以神誇耀。

亞當與基督

12 所以,正如罪是藉著一個人進入了世界,並且死是藉著罪進入的;這樣,因為人人都犯了罪,死也就臨到了所有的人。 13 就是說,沒有律法以前,罪已經在世上了;不過沒有律法,罪就不算為罪。 14 然而,從亞當摩西,死亡掌了權,甚至那些沒有按亞當過犯的樣式犯罪的人,也在死的權下。這亞當是以後要來的那一位的象徵。

15 但是恩賜不同於過犯。原來,一個人的過犯尚且使眾人都死了,何況神的恩典和耶穌基督一個人恩典裡的賞賜,難道不更要豐豐富富地臨到眾人嗎? 16 而且,恩賜不同於由一個人犯罪而來的後果[e]。因為,由一次過犯而來的審判雖然導致了定罪,但由很多過犯而來的恩賜卻導致了稱義。 17 實際上,一個人的過犯尚且使死亡藉著這一個人掌了權,何況那些領受豐富之恩典和稱義之賞賜的人,難道不更要藉著耶穌基督一個人,在生命裡掌權嗎?

18 由此可見,藉著一次的過犯導致了所有人的定罪;照樣,藉著一次的義行給所有的人帶來永生的[f]稱義。 19 就是說,藉著一個人的悖逆,眾人怎樣都成了罪人;藉著一個人的順從,眾人將怎樣成為義人。 20 律法出現,為要使過犯增多;可是,罪在哪裡增多,恩典就在哪裡格外增多。 21 這樣,就像罪藉著死亡掌權,恩典也照樣藉著義掌權,使人藉著我們的主耶穌基督進入永恆的生命。

Footnotes

  1. 羅馬書 5:2 有古抄本沒有「因信」。
  2. 羅馬書 5:4 品德——或譯作「老練」。
  3. 羅馬書 5:9 神的——輔助詞語。
  4. 羅馬書 5:11 與神——輔助詞語。
  5. 羅馬書 5:16 後果——輔助詞語。
  6. 羅馬書 5:18 永生的——原文直譯「生命的」。

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.

17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

18 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.

19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

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

21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.