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22 But the scripture has imprisoned all things under the power of sin, so that what was promised through the faith of Jesus Christ[a] might be given to those who believe.(A)

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  1. 3.22 Or through faith in Jesus Christ

32 For God has imprisoned all in disobedience so that he may be merciful to all.(A)

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15 For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, because a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions under the first covenant.[a](A)

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  1. 9.15 The Greek word used here means both covenant and will

23 Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed.

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25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.[a] Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live,(A) 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

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  1. 11.25 Other ancient authorities lack and the life

25 And this is what he has promised us,[a] eternal life.(A)

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  1. 2.25 Other ancient authorities read you

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not see life but must endure God’s wrath.(A)

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23 And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.(A) 24 All who obey his commandments abide in him, and he abides in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit that he has given us.(B)

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13 But, in accordance with his promise, we wait for new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is at home.(A)

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Thus he has given us, through these things, his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of lust and may become participants of the divine nature.(A)

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29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring,[a] heirs according to the promise.(A)

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  1. 3.29 Gk seed

20 But law came in, so that the trespass might increase, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,(A) 21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so grace might also reign through justification leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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None Is Righteous

What then? Are we any better off?[a] No, not at all, for we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under the power of sin,(A) 10 as it is written:

“There is no one who is righteous, not even one;(B)
11     there is no one who has understanding;
        there is no one who seeks God.
12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
    there is no one who shows kindness;
        there is not even one.”
13 “Their throats are opened graves;
    they use their tongues to deceive.”
“The venom of vipers is under their lips.”(C)
14     “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;(D)
16     ruin and misery are in their paths,
17 and the way of peace they have not known.”
18     “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

19 Now we know that, whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.(E) 20 For no human will be justified before him by deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.(F)

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  1. 3.9 Or at any disadvantage?

11 And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.(A)

Epilogue

13 I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.[a](B)

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  1. 5.13 Other ancient authorities add and that you may believe in the name of the Son of God

The Certainty of God’s Promise

13 When God made a promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,(A) 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham,[a] having patiently endured, obtained the promise. 16 Humans, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute among them.(B) 17 In the same way, when God desired to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it by an oath,(C)

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  1. 6.15 Gk he

Salutation

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, for the sake of the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,

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14 in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the gentiles, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.(A)

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And the scripture, foreseeing that God would reckon as righteous the gentiles by faith, declared the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the gentiles shall be blessed in you.”(A) For this reason, those who believe are blessed with Abraham who believed.

10 For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the things written in the book of the law.”(B)

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because[a] if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe[b] in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.(A)

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  1. 10.9 Or namely, that
  2. 10.9 Or trust

Adam and Christ

12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death came through sin, and so death spread to all because all have sinned(A)

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11 He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith[a] while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the ancestor of all who believe[b] without being circumcised and who thus have righteousness reckoned to them,(A) 12 and likewise the ancestor of the circumcised who are not only circumcised but follow the example of the faith that our ancestor Abraham had before he was circumcised.

God’s Promise Realized through Faith

13 For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith.(B) 14 For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15 For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law, neither is there transgression.(C)

16 For this reason the promise depends on faith, in order that it may rest on grace, so that it may be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (who is the father of all of us,(D)

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  1. 4.11 Or trust
  2. 4.11 Or trust

23 since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;(A)

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31 They answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”(A)

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31 But these are written so that you may continue[a] to believe that Jesus is the Messiah,[b] the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.(A)

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  1. 20.31 Or may come
  2. 20.31 Or the Christ

46 I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness.(A)

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