THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH

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Now I would not have you ignorant, 

brethren, that oftentimes I purposed 

to come unto you, (but was let

hitherto,) that I might have some 

fruit among you also, even as among 

other Gentiles. I am debtor both to the 

Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both 

to the wise, and to the unwise.

So, as much as in me is, I am ready 

to preach the gospel to you that are 

at Rome also. For I am not ashamed 

of the gospel of Christ: for it is the 

power of God unto salvation to every 

one that believeth; to the Jew first, 

and also to the Greek. For therein is 

the righteousness of God revealed 

from faith to faith: as it is written, 

The just shall live by faith. For the 

wrath of God is revealed from heaven 

against all ungodliness and 

unrighteousness of men, who hold the 

truth in unrighteousness; Because that 

which may be known of God is manifest 

in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

For the invisible things of him from the 

creation of the world are clearly seen, 

being understood by the things that are 

made, even his eternal power and Godhead; 

so that they are without excuse: Because 

that, when they knew God, they glorified 

him not as God, neither were thankful; but 

became vain in their imaginations, and their 

foolish heart was darkened. Professing 

themselves to be wise, they became fools,

And changed the glory of the uncorruptible 

God into an image made like to corruptible 

man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and 

creeping things. Wherefore God also gave 

them up to uncleanness through the lusts of 

their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies 

between themselves: Who changed the truth of

God into a lie, and worshipped and served the 

creature more than the Creator, who is blessed 

for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them 

up unto vile affections: for even their women 

did change the natural use into that which is 

against nature: And likewise also the men, 

leaving the natural use of the woman, burned 

in their lust one toward another; men with 

men working that which is unseemly, and 

receiving in themselves that recompence of 

their error which was meet. And even as they 

did not like to retain God in their knowledge, 

God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to 

do those things which are not convenient;

Being filled with all unrighteousness, 

fornication, wickedness, covetousness,

maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, 

deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, 

haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, 

inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Without understanding, covenantbreakers, 

without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

Who knowing the judgment of God, that they 

which commit such things are worthy of death, 

not only do the same, but have pleasure in them 

that do them.

Romans 1:13-32