BEING JUSTIFIED, WE HAVE PEACE

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 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.  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.  And not only so, but we also joy in 

God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we 

have now received the atonement.  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:  (For until the 

law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed 

when there is no law.  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.

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.  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.  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. 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.  For as by one man’s 

disobedience many were made sinners, so by 

the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

Moreover the law entered, that the offence might 

abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much 

more abound:  That as sin hath reigned unto death, 

even so might grace reign through righteousness 

unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 5