"I have been crucifiedwith Christ;and it is no longerI who live,but Christlivesin me; and the [life] whichI nowlivein the fleshI liveby faithin the Sonof God,who lovedme and gaveHimselfup for me.
"I am my beloved's,And his desireis for me.
justas the Sonof Mandid not cometo be served,but to serve,and to giveHis lifea ransomfor many."
And the temptercameand saidto Him, "IfYou are the Sonof God,commandthat thesestonesbecomebread."
NathanaelansweredHim, "Rabbi,You are the Sonof God;You are the Kingof Israel."
"I amthe goodshepherd;the goodshepherdlays downHis lifefor the sheep.
"Greaterlovehasno onethan this,that onelay downhis lifefor his friends.
that they may allbe one;evenas You, Father,[are] in Me and I in You, that they alsomay be in Us, sothat the worldmay believethat You sentMe.
"For Godsolovedthe world,that He gaveHis only begottenSon,that whoeverbelievesin Him shall not perish,but haveeternallife.
"The Fatherlovesthe Sonand has givenall thingsinto His hand.
"As the livingFathersentMe, and I livebecauseof the Father,sohe who eatsMe, he alsowill livebecauseof Me.
"We have believedand have come to knowthat You are the Holy Oneof God."
As they wentalongthe roadthey cameto somewater;and the eunuchsaid,"Look!Water!Whatpreventsme from being baptized?"
and immediatelyhe [began] to proclaimJesusin the synagogues,saying,"He is the Sonof God."
For in it [the] righteousnessof Godis revealedfrom faithto faith;as it is written,"BUT THE RIGHTEOUS[man] SHALL LIVEBY FAITH."
For not oneof us livesfor himself,and not onediesfor himself;
even[the] righteousnessof Godthroughfaithin JesusChristfor allthosewho believe;for there is nodistinction;
[He] whowas deliveredover becauseof our transgressions,and was raisedbecauseof our justification.
throughwhomalsowe have obtainedour introductionby faithinto thisgracein whichwe stand;and we exultin hopeof the gloryof God.
For while we were stillhelpless,at the right timeChristdiedfor the ungodly.
But GoddemonstratesHis ownlovetowardus, in that while we were yetsinners,Christdiedfor us.
and do not go on presentingthe membersof your body to sin[as] instrumentsof unrighteousness;but presentyourselvesto Godas those alivefrom the dead,and your members[as] instrumentsof righteousnessto God.
Nowifwe have diedwith Christ,we believethat we shall alsolivewith Him,
IfChristis in you, thoughthe bodyis deadbecauseof sin,yetthe spiritis alivebecauseof righteousness.
But in allthese thingswe overwhelmingly conquerthroughHim who lovedus.
But the one who joinshimself to the Lordis onespirit[with Him].
Not that we lord it overyour faith,but are workerswith you for your joy;for in your faithyou are standing firm.
For though we walkin the flesh,we do not waraccordingto the flesh,
As the truthof Christis in me, thisboastingof minewill not be stoppedin the regionsof Achaia.
sinceyou are seekingfor proofof the Christwho speaksin me, and whois not weaktowardyou, but mightyin you.
Testyourselves[to see] ifyou are in the faith;examineyourselves!Ordo you not recognizethis about yourselves,that JesusChristis in you-- unlessindeed you fail the test?
For the loveof Christcontrolsus, having concludedthis,that onediedfor all,thereforealldied;
and He diedfor all,sothat they who livemight no longerlivefor themselves,but for Him who diedand rose againon their behalf.
for we walkby faith,not by sight--
who gaveHimselffor our sinssothat He might rescueus from thispresentevilage,accordingto the willof our Godand Father,
neverthelessknowingthat a manis not justifiedby the worksof the Lawbut throughfaithin ChristJesus,evenwe have believedin ChristJesus,sothat we may be justifiedby faithin Christand not by the worksof the Law;sinceby the worksof the Lawnofleshwill be justified.
Nowthat no oneis justifiedby the LawbeforeGodis evident;for, "THE RIGHTEOUS MANSHALL LIVEBY FAITH."
Nowthosewho belong to ChristJesushave crucifiedthe fleshwith its passionsand desires.
But may it neverbe that I would boast,exceptin the crossof our LordJesusChrist,throughwhichthe worldhas been crucifiedto me, and I to the world.
so that Christmay dwellin your heartsthroughfaith;[and] that you, being rootedand groundedin love,
and walkin love,justas Christalsolovedyou and gaveHimselfup for us, an offeringand a sacrificeto Godas a fragrantaroma.
Husbands,loveyour wives,justas Christalsolovedthe churchand gaveHimselfup for her,
For to me, to liveis Christand to dieis gain.
I can doall thingsthroughHim who strengthensme.
to whomGodwilledto make knownwhatis the richesof the gloryof thismysteryamongthe Gentiles,whichis Christin you, the hopeof glory.
and to waitfor His Sonfrom heaven,whomHe raisedfrom the dead,[that is] Jesus,who rescuesus from the wrathto come.
who diedfor us, sothat whetherwe are awakeorasleep,we will livetogetherwith Him.
whogaveHimselffor us to redeemus from everylawless deed,and to purifyfor Himselfa peoplefor His ownpossession,zealousfor gooddeeds.
For everyhigh priestis appointedto offerbothgiftsand sacrifices;soit is necessarythat this[high priest] alsohavesomethingto offer.
and though you have not seenHim, you loveHim, and though you do not seeHim now,but believein Him, you greatly rejoicewith joyinexpressibleand full of glory,
but ifwe walkin the Lightas He Himselfis in the Light,we havefellowshipwith one another,and the bloodof JesusHis Soncleansesus from allsin.
We have seenand testifythat the Fatherhas sentthe Son[to be] the Saviorof the world.
And we knowthat the Sonof Godhas come,and has givenus understandingsothat we may knowHim whois true;and we are in Him who is true,in His SonJesusChrist.Thisis the true Godand eternallife.
and from JesusChrist,the faithfulwitness,the firstbornof the dead,and the rulerof the kingsof the earth.To Him who lovesus and releasedus from our sinsby His blood--
Behold,I standat the doorand knock;ifanyonehearsMy voiceand opensthe door,I will comein to him and will dinewith him, and he with Me.
