sothat He might redeemthosewho were underthe Law,that we might receivethe adoption as sons.
justas the Sonof Mandid not cometo be served,but to serve,and to giveHis lifea ransomfor many."
"Blessed[be] the LordGodof Israel,For He has visitedus and accomplishedredemptionfor His people,
But as manyas receivedHim, to them He gavethe rightto becomechildrenof God,[even] to thosewho believein His name,
"Be on guardfor yourselvesand for allthe flock,amongwhichthe HolySpirithas madeyou overseers,to shepherdthe churchof GodwhichHe purchasedwith His ownblood.
For Christis the endof the lawfor righteousnessto everyonewho believes.
For all whoare being ledby the Spiritof God,theseare sonsof God.
For you have not receiveda spiritof slaveryleadingto fearagain,but you have receiveda spiritof adoption as sonsby whichwe cryout, "Abba!Father!"
For the anxious longingof the creationwaits eagerlyfor the revealingof the sonsof God.
And not onlythis, but alsowe ourselves,havingthe first fruitsof the Spirit,evenwe ourselvesgroanwithinourselves,waiting eagerlyfor [our] adoption as sons,the redemptionof our body.
whoare Israelites,to whombelongs the adoption as sons,and the gloryand the covenantsand the giving of the Lawand the [temple] serviceand the promises,
Christredeemedus from the curseof the Law,having becomea cursefor us-- for it is written,"CURSEDIS EVERYONEWHO HANGSON A TREE"--
For you are allsonsof Godthroughfaithin ChristJesus.
Tellme, you who wantto be underlaw,do you not listento the law?
Thereforeyou are no longera slave,but a son;and ifa son,thenan heirthroughGod.
He predestinedus to adoption as sonsthroughJesusChristto Himself,accordingto the kind intentionof His will,
In Him we haveredemptionthroughHis blood,the forgivenessof our trespasses,accordingto the richesof His grace
and walkin love,justas Christalsolovedyou and gaveHimselfup for us, an offeringand a sacrificeto Godas a fragrantaroma.
whogaveHimselffor us to redeemus from everylawless deed,and to purifyfor Himselfa peoplefor His ownpossession,zealousfor gooddeeds.
And He is the radianceof His gloryand the exact representationof His nature,and upholdsall thingsby the wordof His power.When He had madepurificationof sins,He sat downat the right handof the Majestyon high,
and not throughthe bloodof goatsand calves,but throughHis ownblood,He enteredthe holy placeonce for all,having obtainedeternalredemption.
For thisreasonHe is the mediatorof a newcovenant,sothat, since a deathhas taken placefor the redemptionof the transgressionsthat were [committed] underthe firstcovenant,thosewho have been calledmay receivethe promiseof the eternalinheritance.
For Christalsodiedfor sinsonce for all,[the] justfor [the] unjust,sothat He might bringus to God,having been put to deathin the flesh,but made alivein the spirit;
And they sanga newsongbeforethe throneand beforethe fourliving creaturesand the elders;and no onecouldlearnthe songexceptthe one hundredand forty-fourthousandwho had been purchasedfrom the earth.
And they sanga newsong,saying,"Worthyare You to takethe bookand to breakits seals;for You were slain,and purchasedfor Godwith Your blood[men] from everytribeand tongueand peopleand nation.
