The Lawcamein sothat the transgressionwould increase;but wheresinincreased,graceabounded all the more,
For Your name'ssake,O LORD,Pardonmy iniquity,for it is great.
"Comenow,and let us reasontogether," Saysthe LORD,"Thoughyour sinsare as scarlet,They will be as whiteas snow;Thoughthey are redlike crimson,They will be like wool.
"Alsobearyour disgracein that you have madejudgmentfavorablefor your sisters.Because of your sinsin whichyou actedmoreabominablythanthey, they are morein the rightthanyou. Yes,be alsoashamedand bearyour disgrace,in that you madeyour sistersappear righteous.
And Mosesmadea bronzeserpentand setit on the standard;and it cameabout, that ifa serpentbitanyman,when he lookedto the bronzeserpent,he lived.
"Whenthose[hired] aboutthe eleventhhourcame,each onereceiveda denarius.
"But goand learnwhatthis means:I DESIRECOMPASSION,AND NOT SACRIFICE,'for I did not cometo callthe righteous,but sinners."
"For thisreasonI sayto you, her sins,which are many,have been forgiven,for she lovedmuch;but he whois forgivenlittle,loveslittle."
"The thiefcomesonlyto stealand killand destroy;I camethat they may havelife,and have[it] abundantly.
"IfI had not comeand spokento them, they would not havesin,but nowthey havenoexcusefor their sin.
for the Lawbrings aboutwrath,but wherethere is nolaw,there also is noviolation.
Whatshall we saythen?Are we to continuein sinsothat gracemay increase?
For sinshall not be master overyou, for you are not underlawbut undergrace.
