For while we were stillhelpless,at the right timeChristdiedfor the ungodly.
How blessedis the manwhodoes not walkin the counselof the wicked,Norstandin the pathof sinners,Norsitin the seatof scoffers!
Allher majestyHas departedfrom the daughterof Zion;Her princeshave becomelike deerThat have foundnopasture;And they have fledwithoutstrengthBeforethe pursuer.
"Then the kingof the Northwill come,castup a siegerampand capturea well-fortifiedcity;and the forcesof the Southwill not stand[their ground], not even their choicesttroops,for therewill be nostrengthto makea stand.
onebull,oneram,onemalelambone yearold,for a burntoffering;
and soallIsraelwill be saved;justas it is written,"THE DELIVERERWILL COMEFROM ZION,HE WILL REMOVEUNGODLINESSFROM JACOB."
[He] whowas deliveredover becauseof our transgressions,and was raisedbecauseof our justification.
But to the one who does not work,but believesin Him who justifiesthe ungodly,his faithis creditedas righteousness,
For ifwhile we were enemieswe were reconciledto Godthroughthe deathof His Son,muchmore,having been reconciled,we shall be savedby His life.
For onewill hardlydiefor a righteous man;thoughperhapsfor the good mansomeonewould dareevento die.
But GoddemonstratesHis ownlovetowardus, in that while we were yetsinners,Christdiedfor us.
He whodid not spareHis ownSon,but deliveredHim over for us all,howwill He not alsowith Him freely giveus all things?
whois the one who condemns?ChristJesusis He who died,yes,ratherwho was raised,whois at the right handof God,whoalsointercedesfor us.
"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.
But whenthe fullnessof the timecame,Godsent forthHis Son,bornof a woman,bornunderthe Law,
and walkin love,justas Christalsolovedyou and gaveHimselfup for us, an offeringand a sacrificeto Godas a fragrantaroma.
When you were deadin your transgressionsand the uncircumcisionof your flesh,He made you alive togetherwith Him, having forgivenus allour transgressions,
For Godhas not destinedus for wrath,but for obtainingsalvationthroughour LordJesusChrist,
realizingthe factthat lawis not madefor a righteous person,but for those who are lawlessand rebellious,for the ungodlyand sinners,for the unholyand profane,for those who killtheir fathersormothers,for murderers
instructingus to denyungodlinessand worldlydesiresand to livesensibly,righteouslyand godlyin the presentage,
For everyhigh priestis appointedto offerbothgiftsand sacrifices;soit is necessarythat this[high priest] alsohavesomethingto offer.
Otherwise,He would have neededto sufferoftensincethe foundationof the world;but nowonceat the consummationof the agesHe has been manifestedto put awaysinby the sacrificeof Himself.
For He was foreknownbeforethe foundationof the world,but has appearedin theselasttimesfor the sakeof you
But by His wordthe presentheavensand earthare being reservedfor fire,keptfor the dayof judgmentand destructionof ungodlymen.
to executejudgmentupon all,and to convictallthe ungodlyof alltheir ungodlydeedswhichthey have done in an ungodly way,and of allthe harsh thingswhichungodlysinnershave spokenagainstHim."
that they were sayingto you, "In the lasttimethere will be mockers,followingaftertheir ownungodlylusts."
For certainpersonshave crept in unnoticed,thosewho were longbeforehand markedout for thiscondemnation,ungodly personswho turnthe graceof our Godinto licentiousnessand denyour onlyMasterand Lord,JesusChrist.
