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Andhopemakethnotashamed ; because the love of God is shed abroadinourheartsby the HolyGhostwhich is given unto us.
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For when wewereyet without strength, in duetimeChristdiedfor the ungodly.
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Forscarcelyfor a righteous manwillonedie : yetperadventurefor a good mansomewouldevendare to die .
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ButGodcommendethhislovetowardus, in that, while wewereyetsinners,Christdiedforus.
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Muchmorethen,beingnowjustifiedbyhisblood, we shall be savedfromwraththroughhim.
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Forif, when we wereenemies, we were reconciled to Godby the death of hisSon,muchmore, being reconciled , we shall be savedbyhislife.
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Andnotonly so, but we alsojoyinGodthroughourLordJesusChrist,bywhom we havenowreceived the atonement.
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Wherefore*, asbyonemansinenteredinto the world,anddeathbysin;andsodeathpasseduponallmen,forthatall have sinned :
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(For until the lawsinwasin the world:butsinisnotimputed when there isnolaw.
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NeverthelessdeathreignedfromAdamtoMoses,evenover them that hadnotsinnedafter the similitude of Adam'stransgression,whois the figure of him that was to come .
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Butnotas the offence,soalso is the free gift.Forif through the offence of onemany be dead , muchmore the grace of God,and the giftbygrace, which is by oneman,JesusChrist, hath aboundeduntomany.
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Andnotas it was byone that sinned , so is the gift:forthejudgment was byonetocondemnation,but the free gift is ofmanyoffences untojustification.
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Forif by one man'soffencedeathreignedbyone;muchmore they which receiveabundance of graceand of the gift of righteousness shall reigninlifebyone,Jesus Christ.)
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Therefore*asby the offence of one judgment came uponallmentocondemnation;evensoby the righteousness of one the free gift came uponallmen untojustification of life.
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Forasbyoneman'sdisobediencemany were madesinners,so*by the obedience of oneshallmany be maderighteous.
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Moreover the lawentered , that the offence might abound . Butwheresinabounded , grace did much more abound :