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whereas glory, honour and peace will be given to every one who does what is good and right--to the Jew first and then to the Gentile.

δὲ de “however”

And since you claim the name of Jew, and find rest and satisfaction in the Law, and make your boast in God,

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Circumcision does indeed profit, if you obey the Law; but if you are a Law-breaker, the fact that you have been circumcised counts for nothing.

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No, indeed; let us hold God to be true, though every man should prove to be false. As it stands written, "That Thou mayest be shown to be just in the sentence Thou pronouncest, and gain Thy cause when Thou contendest."

δὲ de “however”δὲ de “now”

But if our unrighteousness sets God's righteousness in a clearer light, what shall we say? (Is God unrighteous--I speak in our everyday language-- when He inflicts punishment?

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If, for instance, a falsehood of mine has made God's truthfulness more conspicuous, redounding to His glory, why am I judged all the same as a sinner?

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But it cannot be denied that all that the Law says is addressed to those who are living under the Law, in order that every mouth may be stopped, and that the whole world may await sentence from God.

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But now a righteousness coming from God has been brought to light apart from any Law, both Law and Prophets bearing witness to it--

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a righteousness coming from God, which depends on faith in Jesus Christ and extends to all who believe. No distinction is made;

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Is God simply the God of the Jews, and not of the Gentiles also? He is certainly the God of the Gentiles also,

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For what says the Scripture? "And Abraham believed God, and this was placed to his credit as righteousness."

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But in the case of a man who works, pay is not reckoned a favour but a debt;

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whereas in the case of a man who pleads no actions of his own, but simply believes in Him who declares the ungodly free from guilt, his faith is placed to his credit as righteousness.

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For the Law inflicts punishment; but where no Law exists, there can be no violation of Law.

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Nor did he in unbelief stagger at God's promise, but became mighty in faith, giving glory to God,

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Nor was the fact of its being placed to his credit put on record for his sake only;

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And not only so: we also exult in our sufferings, knowing as we do, that suffering produces fortitude;

δέ, de “now,”

fortitude, ripeness of character; and ripeness of character, hope;

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and that this hope never disappoints, because God's love for us floods our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

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But God gives proof of His love to us in Christ's dying for us while we were still sinners.

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And not only so, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now obtained that reconciliation.

δέ, de “now,”

For prior to the Law sin was already in the world; only it is not entered in the account against us when no Law exists.

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And it is not with the gift as it was with the results of one individual's sin; for the judgement which one individual provoked resulted in condemnation, whereas the free gift after a multitude of transgressions results in acquittal.

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Now Law was brought in later on, so that transgression might increase. But where sin increased, grace has overflowed;

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But, seeing that we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him;

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