The Online Library of Liberty

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• The Calvin Translation Society, Instituted In May M.DCCC.XLIII.
• Translator’s Preface.
• Commentaries On the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans.
• The Epistle Dedicatory.
• Epistle to the Romans.: the Argument.
• Chapter I.
• Chapter II.
• Chapter III.
• Chapter IV.
• Chapter V.
• Chapter VI.
• Chapter VII.
• Chapter VIII.
• Chapter IX.
• Chapter X.
• Chapter XI.
• Chapter XII.
• Chapter XIII.
• Chapter XIV.
• Chapter XV. 1
• Chapter XVI.
• A Translation of Calvin’s Version of the Epistle to the Romans.
• Chapter I.
• Chapter II.
• Chapter III.
• Chapter IV.
• Chapter V.
• Chapter VI.
• Chapter VII.
• Chapter VIII.
• Chapter IX.
• Chapter X.
• Chapter XI.
• Chapter XII.
• Chapter XIII.
• Chapter XIV.
• Chapter XV.
• Chapter XVI.
• Errata.
• Works Published By T. and T. Clark, Edinburgh.

CHAPTER V.

1Being then justified, we have peace with God through our2 Lord Jesus Christ; through whom we have had access by faith to this grace in which we stand, and glory in the hope3 of the glory of God: and not only so, but we glory also in4 tribulations; knowing that tribulation produces patience;5 and patience, experience; and experience, hope: moreover, hope makes us not ashamed, because the love of God is diffused in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

6For Christ, when we were as yet as to time weak, died for7 the ungodly. Hardly indeed for the just will any one die; but for the good perhaps some one may even venture to die:8 but God confirms his love towards us, because when we were9 yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having been now justified by his blood, shall we be saved by him from wrath.10 If indeed when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by11 the death of his Son, much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life: and not only so, but we also glory in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

12Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world, and through sin death; and so over all men has death spread, since13 all have sinned; (for until the law sin was in the world; but14 sin is not imputed when there is no law. Yet reign did sin from Adam to Moses, even over them who had not sinned after the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is the15 figure of him that was to come. But not as the offence, so also the gift: for if through the offence of one many died, much more has the grace of God, and the gift of God through16 grace, abounded unto many. And not as through one who had sinned, so the gift; for judgment was from one offence to condemnation, but the gift is from many offences unto justification.17 For if by the offence of one death reigned through one, much more shall they who have received abundance of grace, and the gift of righteousness, reign in life through one,18 Jesus Christ.) Therefore as through the offence of one judgment came on all men to condemnation, so also through the justification of one, the gift comes to all men to the justification19 of life: for as through the disobedience of one man many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one many shall be made righteous.

20But the law intervened, that the offence might abound: but where sin abounded, grace has superabounded; that as sin has reigned through death, so grace also might reign through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.