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FOOD
It was all about food. The Egyptians needed food to survive. When it comes down to the line, there is nothing more important for life than food. Without food our days are numbered, and in death anything else we own - our lands, possessions and riches - have no use at all to us. While we detest paying a high price for food, we will pay all we have got for this valuable resource.
The famine in Egypt was so severe that the Egyptians completely ran out of food. They came to Joseph and spent first their money, then their livestock, then their lands and their lives on food just to keep themselves alive. In those seven years of famine they must have had some very expensive meals!
Like the Egyptians, we cannot do without food. If we were in the same situation everything we owned would seem small in value compared to having something to eat.
Food is one aspect, but to truly live we also need spiritual food. Spiritual food is made up of listening to God by reading his word and meditating on it, talking to him in prayer and by putting his instructions into practice in our lives. But how much do we crave spiritual food? Would we give our all for it? Would we sell all we have to keep hold of it, or to have another spiritual meal? Spiritual food will save us for eternal life. Let's consider it precious.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2006 Reply to Robert
46:34 To add to brother Peter's recent comment: Moses was undoubtedly an abomination (Strong's: an abhorrence) to Egypt and Exo 3:1 reminds us that Moses was literally a shepherd. In fact, Moses tried to avoid being an abomination to the Egyptians: Exo 8:26. Israel were an even greater abomination after the events of Exo 9:1-7 when the Egyptians' sheep were destroyed and Israel's were not.
Ken Trelfer [Rockingham Forest, UK] Comment added in 2010 Reply to Ken
Gen 47:2-3 The question has been asked before. Of Joseph’s brethren, who were the five men chosen by Joseph to present them to Pharaoh? Based on some Biblical clues, I offer this suggestion as to the identity of four of the five brethren,
Pharaoh asked them, “What is your occupation?”,their response was, “They servants are shepherds…” Therefore five of Jacob’s sons identified themselves as shepherds in Gen 37:3. Joseph and the sons of handmaids Bilhah and Zilpah are identified as shepherds looking after their father’s flock. The sons Zilpah were Dan and Naphtali (Gen 30:11-13) and the sons of Bilhah were Gad and Asher (Gen 30:5-8), so these four were practicing shepherds.
As it is Joseph who presents five of his brethren to Pharaoh he cannot be counted as one of the five.
The fifth member of the company of presented to Pharaoh remains an open question?
We do know the Lord Jesus Christ says of himself, “I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.”(John 10:14-16). May the great shepherd of the sheep come soon soon to unite faithful Jews and Gentiles into one fold.
Peter Moore [Erith, UK] Comment added in 2019 Reply to Peter
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1. And Israel <3478> took his journey <5265>(8799) with all that he had, and came <935>(8799) to Beersheba <884>, and offered <2076>(8799) sacrifices <2077> unto the God <430> of his father <1> Isaac <3327>.
2. And God <430> spake <559>(8799) unto Israel <3478> in the visions <4759> of the night <3915>, and said <559>(8799), Jacob <3290>, Jacob <3290>. And he said <559>(8799), Here am I.
3. And he said <559>(8799), I am God <410>, the God <430> of thy father <1>: fear <3372>(8799) not to go down <3381>(8800) into Egypt <4714>; for I will there make <7760>(8799) of thee a great <1419> nation <1471>:
4. I will go down <3381>(8799) with thee into Egypt <4714>; and I will also surely <5927>(8800) bring thee up <5927>(8686) again: and Joseph <3130> shall put <7896>(8799) his hand <3027> upon thine eyes <5869>.
5. And Jacob <3290> rose up <6965>(8799) from Beersheba <884>: and the sons <1121> of Israel <3478> carried <5375>(8799) Jacob <3290> their father <1>, and their little ones <2945>, and their wives <802>, in the wagons <5699> which Pharaoh <6547> had sent <7971>(8804) to carry <5375>(8800) him.
6. And they took <3947>(8799) their cattle <4735>, and their goods <7399>, which they had gotten <7408>(8804) in the land <776> of Canaan <3667>, and came <935>(8799) into Egypt <4714>, Jacob <3290>, and all his seed <2233> with him:
7. His sons <1121>, and his sons <1121>' sons <1121> with him, his daughters <1323>, and his sons <1121>' daughters <1323>, and all his seed <2233> brought he <935>(8689) with him into Egypt <4714>.
8. And these are the names <8034> of the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, which came <935>(8802) into Egypt <4714>, Jacob <3290> and his sons <1121>: Reuben <7205>, Jacob's <3290> firstborn <1060>.
9. And the sons <1121> of Reuben <7205>; Hanoch <2585>, and Phallu <6396>, and Hezron <2696>, and Carmi <3756>.
10. And the sons <1121> of Simeon <8095>; Jemuel <3223>, and Jamin <3226>, and Ohad <161>, and Jachin <3199>, and Zohar <6714>, and Shaul <7586> the son <1121> of a Canaanitish <3669> woman.
11. And the sons <1121> of Levi <3878>; Gershon <1648>, Kohath <6955>, and Merari <4847>.
12. And the sons <1121> of Judah <3063>; Er <6147>, and Onan <209>, and Shelah <7956>, and Pharez <6557>, and Zerah <2226>: but Er <6147> and Onan <209> died <4191>(8799) in the land <776> of Canaan <3667>. And the sons <1121> of Pharez <6557> were Hezron <2696> and Hamul <2538>.
13. And the sons <1121> of Issachar <3485>; Tola <8439>, and Phuvah <6312>, and Job <3102>, and Shimron <8110>.
14. And the sons <1121> of Zebulun <2074>; Sered <5624>, and Elon <356>, and Jahleel <3177>.
15. These be the sons <1121> of Leah <3812>, which she bare <3205>(8804) unto Jacob <3290> in Padanaram <6307>, with his daughter <1323> Dinah <1783>: all the souls <5315> of his sons <1121> and his daughters <1323> were thirty <7970> and three <7969>.
16. And the sons <1121> of Gad <1410>; Ziphion <6837>, and Haggi <2291>, Shuni <7764>, and Ezbon <675>, Eri <6179>, and Arodi <722>, and Areli <692>.
17. And the sons <1121> of Asher <836>; Jimnah <3232>, and Ishuah <3438>, and Isui <3440>, and Beriah <1283>, and Serah <8294> their sister <269>: and the sons <1121> of Beriah <1283>; Heber <2268>, and Malchiel <4439>.
18. These are the sons <1121> of Zilpah <2153>, whom Laban <3837> gave <5414>(8804) to Leah <3812> his daughter <1323>, and these she bare <3205>(8799) unto Jacob <3290>, even sixteen <6240> <8337> souls <5315>.
19. The sons <1121> of Rachel <7354> Jacob's <3290> wife <802>; Joseph <3130>, and Benjamin <1144>.
20. And unto Joseph <3130> in the land <776> of Egypt <4714> were born <3205>(8735) Manasseh <4519> and Ephraim <669>, which Asenath <621> the daughter <1323> of Potipherah <6319> priest <3548> of On <204> bare <3205>(8804) unto him.
21. And the sons <1121> of Benjamin <1144> were Belah <1106>, and Becher <1071>, and Ashbel <788>, Gera <1617>, and Naaman <5283>, Ehi <278>, and Rosh <7220>, Muppim <4649>, and Huppim <2650>, and Ard <714>.
22. These are the sons <1121> of Rachel <7354>, which were born <3205>(8795) to Jacob <3290>: all the souls <5315> were fourteen <702> <6240>.
23. And the sons <1121> of Dan <1835>; Hushim <2366>.
24. And the sons <1121> of Naphtali <5321>; Jahzeel <3183>, and Guni <1476>, and Jezer <3337>, and Shillem <8006>.
25. These are the sons <1121> of Bilhah <1090>, which Laban <3837> gave <5414>(8804) unto Rachel <7354> his daughter <1323>, and she bare <3205>(8799) these unto Jacob <3290>: all the souls <5315> were seven <7651>.
26. All the souls <5315> that came <935>(8802) with Jacob <3290> into Egypt <4714>, which came out <3318>(8802) of his loins <3409>, besides Jacob's <3290> sons <1121>' wives <802>, all the souls <5315> were threescore <8346> and six <8337>;
27. And the sons <1121> of Joseph <3130>, which were born <3205>(8795) him in Egypt <4714>, were two <8147> souls <5315>: all the souls <5315> of the house <1004> of Jacob <3290>, which came <935>(8802) into Egypt <4714>, were threescore and ten <7657>.
28. And he sent <7971>(8804) Judah <3063> before him <6440> unto Joseph <3130>, to direct <3384>(8687) his face <6440> unto Goshen <1657>; and they came <935>(8799) into the land <776> of Goshen <1657>.
29. And Joseph <3130> made ready <631>(8799) his chariot <4818>, and went up <5927>(8799) to meet <7125>(8800) Israel <3478> his father <1>, to Goshen <1657>, and presented <7200>(8735) himself unto him; and he fell <5307>(8799) on his neck <6677>, and wept <1058>(8799) on his neck <6677> a good while <5750>.
30. And Israel <3478> said <559>(8799) unto Joseph <3130>, Now <6471> let me die <4191>(8799), since <310> I have seen <7200>(8800) thy face <6440>, because thou art yet <5750> alive <2416>.
31. And Joseph <3130> said <559>(8799) unto his brethren <251>, and unto his father's <1> house <1004>, I will go up <5927>(8799), and shew <5046>(8686) Pharaoh <6547>, and say <559>(8799) unto him, My brethren <251>, and my father's <1> house <1004>, which were in the land <776> of Canaan <3667>, are come <935>(8804) unto me;
32. And the men <582> are shepherds <7462>(8802) <6629>, for their trade hath been to feed cattle <4735>; and they have brought <935>(8689) their flocks <6629>, and their herds <1241>, and all that they have.
33. And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh <6547> shall call <7121>(8799) you, and shall say <559>(8804), What is your occupation <4639>?
34. That ye shall say <559>(8804), Thy servants <5650>' trade <582> hath been about cattle <4735> from our youth <5271> even until now, both we, and also our fathers <1>: that ye may dwell <3427>(8799) in the land <776> of Goshen <1657>; for every shepherd <7462>(8802) <6629> is an abomination <8441> unto the Egyptians <4714>.
1. Then Joseph <3130> came <935>(8799) and told <5046>(8686) Pharaoh <6547>, and said <559>(8799), My father <1> and my brethren <251>, and their flocks <6629>, and their herds <1241>, and all that they have, are come out <935>(8804) of the land <776> of Canaan <3667>; and, behold, they are in the land <776> of Goshen <1657>.
2. And he took <3947>(8804) some <7097> of his brethren <251>, even five <2568> men <582>, and presented <3322>(8686) them unto <6440> Pharaoh <6547>.
3. And Pharaoh <6547> said <559>(8799) unto his brethren <251>, What is your occupation <4639>? And they said <559>(8799) unto Pharaoh <6547>, Thy servants <5650> are shepherds <7462>(8802) <6629>, both we, and also our fathers <1>.
4. They said <559>(8799) moreover unto Pharaoh <6547>, For to sojourn <1481>(8800) in the land <776> are we come <935>(8804); for thy servants <5650> have no pasture <4829> for their flocks <6629>; for the famine <7458> is sore <3515> in the land <776> of Canaan <3667>: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants <5650> dwell <3427>(8799) in the land <776> of Goshen <1657>.
5. And Pharaoh <6547> spake <559>(8799) unto Joseph <3130>, saying <559>(8800), Thy father <1> and thy brethren <251> are come <935>(8804) unto thee:
6. The land <776> of Egypt <4714> is before thee <6440>; in the best <4315> of the land <776> make <3427> <0> thy father <1> and brethren <251> to dwell <3427>(8685); in the land <776> of Goshen <1657> let them dwell <3427>(8799): and if thou knowest <3045>(8804) <3426> any men <582> of activity <2428> among them, then make them <7760>(8804) rulers <8269> over my cattle <4735>.
7. And Joseph <3130> brought in <935>(8686) Jacob <3290> his father <1>, and set him <5975>(8686) before <6440> Pharaoh <6547>: and Jacob <3290> blessed <1288>(8762) Pharaoh <6547>.
8. And Pharaoh <6547> said <559>(8799) unto Jacob <3290>, How <4100> old <2416> <3117> <8141> art thou?
9. And Jacob <3290> said <559>(8799) unto Pharaoh <6547>, The days <3117> of the years <8141> of my pilgrimage <4033> are an hundred <3967> and thirty <7970> years <8141>: few <4592> and evil <7451> have the days <3117> of the years <8141> of my life <2416> been, and have not attained <5381>(8689) unto the days <3117> of the years <8141> of the life <2416> of my fathers <1> in the days <3117> of their pilgrimage <4033>.
10. And Jacob <3290> blessed <1288>(8762) Pharaoh <6547>, and went out <3318>(8799) from before <6440> Pharaoh <6547>.
11. And Joseph <3130> placed <3427>(8686) his father <1> and his brethren <251>, and gave <5414>(8799) them a possession <272> in the land <776> of Egypt <4714>, in the best <4315> of the land <776>, in the land <776> of Rameses <7486>, as Pharaoh <6547> had commanded <6680>(8765).
12. And Joseph <3130> nourished <3557>(8770) his father <1>, and his brethren <251>, and all his father's <1> household <1004>, with bread <3899>, according <6310> to their families <2945>.
13. And there was no bread <3899> in all the land <776>; for the famine <7458> was very <3966> sore <3515>, so that the land <776> of Egypt <4714> and all the land <776> of Canaan <3667> fainted <3856>(8799) by reason <6440> of the famine <7458>.
14. And Joseph <3130> gathered up <3950>(8762) all the money <3701> that was found <4672>(8737) in the land <776> of Egypt <4714>, and in the land <776> of Canaan <3667>, for the corn <7668> which they bought <7666>(8802): and Joseph <3130> brought <935>(8686) the money <3701> into Pharaoh's <6547> house <1004>.
15. And when money <3701> failed <8552>(8799) in the land <776> of Egypt <4714>, and in the land <776> of Canaan <3667>, all the Egyptians <4714> came <935>(8799) unto Joseph <3130>, and said <559>(8800), Give <3051>(8798) us bread <3899>: for why should we die <4191>(8799) in thy presence? for the money <3701> faileth <656>(8804).
16. And Joseph <3130> said <559>(8799), Give <3051>(8798) your cattle <4735>; and I will give <5414>(8799) you for your cattle <4735>, if money <3701> fail <656>(8804).
17. And they brought <935>(8686) their cattle <4735> unto Joseph <3130>: and Joseph <3130> gave <5414>(8799) them bread <3899> in exchange for horses <5483>, and for the flocks <6629>, and for the cattle <4735> of the herds <1241>, and for the asses <2543>: and he fed <5095>(8762) them with bread <3899> for all their cattle <4735> for that year <8141>.
18. When that year <8141> was ended <8552>(8799), they came <935>(8799) unto him the second <8145> year <8141>, and said <559>(8799) unto him, We will not hide <3582>(8762) it from my lord <113>, how that our money <3701> is spent <8552>(8804); my lord <113> also hath <413> our herds <4735> of cattle <929>; there is not ought left <7604>(8738) in the sight <6440> of my lord <113>, but our bodies <1472>, and our lands <127>:
19. Wherefore shall we die <4191>(8799) before thine eyes <5869>, both we and our land <127>? buy <7069>(8798) us and our land <127> for bread <3899>, and we and our land <127> will be servants <5650> unto Pharaoh <6547>: and give <5414>(8798) us seed <2233>, that we may live <2421>(8799), and not die <4191>(8799), that the land <127> be not desolate <3456>(8799).
20. And Joseph <3130> bought <7069>(8799) all the land <127> of Egypt <4714> for Pharaoh <6547>; for the Egyptians <4714> sold <4376>(8804) every man <376> his field <7704>, because the famine <7458> prevailed <2388>(8804) over them: so the land <776> became Pharaoh's <6547>.
21. And as for the people <5971>, he removed <5674>(8689) them to cities <5892> from one end <7097> of the borders <1366> of Egypt <4714> even to the other end <7097> thereof.
22. Only the land <127> of the priests <3548> bought he <7069>(8804) not; for the priests <3548> had a portion <2706> assigned them of Pharaoh <6547>, and did eat <398>(8804) their portion <2706> which Pharaoh <6547> gave <5414>(8804) them: wherefore they sold <4376>(8804) not their lands <127>.
23. Then Joseph <3130> said <559>(8799) unto the people <5971>, Behold, I have bought <7069>(8804) <853> you this day <3117> and your land <127> for Pharaoh <6547>: lo <1887>, here is seed <2233> for you, and ye shall sow <2232>(8804) the land <127>.
24. And it shall come to pass in the increase <8393>, that ye shall give <5414>(8804) the fifth <2549> part unto Pharaoh <6547>, and four <702> parts <3027> shall be your own, for seed <2233> of the field <7704>, and for your food <400>, and for them of your households <1004>, and for food <398>(8800) for your little ones <2945>.
25. And they said <559>(8799), Thou hast saved our lives <2421>(8689): let us find <4672>(8799) grace <2580> in the sight <5869> of my lord <113>, and we will be Pharaoh's <6547> servants <5650>.
26. And Joseph <3130> made <7760>(8799) it a law <2706> over the land <127> of Egypt <4714> unto this day <3117>, that Pharaoh <6547> should have the fifth <2569> part; except <7535> the land <127> of the priests <3548> only, which became not Pharaoh's <6547>.
27. And Israel <3478> dwelt <3427>(8799) in the land <776> of Egypt <4714>, in the country <776> of Goshen <1657>; and they had possessions <270>(8735) therein, and grew <6509>(8799), and multiplied <7235>(8799) exceedingly <3966>.
28. And Jacob <3290> lived <2421>(8799) in the land <776> of Egypt <4714> seventeen <6240> <7651> years <8141>: so the whole age <2416> <3117> of Jacob <3290> was an hundred <3967> forty <705> <8141> and seven <7651> years <8141>.
29. And the time <3117> drew nigh <7126>(8799) that Israel <3478> must die <4191>(8800): and he called <7121>(8799) his son <1121> Joseph <3130>, and said <559>(8799) unto him, If now I have found <4672>(8804) grace <2580> in thy sight <5869>, put <7760>(8798), I pray thee, thy hand <3027> under my thigh <3409>, and deal <6213>(8804) kindly <2617> and truly <571> with me; bury <6912>(8799) me not, I pray thee, in Egypt <4714>:
30. But I will lie <7901>(8804) with my fathers <1>, and thou shalt carry <5375>(8804) me out of Egypt <4714>, and bury <6912>(8804) me in their buryingplace <6900>. And he said <559>(8799), I will do <6213>(8799) as thou hast said <1697>.
31. And he said <559>(8799), Swear <7650>(8734) unto me. And he sware <7650>(8735) unto him. And Israel <3478> bowed <7812>(8691) himself upon the bed's <4296> head <7218>.
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Asaph (collector) was responsible for producing Psalms 50; 73-83. He was the leader of David's choir (1Chron 6:19). He is also mentioned, alongside David, as being a skilled musician (2Chron 29:30).
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2009 Reply to Michael
50:1 What great emphasis in the phrase, "The mighty God, the LORD." Literally translated, it's El Elohim, Jehovah. The phrase occurs in only one other part of Scripture: Josh 22:22.
Ken Trelfer [Rockingham Forest, UK] Comment added in 2010 Reply to Ken
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1. A Psalm <4210> of Asaph <623>. The mighty <410> God <430>, even the LORD <3068>, hath spoken <1696>(8765), and called <7121>(8799) the earth <776> from the rising <4217> of the sun <8121> unto the going down <3996> thereof.
2. Out of Zion <6726>, the perfection <4359> of beauty <3308>, God <430> hath shined <3313>(8689).
3. Our God <430> shall come <935>(8799), and shall not keep silence <2790>(8799): a fire <784> shall devour <398>(8799) before <6440> him, and it shall be very <3966> tempestuous <8175>(8738) round about <5439> him.
4. He shall call <7121>(8799) to the heavens <8064> from above <5920>, and to the earth <776>, that he may judge <1777>(8800) his people <5971>.
5. Gather <622>(8798) my saints <2623> together unto me; those that have made <3772>(8802) a covenant <1285> with me by sacrifice <2077>.
6. And the heavens <8064> shall declare <5046>(8686) his righteousness <6664>: for God <430> is judge <8199>(8802) himself. Selah <5542>.
7. Hear <8085>(8798), O my people <5971>, and I will speak <1696>(8762); O Israel <3478>, and I will testify <5749>(8686) against thee: I am God <430>, even thy God <430>.
8. I will not reprove <3198>(8686) thee for thy sacrifices <2077> or thy burnt offerings <5930>, to have been continually <8548> before me.
9. I will take <3947>(8799) no bullock <6499> out of thy house <1004>, nor he goats <6260> out of thy folds <4356>.
10. For every beast <2416> of the forest <3293> is mine, and the cattle <929> upon a thousand <505> hills <2042>.
11. I know <3045>(8804) all the fowls <5775> of the mountains <2022>: and the wild beasts <2123> of the field <7704> are mine <5978>.
12. If I were hungry <7456>(8799), I would not tell <559>(8799) thee: for the world <8398> is mine, and the fulness <4393> thereof.
13. Will I eat <398>(8799) the flesh <1320> of bulls <47>, or drink <8354>(8799) the blood <1818> of goats <6260>?
14. Offer <2076>(8798) unto God <430> thanksgiving <8426>; and pay <7999>(8761) thy vows <5088> unto the most High <5945>:
15. And call <7121>(8798) upon me in the day <3117> of trouble <6869>: I will deliver <2502>(8762) thee, and thou shalt glorify <3513>(8762) me.
16. But unto the wicked <7563> God <430> saith <559>(8804), What hast thou to do to declare <5608>(8763) my statutes <2706>, or that thou shouldest take <5375>(8799) my covenant <1285> in thy mouth <6310>?
17. Seeing thou hatest <8130>(8804) instruction <4148>, and castest <7993>(8686) my words <1697> behind <310> thee.
18. When thou sawest <7200>(8804) a thief <1590>, then thou consentedst <7521>(8799) with him, and hast been partaker <2506> with adulterers <5003>(8764).
19. Thou givest <7971>(8804) thy mouth <6310> to evil <7451>, and thy tongue <3956> frameth <6775>(8686) deceit <4820>.
20. Thou sittest <3427>(8799) and speakest <1696>(8762) against thy brother <251>; thou <5414>(8799) slanderest <1848> thine own mother's <517> son <1121>.
21. These things hast thou done <6213>(8804), and I kept silence <2790>(8689); thou thoughtest <1819>(8765) that I was altogether <1961>(8800) such an one as thyself: but I will reprove <3198>(8686) thee, and set them in order <6186>(8799) before thine eyes <5869>.
22. Now consider <995>(8798) this, ye that forget <7911>(8802) God <433>, lest I tear you in pieces <2963>(8799), and there be none to deliver <5337>(8688).
23. Whoso offereth <2076>(8802) praise <8426> glorifieth <3513>(8762) me: and to him that ordereth <7760>(8804) his conversation <1870> aright will I shew <7200>(8686) the salvation <3468> of God <430>.
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1. What <5101> advantage <4053> then <3767> hath the Jew <2453>? or <2228> what <5101> profit <5622> is there of circumcision <4061>?
2. Much <4183> every <2596> <3956> way <5158>: chiefly <4412>, because <3303> <1063> that <3754> unto them were committed <4100>(5681) the oracles <3051> of God <2316>.
3. For <1063> what <5101> if <1487> some <5100> did not believe <569>(5656)? <3361> shall <2673> <0> their <846> unbelief <570> make <2673> <0> the faith <4102> of God <2316> without effect <2673>(5692)?
4. God forbid <3361> <1096>(5636): yea <1161>, let <1096> <0> God <2316> be <1096>(5737) true <227>, but <1161> every <3956> man <444> a liar <5583>; as <2531> it is written <1125>(5769), That <3704> thou mightest <302> be justified <1344>(5686) in <1722> thy <4675> sayings <3056>, and <2532> mightest overcome <3528>(5661) when <1722> thou <4571> art judged <2919>(5745).
5. But <1161> if <1487> our <2257> unrighteousness <93> commend <4921>(5719) the righteousness <1343> of God <2316>, what <5101> shall we say <2046>(5692)? <3361> Is God <2316> unrighteous <94> who taketh <2018>(5723) vengeance <3709>? (I speak <3004>(5719) as <2596> a man <444>)
6. God forbid <3361> <1096>(5636): for then <1893> how <4459> shall <2919> <0> God <2316> judge <2919>(5692)(5719) the world <2889>?
7. For <1063> if <1487> the truth <225> of God <2316> hath more abounded <4052>(5656) through <1722> my <1699> lie <5582> unto <1519> his <846> glory <1391>; why <5101> yet <2089> am <2919> <0> I also <2504> judged <2919>(5743) as <5613> a sinner <268>?
8. And <2532> not <3361> rather, (as <2531> we be slanderously reported <987>(5743), and <2532> as <2531> some <5100> affirm <5346>(5748) that we <2248> say <3004>(5721),) <3754> Let us do <4160>(5661) evil <2556>, that <2443> good <18> may come <2064>(5632)? whose <3739> damnation <2917> is <2076>(5748) just <1738>.
9. What <5101> then <3767>? are we better <4284>(5736) than they? No <3756>, in no wise <3843>: for <1063> we have before proved <4256>(5662) both <5037> Jews <2453> and <2532> Gentiles <1672>, that they are <1511>(5750) all <3956> under <5259> sin <266>;
10. As <2531> it is written <1125>(5769), <3754> There is <2076>(5748) none <3756> righteous <1342>, no, not <3761> one <1520>:
11. There is <2076>(5748) none <3756> that understandeth <4920>(5723), there is <2076>(5748) none <3756> that seeketh after <1567>(5723) God <2316>.
12. They are <1578> <0> all <3956> gone out of the way <1578>(5656), they are <889> <0> together <260> become unprofitable <889>(5681); there is <2076>(5748) none <3756> that doeth <4160>(5723) good <5544>, no, not <3756> one <2076>(5748) <2193> <1520>.
13. Their <846> throat <2995> is an open <455>(5772) sepulchre <5028>; with their <848> tongues <1100> they have used deceit <1387>(5707); the poison <2447> of asps <785> is under <5259> their <846> lips <5491>:
14. Whose <3739> mouth <4750> is full <1073>(5719) of cursing <685> and <2532> bitterness <4088>:
15. Their <846> feet <4228> are swift <3691> to shed <1632>(5658) blood <129>:
16. Destruction <4938> and <2532> misery <5004> are in <1722> their <846> ways <3598>:
17. And <2532> the way <3598> of peace <1515> have <1097> <0> they not <3756> known <1097>(5627):
18. There is <2076>(5748) no <3756> fear <5401> of God <2316> before <561> their <846> eyes <3788>.
19. Now <1161> we know <1492>(5758) that <3754> what things soever <3745> the law <3551> saith <3004>(5719), it saith <2980>(5719) to them who are under <1722> the law <3551>: that <2443> every <3956> mouth <4750> may be stopped <5420>(5652), and <2532> all <3956> the world <2889> may become <1096>(5638) guilty <5267> before God <2316>.
20. Therefore <1360> by <1537> the deeds <2041> of the law <3551> there shall <1344> <0> no <3956> <3756> flesh <4561> be justified <1344>(5701) in his <846> sight <1799>: for <1063> by <1223> the law <3551> is the knowledge <1922> of sin <266>.
21. But <1161> now <3568> the righteousness <1343> of God <2316> without <5565> the law <3551> is manifested <5319>(5769), being witnessed <3140>(5746) by <5259> the law <3551> and <2532> the prophets <4396>;
22. Even <1161> the righteousness <1343> of God <2316> which is by <1223> faith <4102> of Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> unto <1519> all <3956> and <2532> upon <1909> all <3956> them that believe <4100>(5723): for <1063> there is <2076>(5748) no <3756> difference <1293>:
23. For <1063> all <3956> have sinned <264>(5627), and <2532> come short <5302>(5743) of the glory <1391> of God <2316>;
24. Being justified <1344>(5746) freely <1432> by his <846> grace <5485> through <1223> the redemption <629> that is in <1722> Christ <5547> Jesus <2424>:
25. Whom <3739> God <2316> hath set forth <4388>(5639) to be a propitiation <2435> through <1223> faith <4102> in <1722> his <846> blood <129>, to <1519> declare <1732> his <848> righteousness <1343> for <1223> the remission <3929> of sins <265> that are past <4266>(5761), through <1722> the forbearance <463> of God <2316>;
26. To <4314> declare <1732>, I say, at <1722> this <3568> time <2540> his <846> righteousness <1343>: that <1519> he might be <1511>(5750) just <1342>, and <2532> the justifier <1344>(5723) of him <846> which believeth <4102> in <1537> Jesus <2424>.
27. Where <4226> is boasting <2746> then <3767>? It is excluded <1576>(5681). By <1223> what <4169> law <3551>? of works <2041>? Nay <3780>: but <235> by <1223> the law <3551> of faith <4102>.
28. Therefore <3767> we conclude <3049>(5736) that a man <444> is justified <1344>(5745) by faith <4102> without <5565> the deeds <2041> of the law <3551>.
29. Is he <2228> the God <2316> of the Jews <2453> only <3440>? is he not <3780> also <1161> <2532> of the Gentiles <1484>? Yes <3483>, of the Gentiles <1484> also <2532>:
30. Seeing <1897> it is one <1520> God <2316>, which <3739> shall justify <1344>(5692) the circumcision <4061> by <1537> faith <4102>, and <2532> uncircumcision <203> through <1223> faith <4102>.
31. Do we <2673> <0> then <3767> make void <2673>(5719) the law <3551> through <1223> faith <4102>? God forbid <3361> <1096>(5636): yea <235>, we establish <2476>(5719) the law <3551>.
1. What <5101> shall we say <2046>(5692) then <3767> that Abraham <11> our <2257> father <3962>, as pertaining <2596> to the flesh <4561>, hath found <2147>(5760)?
2. For <1063> if <1487> Abraham <11> were justified <1344>(5681) by <1537> works <2041>, he hath <2192>(5719) whereof to glory <2745>; but <235> not <3756> before <4314> God <2316>.
3. For <1063> what <5101> saith <3004>(5719) the scripture <1124>? <1161> Abraham <11> believed <4100>(5656) God <2316>, and <2532> it was counted <3049>(5681) unto him <846> for <1519> righteousness <1343>.
4. Now <1161> to him that worketh <2038>(5740) is <3049> <0> the reward <3408> not <3756> reckoned <3049>(5736) of <2596> grace <5485>, but <235> of <2596> debt <3783>.
5. But <1161> to him that worketh <2038>(5740) not <3361>, but <1161> believeth <4100>(5723) on <1909> him that justifieth <1344>(5723) the ungodly <765>, his <846> faith <4102> is counted <3049>(5736) for <1519> righteousness <1343>.
6. Even as <2509> David <1138> also <2532> describeth <3004>(5719) the blessedness <3108> of the man <444>, unto whom <3739> God <2316> imputeth <3049>(5736) righteousness <1343> without <5565> works <2041>,
7. Saying, Blessed <3107> are they whose <3739> iniquities <458> are forgiven <863>(5681), and <2532> whose <3739> sins <266> are covered <1943>(5681).
8. Blessed <3107> is the man <435> to whom <3739> the Lord <2962> will <3049> <0> not <3364> impute <3049>(5667) sin <266>.
9. Cometh this <3778> blessedness <3108> then <3767> upon <1909> the circumcision <4061> only, or <2228> upon <1909> the uncircumcision <203> also <2532>? for <1063> we say <3004>(5719) that <3754> faith <4102> was reckoned <3049>(5681) to Abraham <11> for <1519> righteousness <1343>.
10. How <4459> was it <3049> <0> then <3767> reckoned <3049>(5681)? when he was <5607>(5752) in <1722> circumcision <4061>, or <2228> in <1722> uncircumcision <203>? Not <3756> in <1722> circumcision <4061>, but <235> in <1722> uncircumcision <203>.
11. And <2532> he received <2983>(5627) the sign <4592> of circumcision <4061>, a seal <4973> of the righteousness <1343> of the faith <4102> which <3588> he had yet being <1722> uncircumcised <203>: that <1519> he <846> might be <1511>(5750) the father <3962> of all <3956> them that believe <4100>(5723), though <1223> they be not circumcised <203>; that <1519> righteousness <1343> might be imputed <3049>(5683) unto them <846> also <2532>:
12. And <2532> the father <3962> of circumcision <4061> to them who are not <3756> of <1537> the circumcision <4061> only <3440>, but <235> who also <2532> walk <4748>(5723) in the steps <2487> of that faith <4102> of our <2257> father <3962> Abraham <11>, which he had being <1722> yet uncircumcised <203>.
13. For <1063> the promise <1860>, that he should be <1511>(5750) the heir <2818> of the world <2889>, was not <3756> to Abraham <11>, or <2228> to his <846> seed <4690>, through <1223> the law <3551>, but <235> through <1223> the righteousness <1343> of faith <4102>.
14. For <1063> if <1487> they which are of <1537> the law <3551> be heirs <2818>, faith <4102> is made void <2758>(5769), and <2532> the promise <1860> made of none effect <2673>(5769):
15. Because <1063> the law <3551> worketh <2716>(5736) wrath <3709>: for <1063> where <3757> no <3756> law <3551> is <2076>(5748), there is no <3761> transgression <3847>.
16. Therefore <1223> <5124> it is of <1537> faith <4102>, that <2443> it might be by <2596> grace <5485>; to the end <1519> the promise <1860> might be <1511>(5750) sure <949> to all <3956> the seed <4690>; not <3756> to that only <3440> which is of <1537> the law <3551>, but <235> to that also <2532> which is of <1537> the faith <4102> of Abraham <11>; who <3739> is <2076>(5748) the father <3962> of us <2257> all <3956>,
17. (As <2531> it is written <1125>(5769), <3754> I have made <5087>(5758) thee <4571> a father <3962> of many <4183> nations <1484>,) before <2713> him whom <3739> he believed <4100>(5656), even God <2316>, who quickeneth <2227>(5723) the dead <3498>, and <2532> calleth <2564>(5723) those things which be <5607>(5752) not <3361> as though <5613> they were <5607>(5752).
18. Who <3739> against <3844> hope <1680> believed <4100>(5656) in <1909> hope <1680>, that <1519> he <846> might become <1096>(5635) the father <3962> of many <4183> nations <1484>, according <2596> to that which was spoken <2046>(5772), So <3779> shall <2071> <0> thy <4675> seed <4690> be <2071>(5704).
19. And <2532> being not <3361> weak <770>(5660) in faith <4102>, he considered <2657>(5656) not <3756> his own <1438> body <4983> now <2235> dead <3499>(5772), when he was <5225>(5723) about <4225> an hundred years old <1541>, neither yet <2532> the deadness <3500> of Sara's <4564> womb <3388>:
20. <1161> He staggered <1252>(5681) not <3756> at <1519> the promise <1860> of God <2316> through unbelief <570>; but <235> was strong <1743>(5681) in faith <4102>, giving <1325>(5631) glory <1391> to God <2316>;
21. And <2532> being fully persuaded <4135>(5685) that <3754>, what <3739> he had promised <1861>(5766), he was <2076>(5748) able <1415> also <2532> to perform <4160>(5658).
22. And <2532> therefore <1352> it was imputed <3049>(5681) to him <846> for <1519> righteousness <1343>.
23. Now <1161> it was <1125> <0> not <3756> written <1125>(5648) for his sake <1223> <846> alone <3440>, that <3754> it was imputed <3049>(5681) to him <846>;
24. But <235> for <1223> us <2248> also <2532>, to whom <3739> it shall be <3195>(5719) imputed <3049>(5745), if we believe <4100>(5723) on <1909> him that raised up <1453>(5660) Jesus <2424> our <2257> Lord <2962> from <1537> the dead <3498>;
25. Who <3739> was delivered <3860>(5681) for <1223> our <2257> offences <3900>, and <2532> was raised again <1453>(5681) for <1223> our <2257> justification <1347>.