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Psa 7 was written as a consequence of Shimei's behaviour. So this Psalm gives us an insight into how David felt at this time.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Peter
I'm firmly convinced that every incident in the gospel records has its roots or counterpart, somewhere in the OT and that Jesus would have known his scripture so well, that he would know and use incidents from it.
One I read yesterday in the Testimony magazine was comparing Esau's reconciliation with Jacob to the lost son in Luke 15 parable. I guess because I don't have too high an opinion of Esau, I had never thought of that parallel but the language is clearly there to support it.
Jean Cheetham [Moorestown New Jersey (US)] Comment added in 2006 Reply to Jean
The parallel with David and Christ is amazing. The Lord Jesus must have had it in mind... After the Lord left the Temple (end of Mattew 23) he went up on Mt of Olives. His disciples with him admired the setting sun on the beautiful Jerusalem stone that the city and temple were built in. 40+ days later, the Lord ascended from the lower slopes of the Mt of Olives, Bethany (Luke 24:50,51). The Lord Jesus was the glory of God leaving the temple (Ezekiel 10:15-19) and then ascending from Olives (Ezek 11:22,23). The Lord, in glory, will return by the way of the East Gate. (Ezekiel 43:2-7)
Beulah Edwards [Christchurch West New Zealand] Comment added in 2022 Reply to Beulah
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1. And when David <1732> was a little <4592> past <5674>(8804) the top <7218> of the hill, behold, Ziba <6717> the servant <5288> of Mephibosheth <4648> met <7125>(8800) him, with a couple <6776> of asses <2543> saddled <2280>(8803), and upon them two hundred <3967> loaves of bread <3899>, and an hundred <3967> bunches of raisins <6778>, and an hundred <3967> of summer fruits <7019>, and a bottle <5035> of wine <3196>.
2. And the king <4428> said <559>(8799) unto Ziba <6717>, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba <6717> said <559>(8799), The asses <2543> be for the king's <4428> household <1004> to ride on <7392>(8800); and the bread <3899> and summer fruit <7019> for the young men <5288> to eat <398>(8800); and the wine <3196>, that such as be faint <3287> in the wilderness <4057> may drink <8354>(8800).
3. And the king <4428> said <559>(8799), And where is thy master's <113> son <1121>? And Ziba <6717> said <559>(8799) unto the king <4428>, Behold, he abideth <3427>(8802) at Jerusalem <3389>: for he said <559>(8804), To day <3117> shall the house <1004> of Israel <3478> restore <7725>(8686) me the kingdom <4468> of my father <1>.
4. Then said <559>(8799) the king <4428> to Ziba <6717>, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth <4648>. And Ziba <6717> said <559>(8799), I humbly <7812>(8694) beseech thee that I may find <4672>(8799) grace <2580> in thy sight <5869>, my lord <113>, O king <4428>.
5. And when king <4428> David <1732> came <935>(8804) to Bahurim <980>, behold, thence came out <3318>(8802) a man <376> of the family <4940> of the house <1004> of Saul <7586>, whose name <8034> was Shimei <8096>, the son <1121> of Gera <1617>: he came forth <3318>(8802), and cursed <7043>(8764) still as he came <3318>(8800).
6. And he cast <5619>(8762) stones <68> at David <1732>, and at all the servants <5650> of king <4428> David <1732>: and all the people <5971> and all the mighty men <1368> were on his right hand <3225> and on his left <8040>.
7. And thus said <559>(8804) Shimei <8096> when he cursed <7043>(8763), Come out <3318>(8798), come out <3318>(8798), thou bloody <1818> man <376>, and thou man <376> of Belial <1100>:
8. The LORD <3068> hath returned <7725>(8689) upon thee all the blood <1818> of the house <1004> of Saul <7586>, in whose stead thou hast reigned <4427>(8804); and the LORD <3068> hath delivered <5414>(8799) the kingdom <4410> into the hand <3027> of Absalom <53> thy son <1121>: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief <7451>, because thou art a bloody <1818> man <376>.
9. Then said <559>(8799) Abishai <52> the son <1121> of Zeruiah <6870> unto the king <4428>, Why should this dead <4191>(8801) dog <3611> curse <7043>(8762) my lord <113> the king <4428>? let me go over <5674>(8799), I pray thee, and take off <5493>(8686) his head <7218>.
10. And the king <4428> said <559>(8799), What have I to do with you, ye sons <1121> of Zeruiah <6870>? so let him curse <7043>(8762), because the LORD <3068> hath said <559>(8804) unto him, Curse <7043>(8761) David <1732>. Who shall then say <559>(8799), Wherefore hast thou done so <6213>(8804)?
11. And David <1732> said <559>(8799) to Abishai <52>, and to all his servants <5650>, Behold, my son <1121>, which came forth <3318>(8804) of my bowels <4578>, seeketh <1245>(8764) my life <5315>: how much more now may this Benjamite <1145> do it? let him alone <3240>(8685), and let him curse <7043>(8762); for the LORD <3068> hath bidden <559>(8804) him.
12. It may be that the LORD <3068> will look <7200>(8799) on mine affliction <5869>(8675) <6040>, and that the LORD <3068> will requite <7725>(8689) me good <2896> for his cursing <7045> this day <3117>.
13. And as David <1732> and his men <582> went <3212>(8799) by the way <1870>, Shimei <8096> went along <1980>(8802) on the hill's <2022> side <6763> over against <5980> him, and cursed <7043>(8762) as he went <1980>(8800), and threw <5619>(8762) stones <68> at <5980> him, and cast <6080>(8765) dust <6083>.
14. And the king <4428>, and all the people <5971> that were with him, came <935>(8799) weary <5889>, and refreshed <5314>(8735) themselves there.
15. And Absalom <53>, and all the people <5971> the men <376> of Israel <3478>, came <935>(8804) to Jerusalem <3389>, and Ahithophel <302> with him.
16. And it came to pass, when Hushai <2365> the Archite <757>, David's <1732> friend <7463>, was come <935>(8804) unto Absalom <53>, that Hushai <2365> said <559>(8799) unto Absalom <53>, God save <2421>(8799) the king <4428>, God save <2421>(8799) the king <4428>.
17. And Absalom <53> said <559>(8799) to Hushai <2365>, Is this thy kindness <2617> to thy friend <7453>? why wentest <1980>(8804) thou not with thy friend <7453>?
18. And Hushai <2365> said <559>(8799) unto Absalom <53>, Nay; but whom the LORD <3068>, and this people <5971>, and all the men <376> of Israel <3478>, choose <977>(8804), his will I be, and with him will I abide <3427>(8799).
19. And again <8145>, whom should I serve <5647>(8799)? should I not serve in the presence <6440> of his son <1121>? as I have served <5647>(8804) in thy father's <1> presence <6440>, so will I be in thy presence <6440>.
20. Then said <559>(8799) Absalom <53> to Ahithophel <302>, Give <3051>(8798) counsel <6098> among you what we shall do <6213>(8799).
21. And Ahithophel <302> said <559>(8799) unto Absalom <53>, Go in <935>(8798) unto thy father's <1> concubines <6370>, which he hath left <3240>(8689) to keep <8104>(8800) the house <1004>; and all Israel <3478> shall hear <8085>(8804) that thou art abhorred <887>(8738) of thy father <1>: then shall the hands <3027> of all that are with thee be strong <2388>(8804).
22. So they spread <5186>(8686) Absalom <53> a tent <168> upon the top of the house <1406>; and Absalom <53> went in <935>(8799) unto his father's <1> concubines <6370> in the sight <5869> of all Israel <3478>.
23. And the counsel <6098> of Ahithophel <302>, which he counselled <3289>(8804) in those days <3117>, was as if a man <376> had enquired <7592>(8799) at the oracle <1697> of God <430>: so was all the counsel <6098> of Ahithophel <302> both with David <1732> and with Absalom <53>.
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BAD DAYS
Jeremiah was having a bad day. Having done what God told him to do and delivered God's message to the people, he had been beaten and put in stocks that day and overnight. To make it worse, he was mocked and insulted.
Our bad days don't often become as extreme as this particular bad day of Jeremiah's. In fact, for the most part our bad days are luxury compared to what Jeremiah went through. The point we need to notice is how Jeremiah reacted to this situation, and then we need to compare his reaction to the way we react when we have bad days.
Jeremiah began by turning to God in prayer. He was full of emotion and he poured it all out to God. He knew God was interested in the things that happened to him and so he let God know every detail of his predicament. In fact we learn more about what Jeremiah was going through from his prayer than we learn from the narration we read before the prayer.
So we should react in the same way during our bad days. Tell it to God. Tell him our feelings and emotions and what has been happening to us.
As Jeremiah prayed, he was strengthened and he began to sing and to praise the LORD.
Maybe our prayers will lift us up in the same way, so that our bad days will not end the way they began.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2005 Reply to Robert
A mighty, terrible one
If someone asked me what God was like I think I might say He's merciful and forgiving. I might say He shows His creative genius in all of nature, or that He gives us wonderful gifts every day. I came across Jeremiah's way of describing Him today, and I wonder at the contrast between his and my description of God:
"the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors will stumble"
I guess we can be guilty of minimising the breadth and depth of God's character, and thereby making God a caricature, especially when we're trying to present a brief description to people. I wonder whether, to a person who's being persecuted, Jeremiah's description is the most positive possible. To know we have a "mighty and terrible God" looking after us can be enormously comforting. David himself alluded to the same when He said in the famous Psalm:
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." Psa 23:4
The rod here may refer to God's ability to defend David, like a shepherd who fights off predators with his staff (see for example Isa 10:5). This is the God we serve, and let's not forget that He is both compassionate to those who serve Him, but mighty and terrible against those who try to harm His children.
Rob de Jongh [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2014 Reply to Rob
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1. Now Pashur <6583> the son <1121> of Immer <564> the priest <3548>, who was also chief <6496> governor <5057> in the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>, heard <8085>(8799) that Jeremiah <3414> prophesied <5012>(8738) these things <1697>.
2. Then Pashur <6583> smote <5221>(8686) Jeremiah <3414> the prophet <5030>, and put <5414>(8799) him in the stocks <4115> that were in the high <5945> gate <8179> of Benjamin <1144>, which was by the house <1004> of the LORD <3068>.
3. And it came to pass on the morrow <4283>, that Pashur <6583> brought forth <3318>(8686) Jeremiah <3414> out of the stocks <4115>. Then said <559>(8799) Jeremiah <3414> unto him, The LORD <3068> hath not called <7121>(8804) thy name <8034> Pashur <6583>, but Magormissabib <4036>.
4. For thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, Behold, I will make <5414>(8802) thee a terror <4032> to thyself, and to all thy friends <157>(8802): and they shall fall <5307>(8804) by the sword <2719> of their enemies <341>(8802), and thine eyes <5869> shall behold <7200>(8802) it: and I will give <5414>(8799) all Judah <3063> into the hand <3027> of the king <4428> of Babylon <894>, and he shall carry them captive <1540>(8689) into Babylon <894>, and shall slay <5221>(8689) them with the sword <2719>.
5. Moreover I will deliver <5414>(8804) all the strength <2633> of this city <5892>, and all the labours <3018> thereof, and all the precious things <3366> thereof, and all the treasures <214> of the kings <4428> of Judah <3063> will I give <5414>(8799) into the hand <3027> of their enemies <341>(8802), which shall spoil <962>(8804) them, and take <3947>(8804) them, and carry <935>(8689) them to Babylon <894>.
6. And thou, Pashur <6583>, and all that dwell <3427>(8802) in thine house <1004> shall go <3212>(8799) into captivity <7628>: and thou shalt come <935>(8799) to Babylon <894>, and there thou shalt die <4191>(8799), and shalt be buried <6912>(8735) there, thou, and all thy friends <157>(8802), to whom thou hast prophesied <5012>(8738) lies <8267>.
7. O LORD <3068>, thou hast deceived <6601>(8765) me, and I was deceived <6601>(8735): thou art stronger <2388>(8804) than I, and hast prevailed <3201>(8799): I am in derision <7814> daily <3117>, every one mocketh <3932>(8802) me.
8. For since <1767> I spake <1696>(8762), I cried out <2199>(8799), I cried <7121>(8799) violence <2555> and spoil <7701>; because the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> was made a reproach <2781> unto me, and a derision <7047>, daily <3117>.
9. Then I said <559>(8804), I will not make mention <2142>(8799) of him, nor speak <1696>(8762) any more in his name <8034>. But his word was in mine heart <3820> as a burning <1197>(8802) fire <784> shut up <6113>(8803) in my bones <6106>, and I was weary <3811>(8738) with forbearing <3557>(8771), and I could <3201>(8799) not stay.
10. For I heard <8085>(8804) the defaming <1681> of many <7227>, fear <4032> on every side <5439>. Report <5046>(8685), say they, and we will report <5046>(8686) it. All my familiars <582> <7965> watched <8104>(8802) for my halting <6763>(8676) <6761>, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed <6601>(8792), and we shall prevail <3201>(8799) against him, and we shall take <3947>(8799) our revenge <5360> on him.
11. But the LORD <3068> is with me as a mighty <1368> terrible one <6184>: therefore my persecutors <7291>(8802) shall stumble <3782>(8735), and they shall not prevail <3201>(8799): they shall be greatly <3966> ashamed <954>(8804); for they shall not prosper <7919>(8689): their everlasting <5769> confusion <3639> shall never be forgotten <7911>(8735).
12. But, O LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>, that triest <974>(8802) the righteous <6662>, and seest <7200>(8802) the reins <3629> and the heart <3820>, let me see <7200>(8799) thy vengeance <5360> on them: for unto thee have I opened <1540>(8765) my cause <7379>.
13. Sing <7891>(8798) unto the LORD <3068>, praise <1984>(8761) ye the LORD <3068>: for he hath delivered <5337>(8689) the soul <5315> of the poor <34> from the hand <3027> of evildoers <7489>(8688).
14. Cursed <779>(8803) be the day <3117> wherein I was born <3205>(8795): let not the day <3117> wherein my mother <517> bare <3205>(8804) me be blessed <1288>(8803).
15. Cursed <779>(8803) be the man <376> who brought tidings <1319>(8765) to my father <1>, saying <559>(8800), A man <2145> child <1121> is born <3205>(8795) unto thee; making him very <8055>(8763) glad <8055>(8765).
16. And let that man <376> be as the cities <5892> which the LORD <3068> overthrew <2015>(8804), and repented <5162>(8738) not: and let him hear <8085>(8804) the cry <2201> in the morning <1242>, and the shouting <8643> at noontide <6256> <6672>;
17. Because he slew <4191>(8790) me not from the womb <7358>; or that my mother <517> might have been my grave <6913>, and her womb <7358> to be always <5769> great <2030> with me.
18. Wherefore came I forth <3318>(8804) out of the womb <7358> to see <7200>(8800) labour <5999> and sorrow <3015>, that my days <3117> should be consumed <3615>(8799) with shame <1322>?
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1. Therefore <3767> being justified <1344>(5685) by <1537> faith <4102>, we have <2192>(5719) peace <1515> with <4314> God <2316> through <1223> our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>:
2. By <1223> whom <3739> also <2532> we have <2192>(5758) access <4318> by faith <4102> into <1519> this <5026> grace <5485> wherein <1722> <3739> we stand <2476>(5758), and <2532> rejoice <2744>(5736) in <1909> hope <1680> of the glory <1391> of God <2316>.
3. And <1161> not <3756> only <3440> so, but <235> we glory <2744>(5736) in <1722> tribulations <2347> also <2532>: knowing <1492>(5761) that <3754> tribulation <2347> worketh <2716>(5736) patience <5281>;
4. And <1161> patience <5281>, experience <1382>; and <1161> experience <1382>, hope <1680>:
5. And <1161> hope <1680> maketh <2617> <0> not <3756> ashamed <2617>(5719); because <3754> the love <26> of God <2316> is shed abroad <1632>(5769) in <1722> our <2257> hearts <2588> by <1223> the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> which <3588> is given <1325>(5685) unto us <2254>.
6. For <1063> when we <2257> were <5607>(5752) yet <2089> without strength <772>, in due <2596> time <2540> Christ <5547> died <599>(5627) for <5228> the ungodly <765>.
7. For <1063> scarcely <3433> for <5228> a righteous man <1342> will <599> <0> one <5100> die <599>(5695): yet <1063> peradventure <5029> for <5228> a good man <18> some <5100> would <5111> <0> even <2532> dare <5111>(5719) to die <599>(5629).
8. But <1161> God <2316> commendeth <4921>(5719) his <1438> love <26> toward <1519> us <2248>, in that <3754>, while we <2257> were <5607>(5752) yet <2089> sinners <268>, Christ <5547> died <599>(5627) for <5228> us <2257>.
9. Much <4183> more <3123> then <3767>, being <1344> <0> now <3568> justified <1344>(5685) by <1722> his <846> blood <129>, we shall be saved <4982>(5701) from <575> wrath <3709> through <1223> him <846>.
10. For <1063> if <1487>, when we were <5607>(5752) enemies <2190>, we were reconciled <2644>(5648) to God <2316> by <1223> the death <2288> of his <846> Son <5207>, much <4183> more <3123>, being reconciled <2644>(5651), we shall be saved <4982>(5701) by <1722> his <846> life <2222>.
11. And <1161> not <3756> only <3440> so, but <235> we also <2532> joy <2744>(5740) in <1722> God <2316> through <1223> our <2257> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, by <1223> whom <3739> we have <2983> <0> now <3568> received <2983>(5627) the atonement <2643>.
12. Wherefore <1223> <5124>, as <5618> by <1223> one <1520> man <444> sin <266> entered <1525>(5627) into <1519> the world <2889>, and <2532> death <2288> by <1223> sin <266>; and <2532> so <3779> death <2288> passed <1330>(5627) upon <1519> all <3956> men <444>, for <1909> that <3739> all <3956> have sinned <264>(5627):
13. (For <1063> until <891> the law <3551> sin <266> was <2258>(5713) in <1722> the world <2889>: but <1161> sin <266> is <1677> <0> not <3756> imputed <1677>(5743) when there is <5607>(5752) no <3361> law <3551>.
14. Nevertheless <235> death <2288> reigned <936>(5656) from <575> Adam <76> to <3360> Moses <3475>, even <2532> over <1909> them that had <264> <0> not <3361> sinned <264>(5660) after <1909> the similitude <3667> of Adam's <76> transgression <3847>, who <3739> is <2076>(5748) the figure <5179> of him that was to come <3195>(5723).
15. But <235> not <3756> as <5613> the offence <3900>, so <3779> also <2532> is the free gift <5486>. For <1063> if <1487> through the offence <3900> of one <1520> many <4183> be dead <599>(5627), much <4183> more <3123> the grace <5485> of God <2316>, and <2532> the gift <1431> by <1722> grace <5485>, which is <3588> by one <1520> man <444>, Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, hath abounded <4052>(5656) unto <1519> many <4183>.
16. And <2532> not <3756> as <5613> it was by <1223> one <1520> that sinned <264>(5660), so is the gift <1434>: for <1063> <3303> the judgment <2917> was by <1537> one <1520> to <1519> condemnation <2631>, but <1161> the free gift <5486> is of <1537> many <4183> offences <3900> unto <1519> justification <1345>.
17. For <1063> if <1487> by one man's <1520> offence <3900> death <2288> reigned <936>(5656) by <1223> one <1520>; much <4183> more <3123> they which receive <2983>(5723) abundance <4050> of grace <5485> and <2532> of the gift <1431> of righteousness <1343> shall reign <936>(5692) in <1722> life <2222> by <1223> one <1520>, Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>.)
18. Therefore <686> <3767> as <5613> by <1223> the offence <3900> of one <1520> judgment came upon <1519> all <3956> men <444> to <1519> condemnation <2631>; even <2532> so <3779> by <1223> the righteousness <1345> of one <1520> the free gift came upon <1519> all <3956> men <444> unto <1519> justification <1347> of life <2222>.
19. For <1063> as <5618> by <1223> one <1520> man's <444> disobedience <3876> many <4183> were made <2525>(5681) sinners <268>, so <3779> <2532> by <1223> the obedience <5218> of one <1520> shall <2525> <0> many <4183> be made <2525>(5701) righteous <1342>.
20. Moreover <1161> the law <3551> entered <3922>(5627), that <2443> the offence <3900> might abound <4121>(5661). But <1161> where <3757> sin <266> abounded <4121>(5656), grace <5485> did much more abound <5248>(5656):
21. That <2443> as <5618> sin <266> hath reigned <936>(5656) unto <1722> death <2288>, even <2532> so <3779> might <936> <0> grace <5485> reign <936>(5661) through <1223> righteousness <1343> unto <1519> eternal <166> life <2222> by <1223> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> our <2257> Lord <2962>.
1. What <5101> shall we say <2046>(5692) then <3767>? Shall we continue <1961>(5692) in sin <266>, that <2443> grace <5485> may abound <4121>(5661)?
2. God forbid <3361> <1096>(5636). How <4459> shall we, that <3748> are dead <599>(5627) to sin <266>, live <2198>(5692) any longer <2089> therein <1722> <846>?
3. <2228> Know ye not <50>(5719), that so <3754> many of us <3745> as were baptized <907>(5681) into <1519> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> were baptized <907>(5681) into <1519> his <846> death <2288>?
4. Therefore <3767> we are buried with <4916>(5648) him <846> by <1223> baptism <908> into <1519> death <2288>: that <2443> like as <5618> Christ <5547> was raised up <1453>(5681) from <1537> the dead <3498> by <1223> the glory <1391> of the Father <3962>, even so <3779> we <2249> also <2532> should walk <4043>(5661) in <1722> newness <2538> of life <2222>.
5. For <1063> if <1487> we have been <1096>(5754) planted together <4854> in the likeness <3667> of his <846> death <2288>, we shall be <2071>(5704) also <235> <2532> in the likeness of his resurrection <386>:
6. Knowing <1097>(5723) this <5124>, that <3754> our <2257> old <3820> man <444> is crucified with <4957>(5681) him, that <2443> the body <4983> of sin <266> might be destroyed <2673>(5686), that henceforth <3371> <0> we <2248> should <1398> <0> not <3371> serve <1398>(5721) sin <266>.
7. For <1063> he that is dead <599>(5631) is freed <1344>(5769) from <575> sin <266>.
8. Now <1161> if <1487> we be dead <599>(5627) with <4862> Christ <5547>, we believe <4100>(5719) that <3754> we shall <4800> <0> also <2532> live <4800>(5692) with him <846>:
9. Knowing <1492>(5761) that <3754> Christ <5547> being raised <1453>(5685) from <1537> the dead <3498> dieth <599>(5719) no more <2089> <3765>; death <2288> hath <2961> <0> no more <2089> <3765> dominion over <2961>(5719) him <846>.
10. For <1063> in that he died <599>(5627), he died <599>(5627) unto sin <266> once <2178>: but <1161> in that <3739> he liveth <2198>(5719), he liveth <2198>(5719) unto God <2316>.
11. Likewise <3779> reckon <3049>(5737) ye <5210> also <2532> yourselves <1438> to be <1511>(5750) dead <3498> indeed <3303> unto sin <266>, but <1161> alive <2198>(5723) unto God <2316> through <1722> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> our <2257> Lord <2962>.
12. Let <936> <0> not <3361> sin <266> therefore <3767> reign <936>(5720) in <1722> your <5216> mortal <2349> body <4983>, that <1519> ye should obey <5219>(5721) it <846> in <1722> the lusts <1939> thereof <846>.
13. Neither <3366> yield ye <3936>(5720) your <5216> members <3196> as instruments <3696> of unrighteousness <93> unto sin <266>: but <235> yield <3936>(5657) yourselves <1438> unto God <2316>, as <5613> those that are alive <2198>(5723) from <1537> the dead <3498>, and <2532> your <5216> members <3196> as instruments <3696> of righteousness <1343> unto God <2316>.
14. For <1063> sin <266> shall <2961> <0> not <3756> have dominion over <2961>(5692) you <5216>: for <1063> ye are <2075>(5748) not <3756> under <5259> the law <3551>, but <235> under <5259> grace <5485>.
15. What <5101> then <3767>? shall we sin <264>(5692), because <3754> we are <2070>(5748) not <3756> under <5259> the law <3551>, but <235> under <5259> grace <5485>? God forbid <3361> <1096>(5636).
16. Know ye <1492>(5758) not <3756>, that <3754> to whom <3739> ye yield <3936>(5719) yourselves <1438> servants <1401> to <1519> obey <5218>, his servants <1401> ye are <2075>(5748) to whom <3739> ye obey <5219>(5719); whether <2273> of sin <266> unto <1519> death <2288>, or <2228> of obedience <5218> unto <1519> righteousness <1343>?
17. But <1161> God <2316> be thanked <5485>, that <3754> ye were <2258>(5713) the servants <1401> of sin <266>, but <1161> ye have obeyed <5219>(5656) from <1537> the heart <2588> that form <5179> of doctrine <1322> which <1519> <3739> was delivered you <3860>(5681).
18. Being <1659> <0> then <1161> made free <1659>(5685) from <575> sin <266>, ye became the servants <1402>(5681) of righteousness <1343>.
19. I speak <3004>(5719) after the manner of men <442> because <1223> of the infirmity <769> of your <5216> flesh <4561>: for <1063> as <5618> ye have yielded <3936>(5656) your <5216> members <3196> servants <1400> to uncleanness <167> and <2532> to iniquity <458> unto <1519> iniquity <458>; even so <3779> now <3568> yield <3936>(5657) your <5216> members <3196> servants <1400> to righteousness <1343> unto <1519> holiness <38>.
20. For <1063> when <3753> ye were <2258>(5713) the servants <1401> of sin <266>, ye were <2258>(5713) free <1658> from righteousness <1343>.
21. What <5101> <3767> fruit <2590> had ye <2192>(5707) then <5119> in <1909> those things whereof <3739> ye are <1870> <0> now <3568> ashamed <1870>(5736)? for <1063> the end <5056> of those things <1565> is death <2288>.
22. But <1161> now <3570> being made free <1659>(5685) from <575> sin <266>, and <1161> become servants <1402>(5685) to God <2316>, ye have <2192>(5719) your <5216> fruit <2590> unto <1519> holiness <38>, and <1161> the end <5056> everlasting <166> life <2222>.
23. For <1063> the wages <3800> of sin <266> is death <2288>; but <1161> the gift <5486> of God <2316> is eternal <166> life <2222> through <1722> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> our <2257> Lord <2962>.