American Standard Version of 1901
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For there is a disannulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness
(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a better hope, through which we draw nigh unto God.
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
(for when Gentiles that have not the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are the law unto themselves;
in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and {Or, their thoughts accusing or else excusing them one with another}their {Or, reasonings 2 Corinthians 10:5.}thoughts one with another accusing or else excusing them);
and have put on the new man, that is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him:
Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a figure of him that was to come.
But they {Or, are as men that have transgressed a covenant}like {Or, men}Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's.
For Moses writeth that {Leviticus 18:5}the man that doeth the righteousness which is of the law shall live thereby.
For the grace of God {Or, hath appeared to all men, bringing salvation}hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men,
instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present {Or, age}world;
Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil.
If ye died with Christ from the {Or, elements See Galatians 4:3 margin}rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances,
For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.
as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for {Or, smiters}murderers of fathers and {Or, smiters}murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.
Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, {Psalm 82:6}I said, Ye are gods?