Study Desk

When they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number. He explained to them, testifying about the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning until evening.

Paul stayed two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who went in to him,

which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,

through whom we received grace and apostleship, to obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake.

For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse.

Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

who "will render to every man according to his works:"

and know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,

If therefore the uncircumcised keep the ordinances of the law, won't his uncircumcision be accounted as circumcision?

For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;

whom God set forth to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith, in his blood, to show his righteousness because of the passing over of the sins done before, in the forbearance of God;

to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

But to him who doesn't work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.

For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.

Without being weakened in faith, he didn't consider his own body, already having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.

Now it was not written that it was accounted to him for his sake alone,