The Triumph of Faith

1Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have† peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we boast† in hope of the glory of God.

3And not only so, but also we boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; 4and perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5And hope does not put us to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, the One having been given to us.

Christ’s Sacrifice for the Ungodly
(John 3:1–21)

6Still indeed Christ, in our still being weak, according to the right time, died for the ungodly. 7For hardly anyone will die for a righteous man, though for the good man perhaps someone would even dare to die. 8But God demonstrates His own love to us, that in our being still sinners, Christ died for us.

9Therefore much more, having been justified now by His blood, we will be saved by Him from wrath! 10For if, being enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we will be saved in His life! 11And not only so, but also we are boasting in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we now received reconciliation.

Death in Adam, Life in Christ
(Genesis 3:1–7)

12Because of this, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, so also death passed through to all men, because all sinned. 13For until the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed, there being no law. 14Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those not having sinned in the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of the coming One.

15But not as the trespass, so also is the gracious gift; for if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more the grace of God and the gift in grace, that of the one man, Jesus Christ, abounded to the many! 16And not as through one having sinned is the gift; for indeed the judgment out of one is to condemnation; but the gracious gift out of many trespasses is to justification. 17For if, by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one, much more will those receiving the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ!

18So then, just as through one trespass is condemnation to all men so also through one righteous act is justification of life to all men. 19For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.

20And the law entered so that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace overabounded, 21so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Footnotes:

1 Or let us have
2 Or exult; also in verses 3 and 11