Being Born In Sin

Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive me.

The wicked have been estranged from the womb, They have erred from the belly, speaking lies.

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God--

because of this, even as through one man the sin did enter into the world, and through the sin the death; and thus to all men the death did pass through, for that all did sin;

Because there is not a righteous man on earth that doth good and sinneth not.

and Jehovah smelleth the sweet fragrance, and Jehovah saith unto His heart, `I continue not to disesteem any more the ground because of man, though the imagination of the heart of man <FI>is<Fi> evil from his youth; and I continue not to smite any more all living, as I have done;

for as through the disobedience of the one man, the many were constituted sinners: so also through the obedience of the one, shall the many be constituted righteous.

according as it hath been written--`There is none righteous, not even one;

among whom also we all did walk once in the desires of our flesh, doing the wishes of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath--as also the others,

Crooked <FI>is<Fi> the heart above all things, And it <FI>is<Fi> incurable--who doth know it?

Every one who is doing the sin, the lawlessness also he doth do, and the sin is the lawlessness,

if we may say--`we have not sinned,' a liar we make Him, and His word is not in us.

Perfect <FI>art<Fi> thou in thy ways, From the day of thy being produced, Till perversity hath been found in thee.

for even as in Adam all die, so also in the Christ all shall be made alive,

if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;

for the wages of the sin <FI>is<Fi> death, and the gift of God <FI>is<Fi> life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The soul that doth sin--it doth die. A son doth not bear of the iniquity of the father, And a father doth not bear of the iniquity of the son, The righteousness of the righteous is on him, And the wickedness of the wicked is on him.

Who giveth a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.

for we have not a chief priest unable to sympathise with our infirmities, but <FI>one<Fi> tempted in all things in like manner--apart from sin;

What <FI>is<Fi> man that he is pure, And that he is righteous, one born of woman? — read the full passage →

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

What <FI>is<Fi> man that he is pure, And that he is righteous, one born of woman?

And Jehovah seeth that abundant <FI>is<Fi> the wickedness of man in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the day;

and said, `Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David, in the coming in unto him of Nathan the prophet, when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba. Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies, Blot out my transgressions. — read the full passage →

See, this alone I have found, that God made man upright, and they--they have sought out many devices.

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

if we may say--`we have not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, and the truth is not in us;

because of this, even as through one man the sin did enter into the world, and through the sin the death; and thus to all men the death did pass through, for that all did sin; — read the full passage →

Jesus answered and said to him, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'

For, when nations that have not a law, by nature may do the things of the law, these not having a law--to themselves are a law; — read the full passage →

And God prepareth the man in His image; in the image of God He prepared him, a male and a female He prepared them.

For before the youth doth know To refuse evil, and to fix on good, Forsaken is the land thou art vexed with, because of her two kings.

have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites, — read the full passage →

but the death did reign from Adam till Moses, even upon those not having sinned in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a type of him who is coming.

And Jesus said to him, `Why me dost thou call good? no one <FI>is<Fi> good, except One--God;

But Jesus said, `Suffer the children, and forbid them not, to come unto me, for of such is the reign of the heavens;'

For, when nations that have not a law, by nature may do the things of the law, these not having a law--to themselves are a law;

Man, born of woman! Of few days, and full of trouble! — read the full passage →

And God saith, `Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.' — read the full passage →

and ye have known that he was manifested that our sins he may take away, and sin is not in him;

Put to death, then, your members that <FI>are<Fi> upon the earth--whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry-- — read the full passage →

every one who is remaining in him doth not sin; every one who is sinning, hath not seen him, nor known him.

So, then, as through one offence to all men <FI>it is<Fi> to condemnation, so also through one declaration of `Righteous' <FI>it is<Fi> to all men to justification of life; — read the full passage →

Whoso is covering his transgressions prospereth not, And he who is confessing and forsaking hath mercy.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

`The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah--choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; --whether the gods whom your fathers served, which <FI>are<Fi> beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house--we serve Jehovah.'

and if in the light we may walk, as He is in the light--we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son doth cleanse us from every sin; — read the full passage →

for him who did not know sin, in our behalf He did make sin, that we may become the righteousness of God in him.

`Fathers are not put to death for sons, and sons are not put to death for fathers--each for his own sin, they are put to death.

through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.

who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,

So, then, as through one offence to all men <FI>it is<Fi> to condemnation, so also through one declaration of `Righteous' <FI>it is<Fi> to all men to justification of life;

for till law sin was in the world: and sin is not reckoned when there is not law;

And we are as unclean--all of us, And as a garment passing away, all our righteous acts; And we fade as a leaf--all of us. And our iniquities as wind do take us away.

and he saith, `Naked came I forth from the womb of my mother, and naked I turn back thither: Jehovah hath given and Jehovah hath taken: let the name of Jehovah be blessed.'

`And if his hand reach not to the sufficiency of a lamb, then he hath brought in his guilt-offering--he who hath sinned--two turtle-doves or two young pigeons to Jehovah, one for a sin-offering, and one for a burnt-offering; — read the full passage →

Then, indeed, fathers of our flesh we have had, chastising <FI>us<Fi> , and we were reverencing <FI>them<Fi> ; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of the spirits, and live?

`The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have <FI>it<Fi> abundantly.

a bastard doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah; even a tenth generation of him doth not enter into the assembly of Jehovah.

reform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, — read the full passage →

Therefore, each according to his ways I judge you, O house of Israel? An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Turn ye back, yea, turn yourselves back, From all your transgressions, And iniquity is not to you for a stumbling-block,

For not My thoughts <FI>are<Fi> your thoughts, Nor your ways My ways, --an affirmation of Jehovah,

All of us like sheep have wandered, Each to his own way we have turned, And Jehovah hath caused to meet on him, The punishment of us all.

for a man, indeed, ought not to cover the head, being the image and glory of God, and a woman is the glory of a man,

and Jesus having called them near, said, `Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

The burden of a word of Jehovah on Israel. An affirmation of Jehovah, Stretching out heaven, and founding earth, And forming the spirit of man in his midst.

if we may say--`we have fellowship with Him,' and in the darkness may walk--we lie, and do not the truth;

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, — read the full passage →

No temptation hath taken you--except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear <FI>it<Fi> .

and in like manner also the males having left the natural use of the female, did burn in their longing toward one another; males with males working shame, and the recompense of their error that was fit, in themselves receiving.

Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature;

Thou cleansest me with hyssop and I am clean, Washest me, and than snow I am whiter.

For thou <FI>art<Fi> He bringing me forth from the womb, Causing me to trust, On the breasts of my mother. — read the full passage →

Far be it from Thee to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked; that it hath been--as the righteous so the wicked--far be it from Thee; doth the Judge of all the earth not do justice?'

with it we do bless the God and Father, and with it we do curse the men made according to the similitude of God;

Let no one say, being tempted--`From God I am tempted,' for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one, — read the full passage →

To the Overseer. --By David. A fool hath said in his heart, `God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good. — read the full passage →

Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through death he might destroy him having the power of death--that is, the devil--

so that if any one <FI>is<Fi> in Christ--<FI> he is<Fi> a new creature; the old things did pass away, lo, become new have the all things.

concerning His Son, (who is come of the seed of David according to the flesh,

`Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'

The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.

whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man is his blood shed: for in the image of God hath He made man.

because many leading astray did enter into the world, who are not confessing Jesus Christ coming in flesh; this one is he who is leading astray, and the antichrist.

No--I say to you, but, if ye may not reform, all ye even so shall perish.

but the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man; — read the full passage →

Remember also thy Creators in days of thy youth, While that the evil days come not, Nor the years have arrived, that thou sayest, `I have no pleasure in them.'

<FI> Yod.<Fi> Thy hands made me and establish me, Cause me to understand, and I learn Thy commands.

`And a man who lieth with a male as one lieth with a woman; abomination both of them have done; they are certainly put to death; their blood <FI>is<Fi> on them.

`I, Jesus did send my messenger to testify to you these things concerning the assemblies; I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star!

for in Him we live, and move, and are; as also certain of your poets have said: For of Him also we are offspring. — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered them, `Verily, verily, I say to you--Every one who is committing sin, is a servant of the sin,

the <FI>son<Fi> of Cainan, the <FI>son<Fi> of Enos, the <FI>son<Fi> of Seth, the <FI>son<Fi> of Adam, the <FI>son<Fi> of God.

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'