Laws

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.

in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)

Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the law to fall.

For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.

For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.

For the law, having a shadow of the good to come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect those who draw near. — read the full passage →

having abolished in the flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace;

But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.

For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense;

But we know that the law is good, if a man uses it lawfully, — read the full passage →

but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith;

wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us; and he has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross; — read the full passage →

When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. 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.

But if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which was passing away: — read the full passage →

For what the law couldn’t do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh;

Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.

He said to them, “You yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man who is a Jew to join himself or come to one of another nation, but God has shown me that I shouldn’t call any man unholy or unclean.

that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

This phrase, “Yet once more”, signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn’t have known sin, except through the law. For I wouldn’t have known coveting, unless the law had said, “You shall not covet.”

The Holy Spirit is indicating this, that the way into the Holy Place wasn’t yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing; — read the full passage →

He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

So then, brothers, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the free woman.

However what does the Scripture say? “Throw out the handmaid and her son, for the son of the handmaid will not inherit with the son of the free woman.”

You received the law as it was ordained by angels, and didn’t keep it!”

Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.” — read the full passage →

He said to them, “This is what I told you, while I was still with you, that all things which are written in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me must be fulfilled.”

and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them,

God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Therefore even the first covenant has not been dedicated without blood. — read the full passage →

For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law; — read the full passage →

But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. — read the full passage →

For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold under sin.

Or don’t you know, brothers (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man for as long as he lives? — read the full passage →

even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,

But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;

Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the profit of circumcision?

(for when Gentiles who don’t have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,

how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles.”

Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen,

They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law. — read the full passage →

For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.” — read the full passage →

and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living oracles to give to us,

For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.”

The multitude answered him, “We have heard out of the law that the Christ remains forever. How do you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up?’ Who is this Son of Man?”

A bondservant doesn’t live in the house forever. A son remains forever.

Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” — read the full passage →

The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.

Jesus answered, “The greatest is, ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one: — read the full passage →

The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”

They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”