Laws

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God.

in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else excusing them);

Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

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

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is become guilty of all.

For the law having a shadow of the goodthingsto come, not the very image of the things, can never with the same sacrifices year by year, which they offer continually, make perfect them that draw nigh. — read the full passage →

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

But he that looketh into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and so continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.

For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.

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

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

But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

having blotted out the bond written in ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us: and he hath taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross; — read the full passage →

And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded the matter, testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.

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

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.

and he said unto them, Ye yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another nation; and yet unto me hath God showed that I should not call any man common or unclean:

that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.

And this word, Yet once more, signifieth 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? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet:

the Holy Spirit this signifying, that the way into the holy place hath not yet been made manifest, while the first tabernacle is yet standing; — read the full passage →

and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.

Wherefore, brethren, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the freewoman.

Howbeit what saith the scripture? Cast out the handmaid and her son: for the son of the handmaid shall not inherit with the son of the freewoman.

ye who received the law as it was ordained by angels, and kept it not.

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, These are my words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me.

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

and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that no word more should be spoken unto them;

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

Wherefore even the first covenant hath not been dedicated without blood. — read the full passage →

Now if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are those 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 carnal, sold under sin.

Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth? — read the full passage →

even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ unto all them that believe; for there is no distinction;

But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what is the profit of circumcision?

(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;

how that the Christ must suffer, and how that he first by the resurrection of the dead should proclaim light both to the people and to the Gentiles.

Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand unto this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses did say should come;

And they, when they heard it, glorified God; and they said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of them that have believed; and they are all zealous for the law: — read the full passage →

For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

And certain men came down from Judæa and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved. — read the full passage →

and by him every one that believeth is justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel that spake to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received living oracles to give unto us:

for we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered unto us.

The multitude therefore answered him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever.

Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not? — read the full passage →

The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it.

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

Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one: — read the full passage →

On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.

They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.