Laws

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

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

And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

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

For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. — read the full passage →

Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

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

For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;

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

Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; — read the full passage →

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

But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done 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:

Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but 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, did write, 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 neighbour as thyself.

And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: — read the full passage →

And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.

Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.

Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.

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 the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.

And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:

God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. — read the full passage →

For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law: — read the full passage →

But neither 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.

Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? — read the full passage →

Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:

But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

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

For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:

And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law: — read the full passage →

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

And certain men which came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. — read the full passage →

And by him all that believe are 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 which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively 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 us.

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

And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.

Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cesar, or no? — read the full passage →

The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

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

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

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

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