And there is a difference between God's gift and the sin of one man. After the one sin, came the judgment of "Guilty"; but after so many sins, comes the undeserved gift of "Not guilty!"

It is true that through the sin of one man death began to rule because of that one man. But how much greater is the result of what was done by the one man, Jesus Christ! All who receive God's abundant grace and are freely put right with him will rule in life through Christ.

Law was introduced in order to increase wrongdoing; but where sin increased, God's grace increased much more.

"My thoughts," says the LORD, "are not like yours, and my ways are different from yours.

As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways and thoughts above yours.

For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.

Jesus answered, "If you only knew what God gives and who it is that is asking you for a drink, you would ask him, and he would give you life-giving water."

Sin came into the world through one man, and his sin brought death with it. As a result, death has spread to the whole human race because everyone has sinned.

So then, as the one sin condemned all people, in the same way the one righteous act sets all people free and gives them life.

Many of those who have already died will live again: some will enjoy eternal life, and some will suffer eternal disgrace.

like the Son of Man, who did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life to redeem many people."

"this is my blood, which seals God's covenant, my blood poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

For it is by God's grace that you have been saved through faith. It is not the result of your own efforts, but God's gift, so that no one can boast about it.

For sin pays its wage---death; but God's free gift is eternal life in union with Christ Jesus our Lord.

Let us thank God for his priceless gift!

But we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels, so that through God's grace he should die for everyone. We see him now crowned with glory and honor because of the death he suffered.

And God showed his love for us by sending his only Son into the world, so that we might have life through him.

This is what love is: it is not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the means by which our sins are forgiven.

The testimony is this: God has given us eternal life, and this life has its source in his Son.

Law was introduced in order to increase wrongdoing; but where sin increased, God's grace increased much more.

After a life of suffering, he will again have joy; he will know that he did not suffer in vain. My devoted servant, with whom I am pleased, will bear the punishment of many and for his sake I will forgive them.

Let the wicked leave their way of life and change their way of thinking. Let them turn to the LORD, our God; he is merciful and quick to forgive.

And Christ himself is the means by which our sins are forgiven, and not our sins only, but also the sins of everyone.

After this I looked, and there was an enormous crowd---no one could count all the people! They were from every race, tribe, nation, and language, and they stood in front of the throne and of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.

They called out in a loud voice: "Salvation comes from our God, who sits on the throne, and from the Lamb!"

"I don't know, sir. You do," I answered. He said to me, "These are the people who have come safely through the terrible persecution. They have washed their robes and made them white with the blood of the Lamb.

Never again will they hunger or thirst; neither sun nor any scorching heat will burn them,