Gospel

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one;

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,

so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit,

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.

he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,

Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God -

Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.

For he says, "In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you." I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.

As has just been said: "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion."

I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.