Romans 5:17-21
A reading from the letter of Paul to the Romans
For if, by the transgression of one person, death came to reign through that one, how much
more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of justification come to
reign in life through the one person Jesus Christ. In conclusion, just as through one
transgression condemnation came upon all, so through one righteous act acquittal and life
came to all. For just as through the disobedience of one person the many were made sinners,
so through the obedience of one the many will be made righteous. The law entered in so that
transgression might increase but, where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more, so that,
as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through justification for eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Word of the Lord
New Testament Reading #3