The world is guilty as far as godliness is concerned. That’s because I am going to the Father, where you can’t see me anymore.

为义，是因我往父那里去，你们就不再见我；

为义，是因我到父那里去，你们将不再见到我；

为义，是因我到父那里去，你们将不再见到我；

在义方面责备他们，是因为我要去父那里，你们再也看不到我了；

在义方面，是因为我到父那里去，你们就再看不见我；

关于义，是因为我到父那里去，而你们不再看到我了；

為義，是因我往父那裏去，你們就不再見我；

為義，是因我到父那裏去，你們將不再見到我；

為義，是因我到父那裏去，你們將不再見到我；

在義方面責備他們，是因為我要去父那裡，你們再也看不到我了；

在義方面，是因為我到父那裡去，你們就再看不見我；

指着義呢、是因為我往父那裏去，而你們必不再見我；

關於義，是因為我到父那裡去，而你們不再看到我了；

以義、因我歸父、爾不復見我、

以義、因我歸父、爾不再見我、

以義、因我歸我父、爾不再見我、

知義者、以予歸父而爾不復睹予也；

about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer;

concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer;

Righteousness is available because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more.

about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see me;

and regarding righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you no longer are going to see Me;

of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more;

of righteousness, because I go to the Father, and ye behold me no more;

about righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will no longer see Me;

Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;

concerning righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you will see me no longer;

about righteousness, because I am going to my Father, and you won’t see me any more;

Christ also suffered once for sins. The one who did what is right suffered for those who don’t do right. He suffered to bring you to God. His body was put to death. But the Holy Spirit brought him back to life.

You spoke against the Holy and Blameless One. You asked for a murderer to be set free instead.

I thought things like that were really something great. But now I consider them to be nothing because of Christ.Even more, I consider everything to be nothing compared to knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. To know him is worth much more than anything else. Because of him I have lost everything. But I consider all of it to be garbage so I can know Christ better.I want to be joined to him. Being right with God does not come from my obeying the law. It comes because I believe in Christ. It comes from God because of faith.

“ A new day is coming,” announces the Lord.“ At that time I will raise up for David’s royal line a godly Branch. He will be a King who will rule wisely. He will do what is fair and right in the land.In his days Judah will be saved. Israel will live in safety. And the Branch will be called The Lord Who Makes Us Right With Himself.

Because of what God has done, you belong to Christ Jesus. He has become God’s wisdom for us. He makes us right with God. He makes us holy and sets us free.

They didn’t know that God’s power makes people right with himself. They tried to get right with God in their own way. They didn’t do it in God’s way.Christ has fulfilled everything the law was meant to do. So now everyone who believes can be right with God.

There is someone else who is a witness in my favor. And I know that what he says about me is true.

But now God has shown us his saving power without the help of the law. But the Law and the Prophets tell us about this.We are made right with God by putting our faith in Jesus Christ. This happens to all who believe. It is no different for the Jews than for the Gentiles.Everyone has sinned. No one measures up to God’s glory.The free gift of God’s grace makes us right with him. Christ Jesus paid the price to set us free.God gave Christ as a sacrifice to pay for sins through the spilling of his blood. So God forgives the sins of those who have faith. God did all this to prove that he does what is right. He is a God of mercy. So he did not punish for their sins the people who lived before Jesus lived.God did all this to prove in our own time that he does what is right. He also makes right with himself those who believe in Jesus.

There is no doubt that true godliness comes from this great mystery. Jesus came as a human being. The Holy Spirit proved that he was the Son of God. He was seen by angels. He was preached among the nations. People in the world believed in him. He was taken up to heaven in glory.

The Lord wanted his people to see how great and glorious his law is. He wanted to show them that he always does what is right.

“ The Lord has appointed 70‘ weeks’ for your people and your holy city. During that time, acts against God’s law will be stopped. Sin will come to an end. And the evil things people do will be paid for. Then everyone will always do what is right. Everything that has been made known in visions and prophecies will come true. And the Most Holy Room in the temple will be anointed.

But we long to be made completely holy because of our faith in Christ. Through the Holy Spirit we wait for this in hope.

Was there ever a prophet your people didn’t try to hurt? They even killed those who told about the coming of the Blameless One. And now you have handed him over to his enemies. You have murdered him.

And if Christ has not been raised, what we preach doesn’t mean anything. Your faith doesn’t mean anything either.More than that, we would be lying about God. We are witnesses that God raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if the dead are not raised.If the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either.And if Christ has not been raised, your faith doesn’t mean anything. Your sins have not been forgiven.Those who have died believing in Christ are also lost.Do we have hope in Christ only for this life? Then people should pity us more than anyone else.But Christ really has been raised from the dead. He is the first of all those who will rise from the dead.

Christ didn’t have any sin. But God made him become sin for us. So we can be made right with God because of what Christ has done for us.

God has raised this same Jesus back to life. We are all witnesses of this.

So when Christ came into the world, he said,“ You didn’t want sacrifices and offerings. Instead, you prepared a body for me.You weren’t pleased with burnt offerings and sin offerings.Then I said,‘ Here I am. It is written about me in the book. I have come to do what you want, my God.’ ”( Psalm 40:6–8)First Christ said,“ You didn’t want sacrifices and offerings. You didn’t want burnt offerings and sin offerings. You weren’t pleased with them.” He said this even though they were offered in keeping with the law.Then he said,“ Here I am. I have come to do what you want.” He did away with the shadow of the good things that were coming. He did it to put in place the good things themselves.We have been made holy by what God wanted. We have been made holy because Jesus Christ offered his body once and for all time.Day after day every priest stands and does his special duties. He offers the same sacrifices again and again. But they can never take away sins.Jesus our priest offered one sacrifice for sins for all time. Then he sat down at the right hand of God.And since that time, he waits for his enemies to be put under his control.

Who can bring any charge against God’s chosen ones? God makes us right with himself.Then who can sentence us to death? No one. Christ Jesus is at the right hand of God and is also praying for us. He died. More than that, he was raised to life.

One man sinned, and death ruled over all people because of his sin. What will happen is even more sure than this. Those who receive the rich supply of God’s grace will rule with Christ. They will rule in his kingdom. They have received God’s gift and have been made right with him. This will happen because of what the one man, Jesus Christ, has done.So one man’s sin brought guilt to all people. In the same way, one right act made people right with God. That one right act gave life to all people.Many people were made sinners because one man did not obey. But one man did obey. That is why many people will be made right with God.The law was given so that sin would increase. But where sin increased, God’s grace increased even more.Sin ruled and brought death. But grace rules in the lives of those who are right with God. The grace of God brings eternal life. That’s because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done.

The good news shows God’s power to make people right with himself. God’s power to be made right with him is given to the person who has faith. It happens by faith from beginning to end. It is written,“ The one who is right with God will live by faith.”( Habakkuk 2:4)

Moses lifted up the snake in the desert. In the same way, the Son of Man must also be lifted up.

They will say,‘ The Lord is the only one who can save us. Only he can make us strong.’ ” All those who have been angry with the Lord will come to him. And they will be put to shame.But the Lord will save all the people of Israel. And so they will boast about the Lord.

He has set a day when he will judge the world fairly. He has appointed a man to be its judge. God has proved this to everyone by raising that man from the dead.”