¹⁷ For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed^(A)—a righteousness that is by faith^(B) from first to last,^[a] just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”^[b](C)

⁴ You adulterous^(A) people,^[a] don’t you know that friendship with the world^(B) means enmity against God?^(C) Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.^{(D) 5} Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us^[b]?^{(E) 6} But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:

⁷ Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil,^(G) and he will flee from you. ⁸ Come near to God and he will come near to you.^(H) Wash your hands,^(I) you sinners, and purify your hearts,^(J) you double-minded.^{(K) 9} Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.^{(L) 10} Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.^(M)

² By no means! We are those who have died to sin;^(A) how can we live in it any longer? ³ Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized^(B) into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? ⁴ We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death^(C) in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead^(D) through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.^(E)

⁸ Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.^(A)

¹¹ In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin^(A) but alive to God in Christ Jesus.