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Romans 1:17

罗马书 1:17

The Passage

For in it is revealed God's righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, 'But the righteous shall live by faith.'

In the other language

因为神的义正在这福音上显明出来；这义是本于信，以至于信。如经上所记：义人必因信得生。

Theme

The just live by faith

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Many readers arrive here from a real question. These are reflections for how this passage speaks to the questions people bring most often — not an answer about what will happen, but an invitation to sit with it slowly.

How do I face this season of pressure at work?

The words 'the righteous shall live by faith' name a way of life grounded in trust. This passage does not settle your decisions at work, but it places God's righteousness, rather than your performance, at the center. Under pressure, it can feel as though every result is a verdict on who you are. Living by faith invites you to question that measure without abandoning responsibility. You can take your tasks seriously without asking them to establish your standing before God. The verse offers no forecast about success or failure; it asks you to consider what sustains your life. This verse does not settle your work decisions. Where in your working day might living by faith loosen the feeling that every result is a verdict on your worth?

Carry thisYour performance is not the foundation of life with God.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

I want to learn to love better in this relationship.

The life described here rests on faith, not on proving your own righteousness. This verse does not directly teach relationship skills, but it offers a place to examine what you are relying on as you try to love better. You may want to be the person who always gets it right, or you may need the other person to confirm that you are good. God's righteousness is the center of this passage, rather than your record of success. Living by faith leaves room to acknowledge a failure without making it your whole identity. Where does your need to appear right make it harder to love honestly?

Carry thisYour record of getting things right is not your foundation.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

What do I need to let go of in the coming weeks?

Living by faith is the emphasis here, not securing a life in which nothing remains uncertain. This passage does not identify a particular thing for you to let go of, but it places God's righteousness at the center of life. You are invited to consider whether proving yourself has become a burden you carry everywhere. Faith does not remove the need for honest choices or careful work. It offers a different grounding for them, one that does not depend on making yourself worthy through constant achievement. Where are you treating your worth as something you must keep earning rather than living by faith?

Carry thisLiving by faith is different from constantly proving yourself.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

How can I find stillness in a busy life?

A busy life can make everything feel dependent on your effort. This passage does not address a crowded schedule directly, but it names faith as the way the righteous live. God's righteousness is revealed, not manufactured by your productivity. That distinction gives you something to consider when stopping feels irresponsible. Living by faith is not the same as keeping every part of life under your control. You can attend to your responsibilities while noticing the pressure to make your worth depend on completing them. A quiet pause can be a place to acknowledge that pressure before God. This passage does not address a busy schedule directly. In what way might living by faith change how you carry the pressure to get everything done?

Carry thisYour productivity is not the measure of God's righteousness.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

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Romans 1 — in context

11For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established;

12that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.

13Now I don’t desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, and was hindered so far, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

14I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.

15So, as much as is in me, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

16For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

17For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”

18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

19because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them.

20For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse.

21Because, knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

23and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things.

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