[[9]] Rom. ix. 31.
[[10]] Rom. ii. 5.
[[11]] Cf. 1 John i. 9: 'Faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins.'
[[12]] Joseph, the 'righteous' man in Matt. i. 19, is kindly. But his kindliness has still the elements of moral severity. And it must be remembered that in Rom. v. 7 'righteous' is still put in contrast to 'good.'
[[13]] See Acts ii. 38: 'Be baptized ... unto the remission of your sins.' xxii. 16: 'Be baptized and wash away thy sins.'
[[14]] Acts xxvi. 18, i.e. forgiveness and fellowship in the consecrated body, the new Israel; cf. xx. 33.
[[15]] 2 Macc. vii. 37.
[[16]] 4 Macc. vi. 28, 29.
[[17]] John xi. 50.
[[18]] None the less immoral as Caiaphas intended it, because, as St. John perceives, a divine truth uttered itself through his lips (John xi. 51).