because, when they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful; but they became perverse in their reasonings, and their wicked heart was darkened;

in order to manifest his righteousness at the present time, that he might be just, while he justifies him who believes in Jesus.

For what says the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

Now to him that works, the reward is not counted as a favor, but as a debt:

but to him that works not, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

(as it is written: I have made you a father of many nations,) in the sight of him in whom he believed, even God, who makes the dead alive, and calls those things which are not, as though they were.

For this reason, it was counted to him for righteousness.

But that it was counted to him, was not written for his sake alone,

but for our sakes also, to whom it shall be counted, if we believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

much more, then, since we are now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from the wrath through him.

Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that did not sin in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is the type of him that was to come.

Therefore, we are buried with him, by immersion, into death, that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so also we should walk in a new life.

For if we have become united to him by the likeness of his death, we shall certainly be united to him by the likeness of his resurrection;

knowing this, that our former man has been crucified with him, in order that the sinful body may be deprived of its power, so that we should no longer serve sin:

Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him;

because we know that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more; death has dominion over him no longer;

So then, my brethren, you, also, have died to the law, by the body of the Christ, in order that you may be married to another, to him who was raised from the dead that we should bring forth fruit to God.

And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he that raised the Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies, because of his Spirit that dwells in you.

and, if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified together.

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how will he not with him also freely give us all things?

Yet, in all these things, we are more than conquerors, through him that loved us.

(the children, indeed, having not yet been born, and having done neither good nor evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calls,)

Therefore, it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy.

No, but rather, O man, who are you that dispute with God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed, it, Why have you made me thus?

as it is written: Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense: and whoever believes on him, shall not be ashamed.

that if you will confess with your mouth, that Jesus is Lord, and will believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved.

For the scripture says: He that believes on him shall not be ashamed.

For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich to all that call on him:

How, then, shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?

But what says the answer of God to him? I have reserved for myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal.

Or, who has first given to him, and received from him a recompense?

For from him, and by him, and for him, are all things. To him be glory through the ages! Amen.

or, if we have a ministry, let us be active in our ministry; if any one teaches, let him attend to his teaching;

or, if any exhorts, let him attend to exhortation; if any one gives, let him do it with sincerity; he that rules, with diligence: he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

If, therefore, your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by doing this, you will heap coals of fire on his head.

For he is the minister of God to you for that which is good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword in vain. For he is the minister of God to inflict punishment on him that does evil.

Him that is weak in the faith, receive kindly, but not to judge his reasonings.

Let not him that eats, despise him that eats not; and let not him that eats not, judge him that eats: for God has received him.

Who are you that judge another man's servant? To his own master he stands or falls; indeed, he shall stand, for God is able to make him stand.

I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself; but if any one thinks that any thing is unclean, to him it is unclean.

But if your brother is grieved on account of your food, you no longer walk according to love. Do not, with your food, destroy him, for whom Christ died.

And again: Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and applaud him all you peoples.

And again, Isaiah says: There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to rule the Gentiles, in him shall the Gentiles trust.

Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel, even the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which was concealed during the times of the ages,