For I long to see you, That I might impart to you some spiritual grace, in order for you to be firm;

And I would not ye should be ignorant, brethren, that many times I proposed to come to you, (and I was hindered till this time,) that I might have some fruit also in you, and in the rest of the nations.

And not, (as we are defamed, and some have declared us to say,) That we should do evil things, that good things might come: whose judgment is just.

And the law entered, that the fall might abound. And where sin abounded, grace superabounded:

That as sin reigned in death, so grace might reign by justice to life eternal, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin, that grace might abound

Knowing this, that our old man was crucified together, that the body of sin might be left inactive, for us no more to serve sin.

Was then good death to me? It may not be. But sin, that it might appear sin, by the good working death in me; that sin might be sinful to excess by the command.

(For not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that according to choice the purpose of God might remain, not of works, but of him calling;)

For the writing says to Pharaoh, That for this same have I raised thee up, so that I might show in thee my power, and so that my name might be announced in all the earth.

And that he might make known the riches of his glory upon the vessels of mercy, which he before prepared for glory

I say then, Did they stumble that they might fall? It may not be: but by their fall salvation to the nations, to make them jealous.

If in some way I might make jealous my flesh, and I might save some of them.)

Thou wilt say then, That the young shoots were broken off, that I might be grafted in.

For God shut them all up together in unbelief, that he might commiserate all.

For, for this Christ also died, and also arose, and returned again to life, that he might also reign over the dead and the living.

For whatever before was written before are for our instruction was before written that by patience and consolation able of the writings we might have hope.

Whenever I go into Spain, I will come to you, for I hope passing through to see you: and by you to be sent forward there, if first from part I might be filled with you.

That I might be saved from the unbelieving in Judea; and that my service for Jerusalem be acceptable to the holy ones;

That in joy I might come to you by the will of God, and rest with you.