always in my prayers, making request if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come to you.

But I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that oftentimes I purposed to come to you, and was kept back until the present; that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other nations.

Let it not be! But let God be true, and every man a liar; as it is written, "That You might be justified in Your sayings, and will overcome when You are judged."

And he received a sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith while still uncircumcised; so that he might be the father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for righteousness to be imputed to them also;

Therefore it is of faith so that it might be according to grace; for the promise to be made sure to all the seed, not only to that which is of the Law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

But the Law entered so that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound,

so that as sin has reigned to death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him in order that the body of sin might be destroyed, that from now on we should not serve sin.

Then has that which is good become death to me? Let it not be! But sin, that it might appear to be sin, working death in me by that which is good; in order that sin might become exceedingly sinful by the commandment.

so that the righteousness of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

(for the children had not yet been born, neither had done any good or evil; but that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who called,)

For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "Even for this same purpose I have raised you up, that I might show My power in you, and that My name might be declared throughout all the earth."

and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy which He had before prepared to glory;

if by any means I may provoke those who are my flesh to jealousy, and might save some of them.

You will say then, The branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.

For God has shut up all in unbelief, so that He might show mercy to all.

For this Christ both died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and living.

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, so that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.

and that the nations might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written, "For this cause I will confess to You in the nations, and I will praise Your name."

that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the nations, ministering the gospel of God, so that the offering up of the nations might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.