And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that many times I did purpose to come unto you -- and was hindered till the present time -- that some fruit I might have also among you, even as also among the other nations.

because, having known God they did not glorify Him as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,

and in like manner also the males having left the natural use of the female, did burn in their longing toward one another; males with males working shame, and the recompense of their error that was fit, in themselves receiving.

Where then is the boasting? it was excluded; by what law? of works? no, but by a law of faith:

for if Abraham by works was declared righteous, he hath to boast -- but not before God;

for what doth the writing say? 'And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;'

Is this happiness, then, upon the circumcision, or also upon the uncircumcision -- for we say that the faith was reckoned to Abraham -- to righteousness?

how then was it reckoned? he being in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision;

and at the promise of God did not stagger in unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, having given glory to God,

wherefore also it was reckoned to him to righteousness.

And it was not written on his account alone, that it was reckoned to him,

who was delivered up because of our offences, and was raised up because of our being declared righteous.

for till law sin was in the world: and sin is not reckoned when there is not law;

we were buried together, then, with him through the baptism to the death, that even as Christ was raised up out of the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we in newness of life might walk.

this knowing, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of the sin may be made useless, for our no longer serving the sin;

So that, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of the Christ, for your becoming another's, who out of the dead was raised up, that we might bear fruit to God;

And I was alive apart from law once, and the command having come, the sin revived, and I died;

and the command that is for life, this was found by me for death;

for what the law was not able to do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, His own Son having sent in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, did condemn the sin in the flesh,

for to vanity was the creation made subject -- not of its will, but because of Him who did subject it -- in hope,

who is he that is condemning? Christ is He that died, yea, rather also, was raised up; who is also on the right hand of God -- who also doth intercede for us.

for I was wishing, I myself, to be anathema from the Christ -- for my brethren, my kindred, according to the flesh,

(for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to choice, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling,) it was said to her --

and it shall be -- in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not My people; there they shall be called sons of the living God.'

and Isaiah is very bold, and saith, 'I was found by those not seeking Me; I became manifest to those not inquiring after Me;'

'Lord, Thy prophets they did kill, and Thy altars they dug down, and I was left alone, and they seek my life;'

And if certain of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wast graffed in among them, and a fellow-partaker of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree didst become --

for if thou, out of the olive tree, wild by nature, wast cut out, and, contrary to nature, wast graffed into a good olive tree, how much rather shall they, who are according to nature, be graffed into their own olive tree?

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy -- 'According to the proportion of faith!'

and so counting it honour to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named -- that upon another's foundation I might not build --

but according as it hath been written, 'To whom it was not told concerning him, they shall see; and they who have not heard, shall understand.'

Wherefore, also, I was hindered many times from coming unto you,