always in my prayers beseeching, if by any means now at length I shall have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you,

For there is no acceptance of faces with God,

and dost know the will, and dost approve the distinctions, being instructed out of the law,

And a way of peace they did not know.

There is no fear of God before their eyes.'

wherefore by works of law shall no flesh be declared righteous before Him, for through law is a knowledge of sin.

And now apart from law hath the righteousness of God been manifested, testified to by the law and the prophets,

and the righteousness of God is through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and upon all those believing, -- for there is no difference,

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

much more, then, having been declared righteous now in his blood, we shall be saved through him from the wrath;

And not only so, but we are also boasting in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we did receive the reconciliation;

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;

knowing that Christ, having been raised up out of the dead, doth no more die, death over him hath no more lordship;

In the manner of men I speak, because of the weakness of your flesh, for even as ye did present your members servants to the uncleanness and to the lawlessness -- to the lawlessness, so now present your members servants to the righteousness -- to sanctification,

what fruit, therefore, were ye having then, in the things of which ye are now ashamed? for the end of those is death.

And now, having been freed from the sin, and having become servants to God, ye have your fruit -- to sanctification, and the end life age-during;

and now we have ceased from the law, that being dead in which we were held, so that we may serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of letter.

What, then, shall we say? the law is sin? let it not be! but the sin I did not know except through law, for also the covetousness I had not known if the law had not said:

and now it is no longer I that work it, but the sin dwelling in me,

And if what I do not will, this I do, it is no longer I that work it, but the sin that is dwelling in me.

There is, then, now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit;

for we have known that all the creation doth groan together, and doth travail in pain together till now.

nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form it, Why me didst thou make thus?

But what doth it say? 'Nigh thee is the saying -- in thy mouth, and in thy heart:' that is, the saying of the faith, that we preach;

for there is no difference between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord of all is rich to all those calling upon Him,

But I say, Did not Israel know? first Moses saith, 'I will provoke you to jealousy by that which is not a nation; by an unintelligent nation I will anger you,'

God did not cast away His people whom He knew before; have ye not known -- in Elijah -- what the Writing saith? how he doth plead with God concerning Israel, saying,

but what saith the divine answer to him? 'I left to Myself seven thousand men, who did not bow a knee to Baal.'

and if by grace, no more of works, otherwise the grace becometh no more grace; and if of works, it is no more grace, otherwise the work is no more work.

for as ye also once did not believe in God, and now did find kindness by the unbelief of these:

so also these now did not believe, that in your kindness they also may find kindness;

for who did know the mind of the Lord? or who did become His counsellor?

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,

To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other -- law he hath fulfilled,

for, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false testimony, Thou shalt not covet;' and if there is any other command, in this word it is summed up, in this: 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;'

the love to the neighbour doth work no ill; the love, therefore, is the fulness of law.

And this, knowing the time, that for us, the hour already is to be aroused out of sleep, for now nearer is our salvation than when we did believe;

the night did advance, and the day came nigh; let us lay aside, therefore, the works of the darkness, and let us put on the armour of the light;

but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and for the flesh take no forethought -- for desires.

for it hath been written, 'I live! saith the Lord -- to Me bow shall every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God;'

no longer, therefore, may we judge one another, but this judge ye rather, not to put a stumbling-stone before the brother, or an offence.

and if through victuals thy brother is grieved, no more dost thou walk according to love; do not with thy victuals destroy that one for whom Christ died.

and now, no longer having place in these parts, and having a longing to come unto you for many years,

And, now, I go on to Jerusalem, ministering to the saints;

and now having been made manifest, also, through prophetic writings, according to a command of the age-during God, having been made known to all the nations for obedience of faith --