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.

for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

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, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;

who the righteous judgment of God having known -- that those practising such things are worthy of death -- not only do them, but also have delight with those practising them.

or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? -- not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!

for not the hearers of the law are righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: --

For, when nations that have not a law, by nature may do the things of the law, these not having a law -- to themselves are a law;

Thou, then, who art teaching another, thyself dost thou not teach?

thou who art preaching not to steal, dost thou steal? thou who art saying not to commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou who art abhorring the idols, dost thou rob temples?

If, therefore the uncircumcision the righteousness of the law may keep, shall not his uncircumcision for circumcision be reckoned?

For he is not a Jew who is so outwardly, neither is circumcision that which is outward in flesh;

but a Jew is he who is so inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, of which the praise is not of men, but of God.

let it not be! and let God become true, and every man false, according as it hath been written, 'That Thou mayest be declared righteous in Thy words, and mayest overcome in Thy being judged.'

let it not be! since how shall God judge the world?

and not, as we are evil spoken of, and as certain affirm us to say -- 'We may do the evil things, that the good ones may come?' whose judgment is righteous.

What, then? are we better? not at all! for we did before charge both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin,

according as it hath been written -- 'There is none righteous, not even one;

All did go out of the way, together they became unprofitable, there is none doing good, there is not even one.

And a way of peace they did not know.

The God of Jews only is He, and not also of nations?

Law then do we make useless through the faith? let it not be! yea, we do establish law.

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

and to him who is working, the reward is not reckoned of grace, but of debt;

and to him who is not working, and is believing upon Him who is declaring righteous the impious, his faith is reckoned -- to righteousness:

happy the man to whom the Lord may not reckon sin.'

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

and father of circumcision to those not of circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of the faith, that is in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham.

For not through law is the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, of his being heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith;

for the law doth work wrath; for where law is not, neither is transgression.

Because of this it is of faith, that it may be according to grace, for the promise being sure to all the seed, not to that which is of the law only, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham,

who is father of us all (according as it hath been written -- 'A father of many nations I have set thee,') before Him whom he did believe -- God, who is quickening the dead, and is calling the things that be not as being.

and not having been weak in the faith, he did not consider his own body, already become dead, (being about a hundred years old,) and the deadness of Sarah's womb,

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

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

And not only so, but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;

and the hope doth not make ashamed, because the love of God hath been poured forth in our hearts through the Holy Spirit that hath been given to us.

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

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

but the death did reign from Adam till Moses, even upon those not having sinned in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is a type of him who is coming.

But, not as the offence so also is the free gift; for if by the offence of the one the many did die, much more did the grace of God, and the free gift in grace of the one man Jesus Christ, abound to the many;

and not as through one who did sin is the free gift, for the judgment indeed is of one to condemnation, but the gift is of many offences to a declaration of 'Righteous,'

let it not be! we who died to the sin -- how shall we still live in it?

Let not then the sin reign in your mortal body, to obey it in its desires;

for sin over you shall not have lordship, for ye are not under law, but under grace.

What then? shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? let it not be!

have ye not known that to whom ye present yourselves servants for obedience, servants ye are to him to whom ye obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?

so, then, the husband being alive, an adulteress she shall be called if she may become another man's; and if the husband may die, she is free from the law, so as not to be an adulteress, having become another man's.

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:

Thou shalt not covet;' and the sin having received an opportunity, through the command, did work in me all covetousness -- for apart from law sin is dead.

That which is good then, to me hath it become death? let it not be! but the sin, that it might appear sin, through the good, working death to me, that the sin might become exceeding sinful through the command,

for that which I work, I do not acknowledge; for not what I will, this I practise, but what I hate, this I do.

And if what I do not will, this I do, I consent to the law that it is good,

for I have known that there doth not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, good: for to will is present with me, and to work that which is right I do not find,

for the good that I will, I do not; but the evil that I do not will, this I practise.

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 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,

that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

because the mind of the flesh is enmity to God, for to the law of God it doth not subject itself,

for neither is it able; and those who are in the flesh are not able to please God.

And ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God doth dwell in you; and if any one hath not the Spirit of Christ -- this one is not His;

So, then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh;

for ye did not receive a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye did receive a spirit of adoption in which we cry, 'Abba -- Father.'

For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory about to be revealed in us;

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

And not only so, but also we ourselves, having the first-fruit of the Spirit, we also ourselves in ourselves do groan, adoption expecting -- the redemption of our body;

for in hope we were saved, and hope beheld is not hope; for what any one doth behold, why also doth he hope for it?

and if what we do not behold we hope for, through continuance we expect it.

And, in like manner also, the Spirit doth help our weaknesses; for, what we may pray for, as it behoveth us, we have not known, but the Spirit himself doth make intercession for us with groanings unutterable,

He who indeed His own Son did not spare, but for us all did deliver him up, how shall He not also with him the all things grant to us?

Truth I say in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,

And it is not possible that the word of God hath failed; for not all who are of Israel are these Israel;

that is, the children of the flesh -- these are not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;

And not only so, but also Rebecca, having conceived by one -- Isaac our father --

(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 --

What, then, shall we say? unrighteousness is with God? let it not be!

so, then -- not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness:

hath not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make the one vessel to honour, and the one to dishonour?

not only out of Jews, but also out of nations,

as also in Hosea He saith, 'I will call what is not My people -- My people; and her not beloved -- Beloved,

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.'

What, then, shall we say? that nations who are not pursuing righteousness did attain to righteousness, and righteousness that is of faith,

and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, at a law of righteousness did not arrive;

wherefore? because -- not by faith, but as by works of law; for they did stumble at the stone of stumbling,

according as it hath been written, 'Lo, I place in Sion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence; and every one who is believing thereon shall not be ashamed.'

for I bear them testimony that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge,

for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.

and the righteousness of faith doth thus speak: 'Thou mayest not say in thine heart, Who shall go up to the heaven,' that is, Christ to bring down?

for the Writing saith, 'Every one who is believing on him shall not be ashamed,'

How then shall they call upon him in whom they did not believe? and how shall they believe on him of whom they did not hear? and how shall they hear apart from one preaching?

and how shall they preach, if they may not be sent? according as it hath been written, 'How beautiful the feet of those proclaiming good tidings of peace, of those proclaiming good tidings of the good things!'

But they were not all obedient to the good tidings, for Isaiah saith, 'Lord, who did give credence to our report?'

but I say, Did they not hear? yes, indeed -- 'to all the earth their voice went forth, and to the ends of the habitable world their sayings.'

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,'

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

I say, then, Did God cast away His people? let it not be! for I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin:

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.'