because what can be known about God is evident among them, for God made [it] clear to them.

But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified about by the law and the prophets--

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God.

just as David also speaks about the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

Therefore what sort of fruit did you have then, about which you are now ashamed? For the end of those [things] [is] death.

For I consider that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy [to be compared] with the glory that is about to be revealed to us.

What then shall we say about these [things]? If God [is] for us, who [can be] against us?

For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

For Moses writes about the righteousness [that is] from the law: "The person who does [this] will live by it."

How then will they call upon [him] in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe [in him] about whom they have not heard? And how will they hear about [him] without one who preaches [to them]?

Consequently, faith [comes] by hearing, and hearing through the word about Christ.

But about Israel he says, "The whole day [long] I held out my hands to a disobedient and resistant people."

God has not rejected his people, whom he foreknew! Or do you not know, in [the passage about] Elijah, what the scripture says--how he appeals to God against Israel?

Now receive the one who is weak in faith, [but] not for quarrels about opinions.

Now I myself also am convinced about you, my brothers, that [you] yourselves also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to instruct one another.

For I will not dare to speak about anything except [that] which Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed,