Through him we received the gift of the Apostolic office, to win submission to the Faith among all nations for the glory of his Name.

And among these nations are you-you who have been called to belong to Jesus Christ.

I want you to know, Brothers, that I have many times intended coming to see you-but until now I have been prevented-that I might find among you some fruit of my labors, as I have already among the other nations.

That, I say, is why God abandoned them to degrading passions. Even the women among them perverted the natural use of their bodies to the unnatural;

For, as Scripture says-'The name of God is reviled among the Gentiles because of you'!

For those whom God chose from the first he also destined from the first to be transformed into likeness to his Son, so that his Son might be the eldest among many Brothers.

And whom he called-even us-Not only from among the Jews but from among the Gentiles also!

Some, however, of the branches were broken off, and you, who were only a wild olive, were grafted in among them, and came to share with them the root which is the source of the richness of the cultivated olive.

And that the Gentiles also may praise God for his mercy. As Scripture says--'Therefore will I make acknowledgment to thee among the Gentiles and sing in honor of thy Name.'

For Macedonia and Greece have been glad to make a collection for the poor among Christ's People at Jerusalem.

So that, God willing, I may be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and enjoy some rest among you.

Who risked their own lives to save mine. It is not I alone who thank them, but all the Churches among the Gentiles thank them also.

To Andronicus and Junias, my countrymen and once my fellow- prisoners, who are men of note among the Apostles, and who became Christians before I did;