among which ye also are the called of Jesus Christ.

To all who are in Rome, beloved of God, to the called, to the sanctified: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things made, both his eternal power and divinity, for them to be without excuse.

And just as they did not approve having God in knowledge, God gave them over to an unfit mind, to do things that are not fit;

Who, knowing the righteousness of God, that those who commit such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but also favor those who do.

Therefore, O man, thou are without excuse, every man who judges, for in what thou judge the other man, thou condemn thyself, for the man who judges is doing the same things.

For the hearers of the law are not righteous with God, but the doers of the law will be made righteous.

For when the Gentiles who have no law do by nature the things of the law, these men, not having law, are a law to themselves.

Behold, thou are called a Jew, and rely upon the law, and boast in God,

and know his will, and approve the things that are significant, being instructed out of the law.

For circumcision is indeed beneficial if thou perform law, but if thou are a transgressor of law, thy circumcision has become uncircumcision.

May it not happen! But let it come to pass God is true, but every man a liar, as it is written, That thou may ever be justified in thy words, and may prevail when thou are criticized.

and not (as we are slandered, and as some affirm us to say) that we may do evil so that good things may come (whose condemnation is just)?

What then? Are we better? Not at all. For we already charged both Jews and Greeks to all be under sin,

Their feet are swift to shed blood.

Destruction and misery are in their ways,

saying, Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

For if those from law are heirs, faith has been made void, and the promise has been made useless.

Or are ye ignorant that as many as were immersed into Christ Jesus were immersed into his death?

for sin will not have dominion over you. For ye are not under law, but under grace.

What then? May we sin, because we are not under law but under grace? May it not happen!

Know ye not, that to what ye present yourselves as bondmen for obedience, ye are bondmen to what ye obey, whether of sin for death, or of obedience for righteousness?

What fruit therefore did ye have then, of which things ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

Or are ye ignorant, brothers (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law has dominion over the man for as long a time as he lives?

For those who are according to flesh think about the things of the flesh, but those according to Spirit the things of the Spirit.

And those who are in flesh cannot please God.

But ye are not in flesh but in Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man does not have the Spirit of Christ, this man is not of him.

So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh to live according to flesh.

For if ye live according to flesh, ye are going to die, but if in spirit ye kill the deeds of the body, ye will live.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

The Spirit itself testifies with our spirit, that we are children of God.

For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not comparable to the glory that is going to be revealed for us.

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, who are the called according to purpose.

Just as it is written, For thy sake we are killed the whole day long. We are considered as sheep of slaughter.

But in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor heavenly agents, nor principal positions, nor powers, nor things that have come, nor things that are coming,

who are Israelites, of whom is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the divine service, and the promises,

of whom are the fathers, and from whom (according to flesh) is the Christ, God who is over all is blessed into the ages. Truly.

But it is not as that the word of God has failed. For all those from Israel, these are not Israel,

nor, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children, rather, In Isaac a seed will be called for thee.

That is, the children of the flesh, these are not children of God, instead, the children of the promise are reckoned for seed.

Rather, O man, who are thou answering back to God? No, will the thing formed say to him who formed it, Why did thou make me this way?

And it will be in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, there they will be called, sons of the living God.

And how will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who proclaim good news of peace, of those who proclaim good news of good things.

And if the first fruit is holy, the branch is also. And if the root is holy, the branches are also.

They are indeed enemies toward the good-news for your sake, but toward selection, they are beloved for the fathers' sake.

For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

O the depth of wealth, both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways beyond finding out!

Because from him, and through him, and for him, are all things. To him is the glory into the ages. Truly.

so we, the many, are one body in Christ, and each one body-parts of each other.

Let every soul be subject to offices of authority that rank higher, for there is no office of authority if not by God, and the offices of authority that are by God, are those that have been instituted.

For rulers are not a source of fear to the good works, but to the evil. And do thou desire not to fear the office of authority? Do what is good, and thou will have praise from it.

For because of this ye also fulfill taxes, for they are servants of God being devoted to this same thing.

Who are thou who criticizes the servant of another? To his own lord he stands or falls. And he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

For both if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Both if we live and if we die, therefore, we are the Lord's.

Do not tear down the work of God because of food. All things indeed are clean, but it is wrong to the man who eats through hindrance.

And I also myself am persuaded about you, my brothers, that ye yourselves are also full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

For they were pleased. And they are debtors of them, for if the gentiles were partakers in their spiritual things, they are obligated also to serve them in the carnal things.

So that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may become acceptable to the sanctified,

Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners who are notable men among the apostles, who also became in Christ before me.

Salute Herodion my kinsman. Salute the men from those of Narcissus who are in Lord.