among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.

so, as far as depends on me, am I ready to announce the glad tidings to you also who are in Rome.

for from the world's creation the invisible things of him are perceived, being apprehended by the mind through the things that are made, both his eternal power and divinity, so as to render them inexcusable.

who knowing the righteous judgment of God, that they who do such things are worthy of death, not only practise them, but have fellow delight in those who do them.

But to those that are contentious, and are disobedient to the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there shall be wrath and indignation,

(for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

For when those of the nations, which have no law, practise by nature the things of the law, these, having no law, are a law to themselves;

and knowest the will, and discerningly approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

and hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of those who are in darkness,

and not, according as we are injuriously charged, and according as some affirm that we say, Let us practise evil things, that good ones may come? whose judgment is just.

What then? are we better? No, in no wise: for we have before charged both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin:

ruin and misery are in their ways,

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

For if they which are of law be heirs, faith is made vain, and the promise made of no effect.

And not only that, but we are making our boast in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we have received the reconciliation.

Are you ignorant that we, as many as have been baptised unto Christ Jesus, have been baptised unto his death?

For if we are become identified with him in the likeness of his death, so also we shall be of his resurrection;

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

What then? should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Far be the thought.

Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves bondmen for obedience, ye are bondmen to him whom ye obey, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

What fruit therefore had ye then in the things of which ye are now ashamed? for the end of them is death.

Are ye ignorant, brethren, (for I speak to those knowing law,) that law rules over a man as long as he lives?

but now we are clear from the law, having died in that in which we were held, so that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of letter.

For they that are according to flesh mind the things of the flesh; and they that are according to Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

and they that are in flesh cannot please God.

But ye are not in flesh but in Spirit, if indeed God's Spirit dwell in you; but if any one has not the Spirit of Christ he is not of him:

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

for if ye live according to flesh, ye are about to die; but if, by the Spirit, ye put to death the deeds of the body, ye shall live:

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

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

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the coming glory to be revealed to us.

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

According as it is written, For thy sake we are put to death all the day long; we have been reckoned as sheep for slaughter.

who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the law-giving, and the service, and the promises;

whose are the fathers; and of whom, as according to flesh, is the Christ, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

Not however as though the word of God had failed; for not all are Israel which are of Israel;

nor because they are seed of Abraham are all children: but, In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee.

That is, they that are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned as seed.

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

But I say, Has not Israel known? First, Moses says, I will provoke you to jealousy through them that are not a nation: through a nation without understanding I will anger you.

if by any means I shall provoke to jealousy them which are my flesh, and shall save some from among them.

For if thou hast been cut out of the olive tree wild by nature, and, contrary to nature, hast been grafted into the good olive tree, how much rather shall they, who are according to nature be grafted into their own olive tree?

As regards the glad tidings, they are enemies on your account; but as regards election, beloved on account of the fathers.

For the gifts and the calling of God are not subject to repentance.

For of him, and through him, and for him are all things: to him be glory for ever. Amen.

thus we, being many, are one body in Christ, and each one members one of the other.

Let every soul be subject to the authorities that are above him. For there is no authority except from God; and those that exist are set up by God.

For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil one. Dost thou desire then not to be afraid of the authority? practise what is good, and thou shalt have praise from it;

For on this account ye pay tribute also; for they are God's officers, attending continually on this very thing.

For both if we should live, it is to the Lord we live; and if we should die, it is to the Lord we die: both if we should live then, and if we should die, we are the Lord's.

For the sake of meat do not destroy the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil to that man who eats while stumbling in doing so.

But we ought, we that are strong, to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

But I am persuaded, my brethren, I myself also, concerning you, that yourselves also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.

for Macedonia and Achaia have been well pleased to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who are in Jerusalem.

They have been well pleased indeed, and they are their debtors; for if the nations have participated in their spiritual things, they ought also in fleshly to minister to them.

Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and fellow-captives, who are of note among the apostles; who were also in Christ before me.

Salute Herodion, my kinsman. Salute those who belong to Narcissus, who are in the Lord.