among whom are also ye, the called of Jesus Christ;

to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints; Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ!

so, as much as in me is, I am ready also to you who are in Rome to proclaim good news,

for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead -- to their being inexcusable;

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.

And dost thou think this, O man, who art judging those who such things are practising, and art doing them, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

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;

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,

Swift are their feet to shed blood.

Ruin and misery are in their ways.

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God --

for if they who are of law are heirs, the faith hath been made void, and the promise hath been made useless;

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 if by the offence of the one the death did reign through the one, much more those, who the abundance of the grace and of the free gift of the righteousness are receiving, in life shall reign through the one -- Jesus Christ.

are ye ignorant that we, as many as were baptized to Christ Jesus, to his death were baptized?

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?

what fruit, therefore, were ye having then, in the things of which ye are now ashamed? for the end of those is death.

Are ye ignorant, brethren -- for to those knowing law I speak -- that the law hath lordship over the man as long as he liveth?

for when we were in the flesh, the passions of the sins, that are through the law, were working in our members, to bear fruit to the death;

For those who are according to the flesh, the things of the flesh do mind; and those according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit;

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

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

The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;

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;

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

(according as it hath been written -- 'For Thy sake we are put to death all the day long, we were reckoned as sheep of slaughter,')

who are Israelites, whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises,

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

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

nor because they are seed of Abraham are all children, but -- 'in Isaac shall a seed be called to thee;'

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

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,

for if thou, out of the olive tree, wild by nature, wast cut out, and, contrary to nature, wast graffed into a good olive tree, how much rather shall they, who are according to nature, be graffed into their own olive tree?

As regards, indeed, the good tidings, they are enemies on your account; and as regards the choice -- beloved on account of the fathers;

for unrepented of are the gifts and the calling of God;

because of Him, and through Him, and to Him are the all things; to Him is the glory -- to the ages. Amen.

so we, the many, one body are in Christ, and members each one of one another.

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,

For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it,

for because of this also pay ye tribute; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually;

for both, if we may live, to the Lord we live; if also we may die, to the Lord we die; both then if we may live, also if we may die, we are the Lord's;

for the sake of victuals cast not down the work of God; all things, indeed, are pure, but evil is to the man who is eating through stumbling.

And we ought -- we who are strong -- to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves;

And I am persuaded, my brethren -- I myself also -- concerning you, that ye yourselves also are full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, able also one another to admonish;

for it pleased Macedonia and Achaia well to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who are in Jerusalem;

for it pleased well, and their debtors they are, for if in their spiritual things the nations did participate, they ought also, in the fleshly things, to minister to them.

salute Andronicus and Junias, my kindred, and my fellow-captives, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.

salute Herodion, my kinsman; salute those of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord;

salute Tryphaena, and Tryphosa, who are labouring in the Lord; salute Persis, the beloved, who did labour much in the Lord.

And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them;