First of all, I give praise to my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because news of your faith has gone into all the world.

For I have no feeling of shame about the good news, because it is the power of God giving salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first, and then to the Greek.

Because the knowledge of God may be seen in them, God having made it clear to them.

Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.

Because by them the true word of God was changed into that which is false, and they gave worship and honour to the thing which is made, and not to him who made it, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.

And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right;

Because the work of the law is seen in their hearts, their sense of right and wrong giving witness to it, while their minds are at one time judging them and at another giving them approval;

For the name of God is shamed among the Gentiles because of you, as it is said in the holy Writings.

Much in every way: first of all because the words of God were given to them.

In no way: because if it is so, how is God able to be the judge of all the world?

But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner?

Let us not do evil so that good may come (a statement which we are falsely said by some to have made), because such behaviour will have its right punishment.

What then? are we worse off than they? In no way: because we have before made it clear that Jews as well as Greeks are all under the power of sin;

Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

If God is one; and he will give righteousness because of faith to those who have circumcision, and through faith to those who have not circumcision.

Now, it was not because of him only that this was said,

For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

And hope does not put to shame; because our hearts are full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit which is given to us.

For this reason, as through one man sin came into the world, and death because of sin, and so death came to all men, because all have done evil:

Because, till the law came, sin was in existence, but sin is not put to the account of anyone when there is no law to be broken.

Because, as numbers of men became sinners through the wrongdoing of one man, even so will great numbers get righteousness through the keeping of the word of God by one man.

Because he who is dead is free from sin.

Having knowledge that because Christ has come back from the dead, he will never again go down to the dead; death has no more power over him.

For sin may not have rule over you: because you are not under law, but under grace.

What then? are we to go on in sin because we are not under law but under grace? Let it not be so.

I am using words in the way of men, because your flesh is feeble: as you gave your bodies as servants to what is unclean, and to evil to do evil, so now give them as servants to righteousness to do what is holy.

But sin, taking its chance through that which was ordered by the law, was working in me every form of desire: because without the law sin is dead.

For what the law was not able to do because it was feeble through the flesh, God, sending his Son in the image of the evil flesh, and as an offering for sin, gave his decision against sin in the flesh:

Because the mind of the flesh is opposite to God; it is not under the law of God, and is not able to be:

And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

And he who is the searcher of hearts has knowledge of the mind of the Spirit, because he is making prayers for the saints in agreement with the mind of God.

Because those of whom he had knowledge before they came into existence, were marked out by him to be made like his Son, so that he might be the first among a band of brothers:

As it is said in the holy Writings, Because of you we are put to death every day; we are like sheep ready for destruction.

And they are not all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, In Isaac will your seed be named.

Why? Because they were not searching for it by faith, but by works. They came up against the stone which was in the way;

Because, not having knowledge of God's righteousness, and desiring to give effect to their righteousness, they have not put themselves under the righteousness of God.

Because, if you say with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and have faith in your heart that God has made him come back from the dead, you will have salvation:

Because it is said in the holy Writings, Whoever has faith in him will not be shamed.

Because, Whoever will give worship to the name of the Lord will get salvation.

Do not be uplifted in pride over the branches: because it is not you who are the support of the root, but it is by the root that you are supported.

Truly, because they had no faith they were broken off, and you have your place by reason of your faith. Do not be lifted up in pride, but have fear;

And they, if they do not go on without faith, will be united to the tree again, because God is able to put them in again.

Because God's selection and his mercies may not be changed.

Let everyone put himself under the authority of the higher powers, because there is no power which is not of God, and all powers are ordered by God.

So put yourselves under the authority, not for fear of wrath, but because you have the knowledge of what is right.

For the same reason, make payment of taxes; because the authority is God's servant, to take care of such things at all times.

Who are you to make yourself a judge of another man's servant? it is to his master that he is responsible for good or bad. Yes, his place will be safe, because the Lord is able to keep him from falling.

But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.

And if because of food your brother is troubled, then you are no longer going on in the way of love. Do not let your food be destruction to him for whom Christ went into death.

But he who is in doubt is judged if he takes food, because he does it not in faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.

But I have, in some measure, less fear in writing to you to put these things before you again, because of the grace which was given to me by God,

That you will take her in kindly, after the way of the saints, as one who is the Lord's, and give her help in anything in which she may have need of you: because she has been a help to a great number and to myself.