First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.

for what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.

because they exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

Therefore you have no excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge another; for in whatever point you pass judgment on him you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, are doing the very same things.

and know his will and approve of what is excellent, because you are instructed in the law,

For, as it is written, "The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you."

whom God put forward as an atoning sacrifice by his blood, to be received through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over sins committed beforehand;

because the law brings wrath, for where there is no law there is no transgression.

And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so death spread to all men, because all men sinned.

What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not!

I am speaking in human terms, because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you once yielded your members to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now yield your members to righteousness for holiness.

But if Christ is in you, although your body is dead because of sin, your spirit is alive because of righteousness.

because the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God.

And he who searches the hearts of men knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

nor are they all children of Abraham because they are his descendants; but, "Through Isaac shall your descendants be named."

though the twins were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad, in order that God's purpose of election might stand, not because of works but because of his call,

Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were by works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone,

because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast only by faith. So do not be proud, but stand in awe.

Just as you were once disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience,

Therefore one must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for the sake of conscience.

If your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not by your eating destroy the one for whom Christ died.

But he who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not act from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.

But I have written very boldly to you on some points, so as to remind you again, because of the grace that was given me from God,