(Which he had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

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

What then? are we better than they? No, in no way: for we have before proved both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin;

There is no fear of God before their eyes.

Now we know that whatsoever things the law says, it says to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

For if Abraham were justified by works, he has something in which to boast; but not before God.

(As it is written, I have made you a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead, and calls those things which are not as though they were.

And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared unto glory,

And as Isaiah said before, Except the Lord of hosts had left us a descendant, we had been as Sodom, and been made like unto Gomorrah.

But why do you judge your brother? or why do you despise your brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

Have you faith? have it to yourself before God. Happy is he that condemns not himself in that thing which he allows.

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Greet Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen, and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.