separated unto the gospel of God, (which He had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures) concerning his Son,

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

"What then are we the better?" Not at all, in point of justification; for we have before proved that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin: as it is written,

and the way of peace they have not known; and the fear of God is not before their eyes."

Wherefore by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before Him: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

But now, without the law, righteousness before God is manifested, being attested by the law and the prophets;

for if Abraham were justified by works, he hath something to boast of; but this he hath not before God:

for sin was in the world before the law. Now sin is not imputed where there is no law;

for those whom he foreknew, He also predetermined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that He might be as the first-born among many brethren: and whom He before ordained, these He also called;

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

But why dost thou censure thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? since we shall all stand before the tribunal of Christ;

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, not to lay a stumbling-block or scandal before a brother.

Thou who hast faith, have it to thyself before God: and happy is he that condemneth not himself in what he alloweth himself to do.

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