First of all, I thank my God through Jesus the Messiah for all of you, because the news about your faith is being reported throughout the world.

For in the gospel God's righteousness is being revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, "The righteous will live by faith."

For God's wrath is being revealed from heaven against all the ungodliness and wickedness of those who in their wickedness suppress the truth.

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images that looked like mortal human beings, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.

There will be suffering and anguish for every human being who practices doing evil, for Jews first and for Greeks as well.

As it is written, "God's name is being blasphemed among the gentiles because of you."

For if through my falsehood God's truthfulness glorifies him even more, why am I still being condemned as a sinner?

What, then, does this mean? Are we Jews any better off? Not at all! For we have already accused everyone, both Jews and Greeks, of being under the power of sin.

Therefore, God will not justify any human being by means of the actions prescribed by the Law, for through the Law comes the full knowledge of sin.

being absolutely convinced that God would do what he had promised.

Now, did something good bring me death? Of course not! But in order that sin might be recognized as being sin, it used something good to cause my death, so that through the rule, sin might become more exposed as being sinful than ever before.

For I delight in the Law of God in my inner being,

For what the Law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did. By sending his own Son in the form of humanity, he condemned sin by being incarnate,

As it is written, "For your sake we are being put to death all day long. We are thought of as sheep headed for slaughter."

do not boast about being better than the other branches. If you boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

For the authorities are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you like to live without being afraid of the authorities? Then do what is right, and you will receive their approval.

For if your brother is being hurt by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not destroy the person for whom the Messiah died by what you eat.