This is so, because what can be known about God is plain to them; for God himself has made it plain.

But what if our wrong-doing makes God's righteousness all the clearer? Will God be wrong in inflicting punishment? (I can but speak as a man.) Heaven forbid!

Otherwise how can God judge the world?

Or can it be that God is the God only of the Jews? Is not he also the God of the Gentiles?

While, as for the man who does not rely upon his obedience, but has faith in him who can pronounce the godless righteous, his faith is regarded by God as righteousness.

Heaven forbid! We became dead to sin, and how can we go on living in it?

Or can it be that you do not know that all of us, who were baptized into union with Christ Jesus, in our baptism shared his death?

I can but speak as men do because of the weakness of your earthly nature. Once you offered every part of your bodies to the service of impurity, and of wickedness, which leads to further wickedness. Now, in the same way, offer them to the service of Righteousness, which leads to holiness.

Because to be earthly-minded is to be an enemy to God, for such a mind does not submit to the Law of God, nor indeed can it do so.

So, also, the Spirit supports us in our weakness. We do not even know how to pray as we should; but the Spirit himself pleads for us in sighs that can find no utterance.

What are we to say, then, in the light of all this? If God is on our side, who can there be against us?

Perhaps you will say to me-'How can any one still be blamed? For who withstands his purpose?'

I can testify that they are zealous for the honor of God; but they are not guided by true insight,

Who are you, that you should pass judgment on the servant of another? His standing or falling concerns his own master. And stand he will, for his Master can enable him to stand.