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

but powerfully declared to be the Son of God, according to the spirit of holiness, by his resurrection from the dead, even Jesus Christ our Lord;

to all that are in Rome beloved of God, called and holy: grace be to you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

And first I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is celebrated through the whole world:

for God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how incessantly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

intreating if I may now at length have a prosperous journey by the will of God, to come unto you.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth, both Jew and Greek:

for the righteousness of God is therein revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live by faith."

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who withhold the truth in unrighteousness;

for what is to be known of God is manifest among them, for God hath manifested it to them.

so that they are inexcusable; because having thus known God they glorified Him not as God, neither were they thankful; but were infatuated by their own reasonings, and their heart being void of understanding was darkened.

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for an image like to corruptible man, and birds, and beasts, and reptiles.

Wherefore God also gave them up to impurity, in the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies among themselves;

who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature instead of the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Therefore God gave them up to infamous passions: for even their women changed the natural use into that which is unnatural,

And as they were not careful to acknowledge God, God gave them up to an undiscerning mind to do things that were not fit to be done:

slanderers, haters of God, injurious, haughty, proud, inventers of mischief, undutiful to parents, void of understanding,

who though they knew the just judgement of God, (that they who commit such practises are worthy of death) yet not only do these very things, but also countenance and encourage others in the practice of them.

But we know that the judgement of God is according to truth against those that do such things.

And thinkest thou, O man, who judgest those that do such things, and dost the same, that thou shalt escape the judgement of God?

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

But by thy hardness and impenitence of heart thou art treasuring up to thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the just judgement of God,

but glory, and honor, and peace to every one that worketh good, both to the Jew, and to the Greek:

for there is no respect of persons with God.

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

in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

Behold thou art called a Jew, and restest on the law, and boastest in God,

Thou, that boastest in the law, dost thou by transgression of the law dishonour God?

for through you the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles, as it is written.

but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart in the spirit, not in the letter: whose praise is not from men, but from God.

Much, every way: chiefly, because they were intrusted with the oracles of God.

For what if some did not believe? shall their incredulity make the faithfulness of God of no effect?

God forbid: yea, let God be acknowledged true, though every man be a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, and mightest overcome, when thou judgest.

"But if our unrighteousness confirm the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is not God unrighteous, who inflicteth his wrath?" (I speak as a man) God forbid:

for then how shall God judge the world?

"But, say you, if the truth of God hath abounded unto his glory through my falshood, why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

and why may we not do evil that good may come?"---as we are injuriously charged, and as some affirm that we say; whose condemnation is just.

there is none that understandeth; there is none that seeketh after God.

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

it saith to those under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world obnoxious to the justice of God.

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

and this righteousness of God is by faith in Jesus Christ unto all and upon all believers; for there is no difference;

for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God;

whom God hath appointed to be a propitiation, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness, in the remission of past sins, according to the forbearance of God;

or is He the God of the Jews only, and not also of the Gentiles?

surely of the Gentiles also: seeing it is one God who will justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision also through faith.

Do we then make the law of none effect through faith? God forbid: yea we establish the law.

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

for what saith the scripture? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."

As David also describeth the blessedness of the man to whom: God imputeth righteousness without works, saying,

(as it is written, "I have made thee a father of many nations,") in the sight of Him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not as if they were:

He hesitated not at the promise of God through unbelief: but was strong in faith, giving glory to God,

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

through whom also we have admission by faith into this grace in which we stand, and boast in hope of the glory of God.

and experience hope, and this hope maketh us not ashamed; because the love of God is diffused in our hearts by the holy Spirit that is given to us.

Whereas one would hardly die for a just man, though perhaps for a good man one might dare even to die.

But God recommendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son; much more being reconciled shall we be saved by his life.

And not only so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received reconciliation.

But not as the offence, so also is the free gift: for if through the offence of one many died, much more hath the grace of God, and the gift bestowed by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.

God forbid! how shall we, who are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

but as He liveth, He liveth unto God.

So also do ye reckon yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Neither yield your bodies as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but present yourselves to God as alive from the dead, and your bodies as instruments of righteousness to God.

God forbid! Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves servants to obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey? either of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

But thanks be to God, that ye who were servants of sin, have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered to you:

But now being set free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

And thus, my brethren, ye also are dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye might become another's, even his who is raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit unto God.

But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead by which we were bound, that we might serve God in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

What shall we say then? is the law sin? God forbid! Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust to be sinful, if the law had not said, "Thou shalt not covet."

So that the law is holy; and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid! But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good: that sin might be shewn by the commandment to be exceeding sinful.

And if I do that which I would not, I consent to the law that it is good:

For I know that in me (that is in my flesh) dwelleth no good: for to will is present with me, but how to perform that which is good, I find not.

For I do not the good that I would; but the evil which I would not, this I do.

I find then a kind of law, that when I would do good, evil besets me.

For I delight in the law of God, as to the inward man:

The grace of God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with my mind I serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.

For that which was impossible for the law to do, and in which it was weak through the corruption of the flesh, God by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sacrifice for sin, hath done; that is, hath condemned sin in the flesh:

because the carnal mind is an enemy to God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be:

and they who are carnal, cannot please God.

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if the Spirit of God dwelleth in you: but if any one hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.

So that the Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and co-heirs with Christ: if so be we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified with Him.

For the earnest expectation of the world is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God:

in hope that they also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

And He that searcheth the hearts, knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit; for he intercedeth for the saints according to the will of God.

And we know that all things co-operate for good to them that love God, to them that are called according to his purpose;

What shall we say then to these things? if God be for us, who can be against us?

Who shall lay any accusation against the elect of God? will God, who justifieth us?

Who is he that condemneth? Is it Christ, that died for us? yea rather, that is risen again, who is also at the right hand of God, and who maketh intercession for us?

nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

whose are the fathers, and of whom, as to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all God blessed for ever. Amen.

Not that the word of God hath failed. For they are not all Israel, who are descended from Israel.

That is, not the children of the flesh are the children of God, but the children of the promise are accounted for the seed.

(when the children were not yet born, nor had done either good or evil, that the purpose of God according to his choice might abide, not on account of works, but of Him that calleth,) it was said to her, the elder shall serve the younger:

What shall we say then? Is there injustice in God?

God forbid! For He saith to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."