because, when they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful; but they became perverse in their reasonings, and their wicked heart was darkened;

Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that did not sin in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is the type of him that was to come.

But, besides the first offense, law was introduced, in order that offenses might abound: but where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

What, then, shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not seek after justification, have obtained justification, even the justification which is by faith:

But I say: Did not Israel know? First, Moses says: I will excite you to jealousy by that which is no nation; and by a foolish nation I will provoke you to wrath.

For as you formerly did not believe God, but now have obtained mercy through their unbelief;

For the Christ did not please himself; but as it is written: The reproaches of them that reproached thee, fell on me.