There will be affliction and distress on everyone who does evil, on the Jew first and also the Greek,

but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, for the Jew first and also the Greek.

Therefore what advantage does the Jew have, or what is the value of circumcision?

What then? If some did not believe, does their unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God?

For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness."

But to the one who does not work, but believes in the one who declares the ungodly righteous, his faith is credited as righteousness.

And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

because the outlook of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to the law of God, nor is it able to do so.

You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, this person does not belong to him.

So then, it does not depend on human desire or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.

You will say to me then, "Why does he still find fault? For who has ever resisted his will?"

But who indeed are you -- a mere human being -- to talk back to God? Does what is molded say to the molder, "Why have you made me like this?"

For Moses writes about the righteousness that is by the law: "The one who does these things will live by them."

But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we preach),

for it is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be in fear, for it does not bear the sword in vain. It is God's servant to administer retribution on the wrongdoer.

Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

The one who eats everything must not despise the one who does not, and the one who abstains must not judge the one who eats everything, for God has accepted him.

The one who observes the day does it for the Lord. The one who eats, eats for the Lord because he gives thanks to God, and the one who abstains from eating abstains for the Lord, and he gives thanks to God.

For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

The faith you have, keep to yourself before God. Blessed is the one who does not judge himself by what he approves.

But the man who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not do so from faith, and whatever is not from faith is sin.