First I thank my God, through Jesus Christ, for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed throughout all the world.

For ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, even his everlasting power and divinity, has been clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made. So they have no excuse.

Be it far from us; for in that case how could God judge the world?

Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law; so that every mouth may be shut, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.

For the promise that he should be heir of the world did not come to Abraham or to his posterity through law, but through faith-righteousness.

Thus, then, sin came into the world through one man, and through sin came death and so death spread to all men, because all had sinned.

For prior to the Law, sin actually existed in the world, but sin was not set down to man's account when there was no law.

For I am fully persuaded that neither death nor life, Neither angels nor principalities, nor powers, Neither the present world nor the world to come, Nor the powers of Nature,

But I ask, Did they fail to hear? Yes, truly, Their sound has gone out unto all the earth, And their words unto the ends of the world.

Now if their stumbling enriches the world, and their loss enriches the Gentiles, how much more must their fulness do!

For if their casting out is the reconciliation of the world to God, what will their restoration be but life out of death?

And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

I say this, for the tidings of your obedience have been told throughout the world. On your own behalf, then, I rejoice; but I want you to be wise unto the good, but innocents in evil.