In the first place, indeed, I praise my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how I unceasingly make mention of you always in my prayer;

but this is the consolation among you through faith in one another, both of you and me.

But I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that frequently I purposed to come to you, and was hindered hitherto, in order that I may have some fruit among you, as well as also among other Gentiles.

I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the barbarians; both to the wise, and the unwise:

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

For the righteousness of God is revealed in him from faith to faith: as has been written, But the just shall live by faith.

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

because that which is known of God is manifest in them; for God has revealed it to them:

because, knowing God, they did not glorify Him as God, neither were they thankful; but they became vain in their reasonings, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Saying that they were wise, they became fools,

who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for evermore: amen.

On account of this God gave them up to the lusts of dishonor: for indeed their women changed the natural use to that which is against nature:

likewise also the men, having left the natural use of the woman, burned in their desire towards one another; men with men working out disgrace, and receiving the reward of their error among themselves which it behooved.

And as they did not approve to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are inappropriate;

For we know that the judgment of God according to truth is against those doing such things.

Do you look with contempt upon the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God is leading you to repentance?

Tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that is working out evil, both the Jew first, and the Greek;

For there is no respect of persons with God.

For so many as sinned without law will also perish without law; and so many as sinned under the law shall be judged by the law;

For the name of God is blasphemed by you among the Gentiles, as has been written.

and that which is uncircumcision by nature, perfecting the law, will judge you, who through the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law.

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is circumcision that which is outwardly in the flesh.

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 of men, but of God.

Then what more belongs to the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?

it could not be so: but let God be true, and every man a liar; as indeed it has been written, In order that you may be justified in your words, and shall prevail, in your judgment.

But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust administering wrath? I speak according to a man.

And if the truth of God through my falsehood abounded unto His glory, why am I still judged as a sinner?

are we not indeed thus traduced, and as some say we speak, that, Let us do evil in order that good may come? whose condemnation is just.

as has been written, There is no one good, not one:

there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks out God;

all have gone away, they have all together become unprofitable; there is no one who is doing good, there is not one.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips.

Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

Whose feet are swift to shed blood:

The fear of God is not before their eyes.

But we know that so many things as the law speaks, it says to those under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may become guilty before God.

Therefore no flesh shall be justified by works of law: for through law there is a perfect knowledge of sin.

but the righteousness of God through faith of Jesus Christ is unto all who believe: for there is no difference,

being freely justified by his grace, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus:

in the forbearance of God; unto the manifestation of his righteousness at the present time, so that he is just, and justifying him who is of the faith of Jesus.

Then where is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? of works? No; but by the law of faith.

For we conclude that a man is justified by faith without works of law.

Whether is he the God of the Jews only? is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yea, also of the Gentiles:

truly there is one God, who will justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through faith.

But to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned according to grace, but according to debt;

but to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;

blessed is the man of whom the Lord may not impute sin.

For the law works out wrath: for where there is no law, there is no transgression.

Therefore it is by faith, in order that it may be by grace; that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not only of the law, but also of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

as it has been written, That I have constituted thee the father of many nations, before God whom he believed, who quickens the dead, and calls things which are not as really existing:

and being fully assured, that whatsoever he has promised, he is able also to perform.

but on account of us also, to whom it is about to be imputed, who believe on him who raised up our Lord Jesus from the dead;

Therefore having been justified by faith, let us have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

through whom we also have access by faith unto this grace in which we stand, and let us rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

And not only so, but let us also rejoice in tribulation; knowing that tribulation works out endurance;

and hope makes not ashamed; because the divine love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Ghost who has been given unto us.

And God commends his love to us, because, we being yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Therefore, as by one man sin came into the world, and death by sin; and thus death came upon all men, in that all sinned;

(for until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed, there being no law;

but death reigned from Adam unto Moses, even on those who did not sin after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the type of him who is to come.

But not as was the transgression, even so is the free gift: for if by the transgression of one many died, how much more by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, did the grace of God and the gift abound unto many!

And not as by the one having sinned, is the free gift; for indeed, judgment was from one unto condemnation, but the free gift is from many transgressions unto justification.

Therefore then, as by the transgression of one, judgment came to all men to condemnation; so also through the righteousness of one, the free gift came on all men unto the justification of life:

for as by the disobedience of one man many were made sinners, so also by the obedience of one man shall many be made righteous.

in order that as sin reigned through death, so may grace reign also through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Whether do you not know, that so many of us as were baptized unto Jesus Christ were baptized into His death?

Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death: in order that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so must we also walk in newness of life.

knowing this, that our old man is crucified along with him, in order that the body of sin may be destroyed, that we may no longer serve sin;

neither present your members arms of iniquity unto sin; but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members arms of righteousness unto God.

I speak after the manner of a man on account of the weakness of your carnality. For as ye presented your members as servants unto impurity and lawlessness pursuant to lawlessness, so now present your members servants unto righteousness pursuant to sanctification.

What fruit then had you at that time in those things in which you are now ashamed? for the end of these things is death.

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord,

Whether are you ignorant, O brethren, for I speak to those knowing the law, for the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he may live?

For a woman who is under her husband has been given to her husband by the law so long as he lives; but if the husband may die, she is free from the law of the husband.

Then if she may be married to another man, her husband still living, she will be designated an adulteress: but if her husband may die, she is free from the law; and is no adulteress, though she is married to another man.

So, my brethren, ye are dead to the law through the body of Christ, that ye should be married to another, to him who is risen from the dead, in order that we may bring forth fruit unto God.

Then what shall we say? is the law sin? It could not be so; but I did not know sin except through the law: for indeed I had not known lusts, unless the law said, Thou shalt not covet.

So the law is indeed holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.

Then did that which is good become death to me? it could not be so: but sin, that it may appear sin, through the good was working out death to me, in order that sin may be exceedingly sinful through the commandment.

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, having been sold under sin.

But if I do that which I do not will, I consent to the law that it is beautiful;

but now it is no more I that do it, but sin dwelling in me.

For I know that in me, that is, in my carnal mind, there dwells no good thing. For to will is present with me, but to do that which is beautiful is not:

If I do that which I do not will, it is no longer I that do it, but sin dwelling in me.

Then I find a law, that, to me wishing to do that which is beautiful, that the evil is present with me:

but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.

in order that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to depravity, but according to the spirit.

for the mind of depravity is death: and the mind of the Spirit is life and peace.

Therefore the mind of depravity is enmity toward God: for it is not subordinated to the law of God, for it is not able so to be.

But ye are not in depravity, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any one has not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.

But if Christ is in you, the body is dead so far as sin is concerned; but the Spirit is life so far as righteousness is concerned.

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

For I reckon that the sufferings of these present times are not worthy to be compared to the glory which is about to be revealed in us.

For we are saved by hope: but hope which is seen is not hope: for why does any one indeed hope for that which he sees?

And likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmity. For we know not what we should pray for as it behooves us: but the Spirit himself makes intercession with unutterable groanings:

but he that searches the hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because he makes intercession towards God in behalf of the saints.

Then what shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?