by whom we have received grace and apostleship, to bring all manner heathen people unto obedience of the faith, that is in his name:

First: Verily I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is published throughout all the world.

That is: that I might have consolation together with you, through the common faith, which both ye and I have.

For by it, the righteousness which cometh of God is opened, from faith to faith. As it is written, "The just shall live by faith."

The righteousness, no doubt, which is good before God cometh by the faith of Jesus Christ: unto all, and upon all them that believe.

- whom God hath set forth for a mercy seat through faith in his blood, to show the righteousness which before him is of valour, in that he forgiveth the sins that are passed,

Where is then thy rejoicing? It is excluded. By what law? By the law of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

We suppose, therefore we hold, that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

For it is God only which justifieth circumcision, which is of faith: and uncircumcision through faith.

Do we then destroy the law through faith? God forbid. But we, rather, maintain the law.

To him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, is his faith counted for righteousness.

Came this blessedness then upon the circumcised or upon the uncircumcised? We say verily how that faith was reckoned to Abraham, for righteousness.

And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness which is by faith: which faith he had, yet being uncircumcised, that he should be the father of all them that believe: though they be not circumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also;

And that he might be the father of the circumcised: not because they are circumcised only: but because they walk also in the steps of that faith, that was in our father Abraham before the time of circumcision.

For the promise that he should be heir of the world was not given to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law: but through the righteousness which cometh of faith.

For if they which are of the law be heirs, then is faith but vain, and the promise of none effect.

Therefore by faith is the inheritance given, that it might come of favour: and that the promise might be sure to all the seed. Not to them only which are of the law: but also to them which are of the faith of Abraham, which is the father of us all.

And he fainted not in the faith, nor yet considered his own body, which was now dead, even when he was almost a hundred years old: neither yet that Sara was past childbearing.

He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief: But was made strong in the faith, and gave honour to God,

Because therefore that we are justified by faith we are at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

by whom we have a way in, through faith, unto this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in hope of the praise that shall be given of God.

What shall we say then? We say that the gentiles which followed not righteousness, have overtaken righteousness: I mean, the righteousness which cometh of faith.

And wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith: but as it were, by the works of the law. For they have stumbled at the stumbling stone.

But the righteousness which cometh of faith, speaketh on this wise, "Say not in thine heart, 'who shall ascend into heaven?'" That is nothing else than to fetch Christ down.

But what saith the scripture? "The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth and in thine heart." This word is the word of faith which we preach.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing cometh by the word of God.

Thou sayest well: because of unbelief they are broken off, and thou standest steadfast in faith. Be not high minded, but fear:

For I say, through the grace that unto me is given, to every man among you: that no man esteem of himself more than it becometh him to esteem - But that he discreetly judge of himself according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

Seeing that we have divers gifts according to the grace that is given unto us: if any man have the gift of prophecy, let him have it that it be agreeing unto the faith;

Him that is weak in the faith, receive unto you not in disputing and troubling his conscience. ]

Hast thou faith? Have it with thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

For he that maketh conscience, is damned if he eat: Because he doth it not of faith. For whatsoever is not of faith, that same is sin.

but now is opened at this time and declared opened by the scriptures of prophecy, at the commandment of the everlasting God, to stir up obedience to the faith published among all nations: