so, as far as depends on me, am I ready to announce the glad tidings to you also who are in Rome.

Far be the thought: but let God be true, and every man false; according as it is written, So that thou shouldest be justified in thy words, and shouldest overcome when thou art in judgment.

Far be the thought: since how shall God judge the world?

Do we then make void law by faith? Far be the thought: no, but we establish law.

Far be the thought. We who have died to sin, how shall we still live in it?

What then? should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Far be the thought.

What shall we say then? is the law sin? Far be the thought. But I had not known sin, unless by law: for I had not had conscience also of lust unless the law had said, Thou shalt not lust;

Did then that which is good become death to me? Far be the thought. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death to me by that which is good; in order that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? Far be the thought.

I say then, Has God cast away his people? Far be the thought. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

I say then, Have they stumbled in order that they might fall? Far be the thought: but by their fall there is salvation to the nations to provoke them to jealousy.

if possible, as far as depends on you, living in peace with all men;

The night is far spent, and the day is near; let us cast away therefore the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.