Now I do not desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, and was hindered so far, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

(for when Gentiles who do not have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,

For "the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you," just as it is written.

Or is God the God of Jews only? Is not he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who did not follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;

I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be. But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fullness?

For I speak to you who are Gentiles. Since then as I am an apostle to Gentiles, I glorify my ministry;

For I do not desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won't be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,

and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "therefore I will give praise to you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name."

Again he says, "Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people."

Again, "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles. Let all the peoples praise him."

Again, Isaiah says, "There will be the root of Jesse, he who arises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will hope."

that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest the Good News of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

Yes, it has been their good pleasure, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to serve them in fleshly things.

who for my life, laid down their own necks; to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.