But I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I often purposed to come to you, though I have been hindered hitherto, that I might have some fruit of my labors among you also, as among the other gentiles.

for when the gentiles, who have no law, do by nature what is required by the Law, these, having no law, are a law to themselves;

For, as it is written, "the name of God is on your account blasphemed among the gentiles."

Or is God [the God] of Jews alone? Is he not also the God of gentiles? Yea, of gentiles also.

whom he also called, even us, not only from among the Jews, but also from among the gentiles?

What then shall we say? That the gentiles, who did not strive after righteousness, obtained righteousness, but a righteousness which is of faith;

I say then, Did they stumble in order to fall? God forbid! But by their offence salvation is come to the gentiles to excite them to emulation.

But if their offence is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the gentiles, how much more will their fullness be?

For I am speaking to you gentiles; inasmuch as I am the apostle of the gentiles, I magnify my office,

For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits, that blindness hath to some extent come upon Israel, until the fullness of the gentiles shall have come in.

and that the gentiles glorified God for his mercy, as it is written, "For this cause I will give praise to thee among the gentiles, and sing to thy name."

And again he saith: "Rejoice, ye gentiles, with his people."

And again: "Praise the Lord, all ye gentiles, and let every people praise him."

And again Isaiah saith: "There shall be the shoot from Jesse, and he that riseth up to rule the gentiles; in him shall the gentiles hope."

that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus to the gentiles, performing the office of a priest in respect to the gospel of God, that the oblation of the gentiles may be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

For I will not be bold to say anything hut of what Christ hath actually wrought by me to bring the gentiles to obedience by word and deed,

They have thought it good, and they owed it to them. For if the gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they ought in return to minister to them in temporal things.

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