By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

Making request, if by any means now at last I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that often I purposed to come unto you, (but was prevented thus far,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

Who knowing the judgment of God, that they who commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;

For when the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

What then? are we better than they? No, in no way: for we have before proved both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin;

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

And the way of peace have they not known:

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

(As it is written, I have made you a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead, and calls those things which are not as though they were.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

And not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the reconciliation.

Therefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

For if we have been united with him in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for you are not under the law, but under grace.

But God be thanked, that you were the servants of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

I speak after the manner of men because of the weakness of your flesh: for as you have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, you have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that you should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but you have received the Spirit of adoption, by which we cry, Abba, Father.

And not only they, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, that is, the redemption of our body.

That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.

For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.

As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

For the scripture says unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.

Therefore has he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardens.

Nay but, O man, who are you that replies against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why have you made me thus?

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report?

But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

But to Israel he says, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and contrary people.

Lord, they have killed your prophets, and dug down your altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

But what says the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.

I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

For as you in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:

Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.

For God has concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Will you then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and you shall have praise of the same:

Have you faith? have it to yourself before God. Happy is he that condemns not himself in that thing which he allows.

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some way, as reminding you, because of the grace that is given to me of God,

I have therefore that of which I may boast through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.

Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.

For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.

It has pleased them greatly; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in material things.

When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you to Spain.

That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;

Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned; and avoid them.

For your obedience is well known unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and innocent concerning evil.