By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith in all nations for his name, Among whom are ye also, the called of Jesus Christ:

Always requesting in my prayers to come unto you, if by any means now at length I may have a prosperous journey by the will of God.

Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that I have often purposed to come to you, (though I have been hindred hitherto) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the other Gentiles.

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

For as many as have sinned without the law, shall also perish without the law; and as many as have sinned under 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 not having the law, are a law to themselves;

What then? Are we better than they? In no wise: for we have before proved all, both Jews and Gentiles, to be under sin.

They have all turned aside; they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doth good, no not one.

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

And they have not known the way of peace:

For all have sinned, and are fallen short of the glory of God,

I have made thee a father of many nations) before God in whom he believed, as quickning the dead, and calling the things that 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 been introduced through faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

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

Know ye not, that as many of us have been baptized into Jesus Christ, have been baptized into his death?

For if we have been planted together 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 ye are not under the law, but under grace.

But thanks be to God, that, whereas ye were the servants of sin, ye have now obeyed from the heart the form of doctrine into which ye have been delivered.

I speak as a man, because of the weakness of your flesh. As ye have presented your members servants to uncleanness and iniquity, unto iniquity, so now present your members servants of righteousness, unto holiness.

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

What shall we say then? That the law is sin? God forbid. Yea, I should not have known sin, but for the law. I had not known lust, unless the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if the Spirit of God dwell in you. And if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

For ye have not received the Spirit of bondage again unto fear, but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

And not only they, but even we ourselves, who have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.

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

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

As it is written, I have loved Jacob,

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

Moreover the scripture saith to Pharoah, For this very thing have I raised thee up, that I may shew my power in thee, and that my name may be declared through all the earth.

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

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

For they being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

But how 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 all have not obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily; their voice is gone into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.

Whereas with regard to Israel he saith, All the day have I stretched forth my hands to an unbelieving and gainsaying people.

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

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

I say then, Have they stumbled so as to fall? God forbid. But by their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

As then ye were once disobedient to God, but have now obtained mercy through their disobedience:

So these also have now been disobedient, that through your mercy they may likewise find mercy.

For God hath shut up all together in disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all.

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

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Wouldest thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from it; for he is the servant of God to thee for good.

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

For whatsoever things were written aforetime, were written for our instruction, that we, through patience and consolation of the scriptures, may have hope.

Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly to you, in part, as putting you in mind, because of the grace which is given to me of God,

I have therefore whereof to glory, through Jesus Christ, in the things pertaining to God.

by the power of the Spirit, so that I have fully preached the Gospel of Christ, from Jerusalem round about, as far as Illyricum.

But I have striven, so to preach the gospel, not where Christ had been named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation.

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

Therefore I have been long hindered from coming to you.

It hath pleased them, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have partook of their spiritual things, they ought to minister to them in carnal things.

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

Who for my life, have laid down their own necks; to whom not I alone owe my thanks, but likewise all the churches of the Gentiles.

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

For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I rejoice therefore on your behalf; but I would have you wise with regard to that which is good, and simple with regard to that which is evil.