He is a Jew who is one inwardly; and real circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, and not by the written code. His praise is not from men but from God.

But if through my falsehood God's truthfulness abounds to his glory, why am I still being condemned as a sinner?

"Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to practice deceit." "The poison of asps is under their lips."

whom God put forward as an atoning sacrifice by his blood, to be received through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over sins committed beforehand;

Now to him who works, his wages are not reckoned as a gift but as his due.

Who is he who condemns? It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who is also interceding for us.

So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.

I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

The night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.

I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea,