and have persuaded yourself that, as for you, you are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

No, indeed; let us hold God to be true, though every man should prove to be false. As it stands written, "That Thou mayest be shown to be just in the sentence Thou pronouncest, and gain Thy cause when Thou contendest."

But if our unrighteousness sets God's righteousness in a clearer light, what shall we say? (Is God unrighteous--I speak in our everyday language-- when He inflicts punishment?

And why should we not say--for so they wickedly misrepresent us, and so some charge us with arguing--"Let us do evil that good may come"? The condemnation of those who would so argue is just.

But now a righteousness coming from God has been brought to light apart from any Law, both Law and Prophets bearing witness to it--

Standing then acquitted as the result of faith, let us enjoy peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Let not Sin therefore reign as king in your mortal bodies, causing you to be in subjection to their cravings;

Did then a thing which is good become death to me? No, indeed, but sin did; so that through its bringing about death by means of what was good, it might be seen in its true light as sin, in order that by means of the Commandment the unspeakable sinfulness of sin might be plainly shown.

For those who are led by God's Spirit are, all of them, God's sons.

And David says, "Let their very food become a snare and a trap to them, a stumbling-block and a retribution.

Let darkness come over their eyes that they may be unable to see, and make Thou their backs continually to stoop."

But since we have special gifts which differ in accordance with the diversified work graciously entrusted to us, if it is prophecy, let the prophet speak in exact proportion to his faith;

if it is the gift of administration, let the administrator exercise a sound judgement in his duties.

Let your love be perfectly sincere. Regard with horror what is evil; cling to what is right.

Have full sympathy with one another. Do not give your mind to high things, but let humble ways content you. Do not be wise in your own conceits.

Let every individual be obedient to those who rule over him; for no one is a ruler except by God's permission, and our present rulers have had their rank and power assigned to them by Him.

The night is far advanced, and day is about to dawn. We must therefore lay aside the deeds of darkness, and clothe ourselves with the armour of Light.

Living as we do in broad daylight, let us conduct ourselves becomingly, not indulging in revelry and drunkenness, nor in lust and debauchery, nor in quarrelling and jealousy.

Let not him who eats certain food look down upon him who abstains from it, nor him who abstains from it find fault with him who eats it; for God has received both of them.

One man esteems one day more highly than another; another esteems all days alike. Let every one be thoroughly convinced in his own mind.

Therefore let us no longer judge one another; but, instead of that, you should come to this judgement--that we must not put a stumbling-block in our brother's path, nor anything to trip him up.

If your brother is pained by the food you are eating, your conduct is no longer controlled by love. Take care lest, by the food you eat, you lead to ruin a man for whom Christ died.

Therefore do not let the boon which is yours in common be exposed to reproach.

Therefore let us aim at whatever makes for peace and mutual upbuilding of character.

Let each of us endeavour to please his fellow Christian, aiming at a blessing calculated to build him up.

And again, "Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles, and let all the people extol Him."

but has now been brought fully to light, and by the command of the God of the Ages has been made known by the writings of the Prophets among all the Gentiles to win them to obedience to the faith--