But I wish you not to be ignorant, brothers, that I often purposed to come to you, and was hindered hitherto, that I might have some fruit also among you, as among the other gentiles.

For his invisible [attributes] are clearly seen from the creation of the world, being perceived by the things which are made, even his eternal power and deity, so that they have no defense,

BUT now God's righteousness has been made manifest without the law, being testified to by the law and the prophets,

as it is written, I have made you a father of many nations before God in whom he believed, who makes the dead alive and calls things which do not exist as existing.??18 who against hope believed in hope that he should become a father of many nations according to the saying shall your posterity be.

For the law supervened that the fall might abound; but where the sin abounded the grace was superabundant,

knowing this that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we should no longer serve sin;

But now having been made free from sin and made servants to God, you have your fruit in sanctification, and the end eternal life.

Did then that which is good become death to me? By no means, but sin; that sin might be made manifest, producing death to me through that which is good, that sin might become exceedingly sinful through the commandment.

for the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and death.

And not only this, but Rebecca also being with child by one, by our father Isaac??11 for the children not yet being born, nor having done any thing good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might continue, not of works but of him that calls,??12 it was said to her that the older shall serve the younger;

Yes indeed, O man, who are you that reply against God? Shall the work say to him that made it, Why did you make me thus?

and that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he before prepared for glory,

But Isaiah is more bold and says, I was found by them that sought me not, I was made manifest to them that inquired not after me.

You will say then, The branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.

Who are you that judge another man's servant? To his master he stands or falls; and he shall be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

For this end Christ died and lived again, that he might exercise lordship over the dead and living.

it is good not to eat meat nor drink wine, nor [do] any thing by which your brother stumbles.

For I say that Christ was made a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises of the fathers,

And I have been anxious so to preach where Christ was not named, that I might not build on another's foundation;

but made manifest now by the scriptures of the prophets, by the command of the eternal God, for the obedience of the faith among all nations,