about His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was made of the seed of David according to the flesh,

always in my prayers, making request if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come to you.

But I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that oftentimes I purposed to come to you, and was kept back until the present; that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other nations.

For the unseen things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being realized by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, for them to be without excuse.

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, and birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things.

Let it not be! But let God be true, and every man a liar; as it is written, "That You might be justified in Your sayings, and will overcome when You are judged."

And he received a sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith while still uncircumcised; so that he might be the father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for righteousness to be imputed to them also;

For if they of the Law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise is made of no effect;

Therefore it is of faith so that it might be according to grace; for the promise to be made sure to all the seed, not only to that which is of the Law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

(as it has been written, "I have made you a father of many nations") --before God, whom he believed, who makes the dead live, and calls the things which do not exist as though they do exist.

For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of One shall many be made righteous.

But the Law entered so that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound,

so that as sin has reigned to death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him in order that the body of sin might be destroyed, that from now on we should not serve sin.

Then being made free from sin, you became the slaves of righteousness.

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

Then has that which is good become death to me? Let it not be! But sin, that it might appear to be sin, working death in me by that which is good; in order that sin might become exceedingly sinful by the commandment.

But the Law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

so that the righteousness of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

(for the children had not yet been born, neither had done any good or evil; but that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who called,)

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

No, but, O man, who are you who replies against God? Shall the thing formed say to Him who formed it, Why have you made me this way?

and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy which He had before prepared to glory;

if by any means I may provoke those who are my flesh to jealousy, and might save some of them.

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

For God has shut up all in unbelief, so that He might show mercy to all.

For this Christ both died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and living.

It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything by which your brother stumbles, or is offended, or is made weak.

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

And I say, Jesus Christ has become a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers,

and that the nations might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written, "For this cause I will confess to You in the nations, and I will praise Your name."

that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the nations, ministering the gospel of God, so that the offering up of the nations might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Truly it has pleased them, and they are their debtors. For if the nations have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to them in fleshly things.

but now has been made plain, and by the prophetic Scriptures, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith;