Making request, if by any means now at last I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that often I purposed to come unto you, (but was prevented thus far,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That you might be justified in your sayings, and might overcome when you are judged.

To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him who believes in Jesus.

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the descendants; not to those only who are of the law, but to those also who are of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall your descendants be.

Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

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

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we should no longer serve sin.

Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceedingly sinful.

That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calls;)

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

And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared unto glory,

Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

If by any means I may provoke to envy them who are my flesh, and might save some of them.

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

For God has concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

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

And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to you among the Gentiles, and sing unto your name.

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

Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.