Because though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful to him; but became perverse in their reasonings, and their senseless minds were darkened;

But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practise such things.

For there is no respect of persons with God.

for when the gentiles, who have no law, do by nature what is required by the Law, these, having no law, are a law to themselves;

What then? Are we better than others? By no means! For we have already brought a charge both against Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin.

As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one;

and the way of peace they know not.

There is no fear of God before their eyes."

Now we know that whatever the Law saith, it saith to those who are under the Law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world become subject to condemnation before God.

Because by works of the Law no flesh shall be accepted as righteous: for by the Law is the knowledge of sin.

But now, apart from the Law, the righteousness which is of God, to which the Law and the Prophets bear testimony,

even the righteousness which is of God through faith in Jesus Christ, hath been made manifest to all and for all believers. For there is no distinction.

Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay; but by the law of faith.

For if Abraham was accepted as righteous through works, he hath ground of boasting. But he hath no ground of boasting before God.

Now to him that performeth works, the reward is not accounted a matter of grace, but of debt;

For if they that are of the Law are heirs, then faith becometh a vain thing, and the promise is made of no effect.

For the Law is the cause of wrath; for where there is no law there is no transgression.

Now hardly for a righteous man will one die; perhaps, however, for a benefactor one might even dare to die.

Much more then, being now accepted as righteous through his blood, we shall be saved through him from the [coming] wrath.

and not this only, but also having joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

(for all the time before the Law sin was in the world; but sin is not set to ones account when there is no law.

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

since we know that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dieth no more; death hath dominion over him no longer.

Know ye not, that whomever ye choose to obey as a master, his bondmen ye are, whether of sin whose fruit is death, or of obedience whose fruit is righteousness?

I speak in a way common among men on account of the weakness of your flesh. For as ye once yielded your members as slaves to impurity and to iniquity, in order to commit iniquity, so now yield your members as bondmen to righteousness in order to become holy.

What fruit then had ye at that time from those things of which ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

But now having been delivered from the slavery of sin, and having become the bondservants of God, ye have holiness as the fruit, and everlasting life as the end.

Know ye not, brethren, (for I am speaking to those who are acquainted with the Law,) that the Law hath dominion over a man only as long as he liveth?

So then, if while her husband is living she connect herself with another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband die, she is no longer bound by that law, so that she will not be an adulteress, though she connect herself with another man.

But now we are delivered from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, that we might serve in the new life of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the letter.

For we know that the Law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, a slave sold to sin.

For I know not what I do. For I do not what I would, but I do what I hate.

Now, however, it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

For I know that there dwelleth not in me, that is, in my flesh, any good thing; for to desire is present with me, but not to perform that which is good.

But if I do what I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

There is then now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

For I esteem the sufferings of the present time as of no account, when compared with the glory which is about to be revealed to us.

For we know that the whole creation is together groaning and suffering the pains of labor, up to this time;

In like manner the Spirit also helpeth our weakness; for we know not what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedeth with groans which cannot be expressed in words.

We know moreover that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors, through him that loved us.

Nay but, O man, who art thou that makest answer to God? Shall the thing that is wrought say to the workman, Why hast thou made me thus?

But what saith it? "The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart;" that is, the word concerning faith, which we preach;

For there is no difference between Jew and Greek; for one and the same is Lord over all, rich to all that call upon him.

But I say, Hath not Israel had knowledge? First, Moses saith, "I will move you to jealousy by that which is no nation, I will excite you to indignation by a foolish people."

God hath not cast off his people, which he foreknew. Do ye not know what the Scripture saith in the passage concerning Elijah? how he pleadeth to God against Israel:

But what saith the answer of God to him? "I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal."

And if it is by grace, it is no longer on account of works; otherwise grace ceaseth to be grace; but if it is of works, there is then no grace; otherwise work ceaseth to be work. How is it then?

For in respect to his gifts and his calling, there is no change of purpose with God.

For as ye in times past were disobedient to God, but have now obtained mercy through their disobedience,

so they too have now become disobedient, that they also may obtain mercy through the mercy shown to you.

Render to no one evil for evil; have regard to what is honorable in the sight of all men.

Let every one submit to the authorities that are over him; for there is no authority which is not from God: and the authorities which exist have been ordained by God.

Owe no one anything but brotherly love; for he that loveth others hath fulfilled the Law.

Love worketh no ill to ones neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the Law.

And this, since we know the time, that it is already high time for us to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we became believers.

For none of us liveth to himself, and no one dieth to himself.

For it is written, "As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall give praise to God."

Let us then no longer judge one another; but let this rather be your judgment, not to put a stumblingblock, or an occasion to fall, in a brothers way.

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him that accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

For if on account of food thy brother is made to mourn, thou art no longer walking according to love. Do not with thy food destroy him for whom Christ died.

but, as it is written: "They, to whom no tidings concerning him came, shall see; and they that have not heard shall understand."

But now having no more opportunity in these regions, and having had for many years a great desire to come to you,

But now I am going to Jerusalem on a service of relief to the saints.

And I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.

Now to him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which for eternal ages was unrevealed,

but is now made manifest, and through the writings of the prophets, by the command of the everlasting God, is made known to all the nations to bring them to obedience to the faith,