But I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that frequently I purposed to come to you, and was hindered hitherto, in order that I may have some fruit among you, as well as also among other Gentiles.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

because, knowing God, they did not glorify Him as God, neither were they thankful; but they became vain in their reasonings, and their foolish heart was darkened.

And as they did not approve to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are inappropriate;

who, knowing the rightfulness of God, that those who do such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but they even delight in those who are doing them.

Do you look with contempt upon the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God is leading you to repentance?

for the hearers of the law are not righteous with God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

For when the Gentiles, not having the law, may by nature do the things of the law, they, not having the law, are a law unto themselves:

therefore do not you who teach another teach yourself? do you, who preach not to steal, steal?

do you, who say not to commit adultery, commit adultery? do you, who abominate idolatry, rob temples?

Then if uncircumcision may keep the righteousness of the law, will not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is circumcision that which is outwardly in the flesh.

But he is a Jew, who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

For what if some did not believe? whether will their unbelief destroy the faith of God?

it could not be so: but let God be true, and every man a liar; as indeed it has been written, In order that you may be justified in your words, and shall prevail, in your judgment.

It could not be so: then how will God judge the world?

are we not indeed thus traduced, and as some say we speak, that, Let us do evil in order that good may come? whose condemnation is just.

as has been written, There is no one good, not one:

all have gone away, they have all together become unprofitable; there is no one who is doing good, there is not one.

and they have not known the way of peace.

The fear of God is not before their eyes.

Whether is he the God of the Jews only? is He not also the God of the Gentiles? Yea, also of the Gentiles:

Then do we make void the law through faith? It could not be so: but we establish the law.

For if Abraham were justified by works, he has glorification; but not before God.

But to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned according to grace, but according to debt;

but to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness.

blessed is the man of whom the Lord may not impute sin.

Then how was it imputed? to him, being in circumcision or uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.

For the promise to Abraham or his seed, that he should be the heir of the world, was not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Therefore it is by faith, in order that it may be by grace; that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not only of the law, but also of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

as it has been written, That I have constituted thee the father of many nations, before God whom he believed, who quickens the dead, and calls things which are not as really existing:

and being not weak in faith, he considered not his body already dead, being about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb:

but he staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was filled up with dynamite through faith, having given glory to God;

And it was not written on account of him alone, that it was imputed to him;

And not only so, but let us also rejoice in tribulation; knowing that tribulation works out endurance;

and hope makes not ashamed; because the divine love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Ghost who has been given unto us.

but not only so, but even rejoicing in God through Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we now received reconciliation.

(for until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed, there being no law;

but death reigned from Adam unto Moses, even on those who did not sin after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the type of him who is to come.

But not as was the transgression, even so is the free gift: for if by the transgression of one many died, how much more by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, did the grace of God and the gift abound unto many!

And not as by the one having sinned, is the free gift; for indeed, judgment was from one unto condemnation, but the free gift is from many transgressions unto justification.

It could not be so. How shall we, who are dead unto sin, live any longer in it?

Whether do you not know, that so many of us as were baptized unto Jesus Christ were baptized into His death?

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body that you should obey the lusts of it:

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for you are not under the law, but under grace.

What then? can we commit sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? it could not be so.

Do you not know, that to whom you present yourselves servants unto obedience, ye are servants to whom you obey; whether of sin unto death, or obedience unto righteousness?

But now we have been made free from the law, being dead in that in which we were held; so that we serve in the newness of the spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

Then what shall we say? is the law sin? It could not be so; but I did not know sin except through the law: for indeed I had not known lusts, unless the law said, Thou shalt not covet.

Then did that which is good become death to me? it could not be so: but sin, that it may appear sin, through the good was working out death to me, in order that sin may be exceedingly sinful through the commandment.

For that which I do, I know not: for I do that which I do not will; but I do that which I hate.

But if I do that which I do not will, I consent to the law that it is beautiful;

For I know that in me, that is, in my carnal mind, there dwells no good thing. For to will is present with me, but to do that which is beautiful is not:

for the good which I will I do not; but the evil which I do not will, that I do.

If I do that which I do not will, it is no longer I that do it, but sin dwelling in me.

in order that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to depravity, but according to the spirit.

Therefore the mind of depravity is enmity toward God: for it is not subordinated to the law of God, for it is not able so to be.

But those being in depravity are not able to please God.

But ye are not in depravity, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any one has not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.

Then therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to depravity, to live according to depravity.

For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but you received the Spirit of adoption, in which we cry; Father, Father.

For I reckon that the sufferings of these present times are not worthy to be compared to the glory which is about to be revealed in us.

For the creature has been subordinated to mortality, not willingly, but through Him who subordinated it;

and not only so, but we ourselves, having the earnest of the Spirit, and we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption of sons, the redemption of our body.

For we are saved by hope: but hope which is seen is not hope: for why does any one indeed hope for that which he sees?

But if we hope for that which we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

And likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmity. For we know not what we should pray for as it behooves us: but the Spirit himself makes intercession with unutterable groanings:

Indeed he who spared not his own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not with him, freely give us all things?

I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

But not as that the word of God has been a failure. For these are not all Israel who are of Israel;

that is the children of the flesh the same are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

Not only so; but Rebecca also having cohabitation of one, our father Isaac;

for the children not having been born, neither having done anything good or evil, in order that the purpose of God might stand according to election not of works, but of him that calleth,

Then what shall we say? Is there unrighteousness with God? It could not be so.

Then it is not of him that willeth, nor him that runneth, but of God who shows mercy.

Has not the potter the right of the clay, from the same lump to make one part a vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor?

whom he called, even us, not only of the Jews, but also of the Gentiles:

as he says in Hosea, I will call them my people, who are not my people; and her beloved, who is not beloved:

and it shall come to pass, in the place in which it was said to them, You are not my people, there they shall be called the sons of the living God:

Then what shall we say? That the Gentiles, not pursuing righteousness, received righteousness, and the righteousness which is from faith:

but Israel, following after the law, did not attain unto the law of righteousness.

Why? Because they sought it not from faith, but as it were from works: they stumbled over the stone of stumbling,

as has been written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence: and he that believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

For I testify to them, that they have a zeal of God, but not according to perfect knowledge;

for being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

But the righteousness of faith speaks thus, Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend up into heaven? that is, to bring Christ down:

For the scripture says, Every one believing on him shall not be ashamed.

Then how can they call on him on whom they have not believed? and how can they believe on him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

But they have not all heard the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report?

But I say, Have they not all heard? Yea, truly, Their sound has gone out into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.

But I say, Whether does not Israel know? Moses first says, I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, and with a nation void of understanding I will anger you.

But Isaiah is bold, and says, I was found by those not seeking after me; and made manifest to those not inquiring after me.

Then I say, Did God cast away his people? it could not be so. For I am indeed an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

God did not cast away his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says in Elijah, how he makes intercession to God against Israel?

But what says the answer to him? I have left unto myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to Baal.

and if by grace, it is not at all by works: since in that case grace is no more grace.

What then? Israel did not attain that which he was seeking, but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:

as has been written, God has given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this day.

and let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back always.