I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

Thus {I am eager} to proclaim the gospel also to you who [are] in Rome.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? God, who inflicts wrath, [is] not unjust, [is he]? (I am speaking according to a human perspective.)

(I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.) For just as you presented your members [as] slaves to immorality and lawlessness, [leading] to lawlessness, so now present your members [as] slaves to righteousness, [leading] to sanctification.

Or do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law is master of a person for as long a time [as] he lives?

For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, {sold into slavery to sin}.

For what I am doing I do not understand, because what I want [to do], this I do not practice, but what I hate, this I do.

But now I am no longer the one doing it, but sin that lives in me.

But if what I do not want [to do], this I am doing, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin that lives in me.

Wretched man [that] I [am]! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

Thanks [be] to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself with my mind am enslaved to the law of God, but with my flesh [I am enslaved] to the law of sin.

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,

I am telling the truth in Christ--[I am] not lying; my conscience bears witness to me in the Holy Spirit--

just as it is written, "Behold, I am laying in Zion {a stone that causes people to stumble}, and {a rock that causes them to fall}, and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame."

Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Therefore, inasmuch as I am apostle to the Gentiles, I promote my ministry,

with the result that I am a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving the gospel of God as a priest, in order that the offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

whenever I travel to Spain. For I hope [while I] am passing through to see you and to be sent on my way by you, whenever I have first enjoyed your [company] for a while.

But now I am traveling to Jerusalem, serving the saints.

who risked their own necks for my life, for which not only I am thankful, but also all the churches of the Gentiles;

For [the report of] your obedience has reached to all; therefore I am rejoicing over you, and I want you to be wise toward what [is] good, but innocent toward what [is] evil.