though they know God's decree that people who practise such vice deserve death, they not only do it themselves but applaud those who practise it.

Or is God only the God of Jews? Is he not the God of the Gentiles as well? Surely he is.

He only got circumcision as a sign or seal of the righteousness which belonged to his faith as an uncircumcised man. The object of this was to make him the father of all who believe as uncircumcised persons and thus have righteousness counted to them,

as well as a father of those circumcised persons who not only share circumcision but walk in the steps of the faith which our father Abraham had as an uncircumcised man.

Not only so, but we triumph even in our troubles, knowing that trouble produces endurance,

Not only so, but we triumph in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we now enjoy our reconciliation.

Surely you know, my brothers ??for I am speaking to men who know what law means ??that the law has hold over a person only during his lifetime!

and not only so, but even we ourselves, who have the Spirit as a foretaste of the future, even we sigh to ourselves as we wait for the redemption of the body that means our full sonship.

And Isaiah exclaims, with regard to Israel, Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them shall be saved;

I can vouch for their zeal for God; only, it is not zeal with knowledge.

To prevent you from being self-conceited, brothers, I would like you to understand this secret: it is only a partial insensibility that has come over Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles come in.

You must be obedient, therefore, not only to avoid the divine vengeance but as a matter of conscience,

While one man has enough confidence to eat any food, the man of weak faith only eats vegetables.

I know, I am certain in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is in itself unclean; only, anything is unclean for a man who considers it unclean.

by the force of miracles and marvels, by the power of the Spirit of God. Thus from Jerusalem right round to Illyricum, I have been able to complete the preaching of the gospel of Christ ??20 my ambition always being to preach it only in places where there had been no mention of Christ's name, that I might not build on foundations laid by others,

who have risked their lives for me; I thank them, and not only I but all the Gentile churches as well.

has now been disclosed and made known on the basis of the prophetic scriptures (by command of the eternal God) to all the Gentiles for their obedience to the faith ??27 to the only wise God be glory through Jesus Christ for ever and ever: Amen.]