so that for my part I am willing and eager to proclaim the Good News to you also who are in Rome.

But now a righteousness coming from God has been brought to light apart from any Law, both Law and Prophets bearing witness to it--

Now Law was brought in later on, so that transgression might increase. But where sin increased, grace has overflowed;

and, as it turned out, the very Commandment which was to bring me life, brought me death.

that if with your mouth you confess Jesus as Lord and in your heart believe that God brought Him back to life, you shall be saved.

But to you Gentiles I say that, since I am an Apostle specially sent to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry,

Do not be puffed up with pride. Tremble rather--for if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will He spare you.

Carry out these injunctions because you know the critical period at which we are living, and that it is now high time, to rouse yourselves from sleep; for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first became believers.

Living as we do in broad daylight, let us conduct ourselves becomingly, not indulging in revelry and drunkenness, nor in lust and debauchery, nor in quarrelling and jealousy.

For I will not presume to mention any of the results that Christ has brought about by other agency than mine in securing the obedience of the Gentiles by word or deed,

But now, as there is no more unoccupied ground in this part of the world, and I have for years past been eager to pay you a visit,

but has now been brought fully to light, and by the command of the God of the Ages has been made known by the writings of the Prophets among all the Gentiles to win them to obedience to the faith--