But I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that oftentimes I purposed to come to you, and was kept back until the present; that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other nations.

Because, knowing God, they did not glorify Him as God, neither were thankful. But they became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

who, knowing the righteous order of God, that those practicing such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but have pleasure in those practicing them.

But know that the judgment of God is according to truth on those who practice such things.

But according to your hardness and your impenitent heart, do you treasure up wrath for yourself in a day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

But to those who indeed disobeying the truth out of self-seeking, and obeying unrighteousness, will be anger and wrath,

But He will give glory, honor and peace to every man who works good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

For it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified.

For circumcision truly profits if you keep the Law, but if you are a transgressor of the Law, circumcision becomes uncircumcision.

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

Let it not be! But let God be true, and every man a liar; as it is written, "That You might be justified in Your sayings, and will overcome when You are judged."

But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who lays on wrath? (I speak as a man.)

And not rather, (as we are wrongly accused, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do bad things that good may come? Their condemnation is just.

But we know that whatever things the Law says, it says to those who are under the Law; so that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may be under judgment before God,

But now a righteousness of God has been revealed apart from Law, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets;

Then where is the boasting? It is excluded. Through what law? Of works? No, but through the law of faith.

Do we then make the Law void through faith? Let it not be! But we establish the Law.

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has a boast; but not before God.

But to him working, the reward is not reckoned according to grace, but according to debt.

But to him not working, but believing on Him justifying the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

How then was it reckoned? Being in circumcision or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

and a father of circumcision to those not of the circumcision only, but also to those walking by the steps of the faith of our father Abraham during uncircumcision.

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

Therefore it is of faith so that it might be according to grace; for the promise to be made sure to all the seed, not only to that which is of the Law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

He did not stagger at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God,

but for us also to whom it is to be imputed, to the ones believing on Him who has raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

And not only this, but we glory in afflictions also, knowing that afflictions work out patience,

But God commends His love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.

And not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the reconciliation.

for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

But death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is the type of Him who was to come;

but the free gift shall not be also like the offense. For if by the offense of the one many died, much more the grace of God, and the gift in grace; which is of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.

And the free gift shall not be as by one having sinned; (for indeed the judgment was of one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offenses to justification.

But the Law entered so that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound,

But if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,

For in that He died, He died to sin once; but in that He lives, He lives to God.

Likewise count yourselves also to be truly dead to sin, but alive to God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Do not yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God, as one alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.

For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under Law, but under grace.

What then? Shall we sin because we are not under Law, but under grace? Let it not be!

But thanks be to our God that you were the slaves of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.

But now, being made free from sin, and having become slaves to God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end everlasting life.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

For the married woman was bound by law to the living husband. But if the husband is dead, she is set free from the law of her husband.

So then if, while her husband lives, she is married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress. But if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress by becoming another man's wife.

But now we having been set free from the Law, having died to that in which we were held, so that we serve in newness of spirit and not in oldness of the letter.

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Let it not be said! But I did not know sin except through the law. For also I did not know lust except the law said, You shall not lust.

But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, worked in me all kinds of lust. For apart from law sin was dead.

For I was alive without the law once. But when the commandment came, sin revived and I died.

Then has that which is good become death to me? Let it not be! But sin, that it might appear to be sin, working death in me by that which is good; in order that sin might become exceedingly sinful by the commandment.

For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin.

For that which I do, I know not. For what I desire, that I do not do; but what I hate, that I do.

But now it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwells in me.

For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwells no good thing. For to will is present with me, but how to perform that which is good I do not find.

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

But if I do what I do not desire, it is no more I working it out, but sin dwelling in me.

but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin being in my members.

I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then with the mind I myself serve the Law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

But the Law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

so that the righteousness of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

For they who are according to the flesh mind the things of flesh, but they who are according to the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace

But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone has not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.

And if Christ is in you, indeed the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

But if the Spirit of the One who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the One who raised up Christ from the dead shall also make your mortal bodies alive by His Spirit who dwells in you.

For if you live according to the flesh, you shall die. But if you through the Spirit mortify the deeds of the body, you shall live.

For you have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption by which we cry, Abba, Father!

For the creation was not willingly subjected to vanity, but because of Him who subjected it on hope

And not only so, but ourselves also, who have the firstfruit of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, awaiting adoption, the redemption of our body.

For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen is not hope; for what anyone sees, why does he also hope for it?

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

Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

But whom He predestinated, these He also called; and whom He called, those He also justified. And whom He justified, these He also glorified.

Truly He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

Who is he condemning? It is Christ who has died, but rather also who is raised, who is also at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.

But in all these things we more than conquer through Him who loved us.

nor because they are the seed of Abraham are they all children. But, "In Isaac shall your Seed be called."

That is, not the children of the flesh are children of God; but the children of the promise are counted for a seed.

And not only this, but when Rebekah also had conceived by one, by our father Isaac

(for the children had not yet been born, neither had done any good or evil; but that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who called,)

As it is written, "Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated."

So then it is not of the one willing, nor of the one running, but of God, the One showing mercy.

No, but, O man, who are you who replies against God? Shall the thing formed say to Him who formed it, Why have you made me this way?

whom He also called, not only us, of Jews, but also of the nations?

What shall we say then? That the nations, who did not follow after righteousness have taken on righteousness, but a righteousness of faith.

But Israel, who followed after a law of righteousness did not arrive at a law of righteousness.

Why? Because it was not of faith, but as it were by the works of the Law. For they stumbled at that Stumbling-stone;

as it is written, "Behold, I lay in Zion a Stumbling-stone and a Rock-of-offense, and everyone believing on Him shall not be put to shame."

For I bear record to them that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

But the righteousness of faith says this: "Do not say in your heart, Who shall ascend into Heaven?" that is, to bring Christ down;

But what does it say? "The Word is near you, even in your mouth and in your heart"; that is, the Word of Faith which we proclaim;

For the Scripture says, "Everyone believing on Him shall not be put to shame."

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

But I say, Have they not heard? Yes indeed, their voice went out into all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.

But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses says, "I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you."

But Isaiah is very bold and says, "I was found by those who did not seek Me, I became known to those who did not ask after Me."

But to Israel He says, "All day long I have stretched forth My hands to a disobeying and gainsaying people."

I say then, Did not God put away His people? Let it not be said! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

But what does the Divine answer say to him? "I have reserved to Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal."