"We know that God's judgment against those who practise such vices is in accord with the truth," you say?

For the name of God is continually blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, even as the Scripture itself says.

But if our unrighteousness thus brings out God's righteousness, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous?? speak after the manner of men??hen he inflicts his anger on us?

And why not say (as I myself am slanderously reported to say), "Let us do evil that good may come out of it"? Such arguments are rightly condemned.

Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law; so that every mouth may be shut, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.

I say, at this present time; that he himself might be just, and yet the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.

What then shall we say of Abraham, our ancestor in the flesh?

For what does Scripture say? And Abraham believed God, and it was set down to his account as righteousness.

Blessed he says are they whose iniquities have been forgiven, And whose sins have been covered.

Is this blessing, then, for the circumcised alone? or for the uncircumcised also? Abraham's faith, I say, was imputed to him for righteousness.

What then shall we say? Shall we continue to abound in sin, in order that grace may come to abound?

What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? Certainly not. On the contrary I should not have become acquainted with sin had it not been for the Law; for except the Law had repeatedly said, "Thou shalt not lust," I should never have known the sin of lust.

What shall we say then, to these things? If God be for us, Who can be against us?

What shall we say then? that there is injustice with God? No indeed.

For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, It is for this very purpose that I have raised you up, To show in you my power, And to proclaim my name far and wide, in all the earth.

Then you will say to me. "Why does he still go on finding fault? Who can withstand his will?"

"Nay, but who are you, O man, that replies to God? Shall the thing formed say unto him who formed it, "Why did you do me like this?"

Even as in an earlier passage, Isaiah says, Except the Lord of Sabbath had us some few descendants, we should have become like Sodom, and should have fared like Gomorrah.

What then shall we say? That Gentiles who never pursed righteousness have overtaken it, even the righteousness of faith?

But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way. Say not in thine heart, "Who shall ascend to heaven?"??hat is, to bring Christ down;

But what does it say? The word is near thee, even in thy mouth and in thy heart. That is the very word of faith which we preach;

The Scriptures say, Whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame.

But I say, Did Israel not know? First Moses says. I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation; Against a Gentile nation, void of understanding, will I anger you.

But to Israel he says, All day long I have been spreading out my hands unto a disobedient and contrary people.

As David says. Let their table be made a snare and a trap, And a stumbling-block and a recompense unto them;

For to you who are Gentiles I say that since I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I glorify my ministry,

"Branches have been broken off," you say, "that I might be grafted in."

Never revenge yourself, beloved, but leave the field clear for God's wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," says the Lord.

For the Law which says, Thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt do no murder, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness, thou shalt not covet, and whatever other commandment there be??s all summed up in this one saying, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

For it is written, "As I live," says the Lord, "to me every knee shall bow, And to God shall every tongue confess."

For I say that Christ has been made a minister of the Circumcision the people of Israel, in vindication of God's truth, so that he may confirm the promises given to our forefathers;

Or again, as Isaiah says. There shall be the root of Jesse, And he that arises to rule over the Gentiles; On him shall the Gentiles hope.

But, as Scripture says, He shall be seen by those to whom no news about him ever came, And those who have never heard of him shall understand.

I say this, for the tidings of your obedience have been told throughout the world. On your own behalf, then, I rejoice; but I want you to be wise unto the good, but innocents in evil.