God, to whom I offer the worship of my soul as I tell the Goodness of his Son, is my witness how constantly I mention you when I pray,

but anger and wrath to those who are wilful, who disobey the Truth and obey wickedness ??9 anguish and calamity for every human soul that perpetrates evil, for the Jew first and for the Greek as well,

Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

For a man who is only a Jew outwardly is not a real Jew; nor is outward bodily circumcision real circumcision. The real Jew is the man who is a Jew in soul;

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

But if I am doing the very thing I do not want to do, I am no longer the one doing it [that is, it is not me that acts], but the sin [nature] which lives in me.

for I consent to the law of God as to my inward man, [my soul],

Now the mind of the flesh is death [both now and forever—because it pursues sin]; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace [the spiritual well-being that comes from walking with God—both now and forever];

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

"Lord, they have killed Thy prophets, they have digged down Thy altars; and I am left alone, and they are seeking my soul."

or he who encourages, in the act of encouragement; he who gives, with generosity; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy [in caring for others], with cheerfulness.

never lagging behind in diligence; aglow in the Spirit, enthusiastically serving the Lord;

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

So when I have completed this task and have put my seal on this contribution of theirs, I will visit you on my way to Spain.

who, for my soul, laid down their own necks; to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the gentiles;