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

For prior to the Law, sin actually existed in the world, but sin was not set down to man's account when there was no law.

For God has done what the Law could not do, weakened as it was by flesh. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and on account of sin, he condemned sin in the flesh;

and even though they were still unborn, and had done nothing either good or bad, in order that the purpose of God might stand according to election, not of works, but of Him who called,

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;

Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, And bow thou down their backs forever.

Do not, for the sake of food, be tearing down God's work. All food indeed is ceremonially clean, but a man is in the wrong if his food proves a stumbling-block.

For I will not dare to speak of any thing except that which Christ has done through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,