Now I don't desire to have you unaware, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, and was hindered so far, that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among the rest of the Gentiles.

but to those who are self-seeking, and don't obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath and indignation,

(for when Gentiles who don't have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves,

You therefore who teach another, don't you teach yourself? You who preach that a man shouldn't steal, do you steal?

Or don't you know that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.

Therefore don't let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.

Don't you know that to whom you present yourselves as servants to obedience, his servants you are whom you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?

Or don't you know, brothers (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man for as long as he lives?

For I don't know what I am doing. For I don't practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.

But if what I don't desire, that I do, I consent to the law that it is good.

For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don't find it doing that which is good.

For the good which I desire, I don't do; but the evil which I don't desire, that I practice.

But if what I don't desire, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.

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

But if we hope for that which we don't see, we wait for it with patience.

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don't know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can't be uttered.

For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,

But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Don't say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down);

God didn't reject his people, which he foreknew. Or don't you know what the Scripture says about Elijah? How he pleads with God against Israel:

"Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have broken down your altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life."

Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see. Bow down their back always."

don't boast over the branches. But if you boast, it is not you who support the root, but the root supports you.

True; by their unbelief they were broken off, and you stand by your faith. Don't be conceited, but fear;

They also, if they don't continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.

For I don't desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won't be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,

Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don't have the same function,

Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don't curse.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don't set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don't be wise in your own conceits.

Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord."

Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Don't let him who eats despise him who doesn't eat. Don't let him who doesn't eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him.

Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Don't destroy with your food him for whom Christ died.

Then don't let your good be slandered,

Don't overthrow God's work for food's sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.

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

For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.