First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you

For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to you for the establishing of you.

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.

For the unseen things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being realized by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, for them to be without excuse.

For this cause, God gave them up to dishonorable affections. For even their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature.

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.

Therefore you are without excuse, O man, everyone who judges; for in that in which you judge another, you condemn yourself, for you who judge do the same things.

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

And, O man, the one judging those who do such things, and practice them, do you think this, that you shall escape the judgment of God?

Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, and the forbearance and long-suffering, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that outwardly in flesh;

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."

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.

there is none that understands, there is none that seeks after God."

"They are all gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable, there is none that does good, no, not one."

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,

being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus;

whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness through the passing by of the sins that had taken place before, in the forbearance of God;

Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the works of the Law.

What then shall we say that our father Abraham has found, according to flesh?

Is this blessedness then on the circumcision only, or on the uncircumcision also? For we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

And he received a sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith while still uncircumcised; so that he might be the father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for righteousness to be imputed to them also;

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

For he who beyond hope believed on hope for him to become the father of many nations (according to that which was spoken, "So your seed shall be").

and being fully persuaded that what God had promised, He was also able to perform.

Now it was not written for him alone that it was imputed to him,

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.

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

so that as sin has reigned to death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may abound?

Do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into His death?

Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father; even so we also should walk in newness of life.

knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him in order that the body of sin might be destroyed, that from now on we should not serve sin.

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

knowing that when Christ was raised from the dead, He dies no more; death no longer has dominion over Him.

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

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.

Do you not know that to whom you yield yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to him whom you obey; whether it is of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness.

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.

Or are you ignorant, brothers; for I speak to those who know the Law; that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives?

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.

So, my brothers, you also have become dead to the law by the body of Christ so that you should be married to Another, even to Him raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit to God.

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.

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.

If then I do that which I do not desire, I consent to the law that it is good.

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.

O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh;

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

The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God.

And if we are children, then we are heirs; heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; so that if we suffer with Him, we may also be glorified together.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the coming glory to be revealed in us.

that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

And we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now.

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.

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

that I have great heaviness and continual pain in my heart.

Not however that the Word of God has failed, for not all those of Israel are Israel;

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

(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,)

For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "Even for this same purpose I have raised you up, that I might show My power in you, and that My name might be declared throughout all the earth."

and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy which He had before prepared to glory;

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

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

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;

or "Who shall descend into the deep?"; that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.

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;

Because if you confess the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.

What then? Israel has not obtained that which it seeks, but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened

Let their eyes be darkened so that they may not see, and their back always bowing."

I say then, Did they not stumble that they fall? Let it not be! But by their slipping away came salvation to the nations, to provoke them to jealousy.

do not boast against the branches. But if you boast, it is not you that bears the root, but the root bears you.

You will say then, The branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.

For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, lest you should be wise within yourselves; that blindness in part has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the nations has comes in.

even so these also have not believed now, so that through your mercy they may also obtain mercy.

For God has shut up all in unbelief, so that He might show mercy to all.

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, in order to prove by you what is that good and pleasing and perfect will of God.

Then having gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;

Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority but of God; the authorities that exist are ordained by God.

So that the one resisting the authority resists the ordinance of God; and the ones who resist will receive judgment to themselves.

This also, knowing the time, that it is already time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.

Who are you that judges another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. But he will stand, for God is able to make him stand.

For this Christ both died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and living.

I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing by itself is common; except to him who esteems anything to be common, it is common.

But, the one doubting, if he eats, he has been condemned, because it is not of faith; and all that is not of faith is sin.

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, so that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.

so that with one mind and one mouth you may glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

and that the nations might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written, "For this cause I will confess to You in the nations, and I will praise Your name."

And may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brothers, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.