and this righteousness of God is by faith in Jesus Christ unto all and upon all believers; for there is no difference;

for a demonstration, I say, of his righteousness at this time: that He might be just, and the justifier of him, that believeth in Jesus.

for if Abraham were justified by works, he hath something to boast of; but this he hath not before God:

Now is this blessedness upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? for we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

through whom also we have admission by faith into this grace in which we stand, and boast in hope of the glory of God.

and experience hope, and this hope maketh us not ashamed; because the love of God is diffused in our hearts by the holy Spirit that is given to us.

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we might no longer be inslaved to sin:

For that which I do, I allow not: for I do not that which I would; but what I hate, this I do.

For I do not the good that I would; but the evil which I would not, this I do.

Wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from this body of death?

And I account the sufferings of this present time not worthy to be set against the glory that shall be revealed to us.

For we know that the whole world groaneth, and doth as it were travail in pain together even to this day.

For this is the word of the promise, "According to this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son:"

And the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, for this very purpose have I raised thee up, that I may shew forth my power in thee, and that my name may be declared through all the earth.

bring up Christ from the dead)" but what saith it? "The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart." This is the word of faith which we preach: that if thou confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,

But I say again, Did not Israel know this? when first Moses saith, "I will move you to jealousy by those who are not a people, I will provoke you to anger by a foolish nation:"

(according as it is written, God hath given them a spirit of slumber, that their eyes could not see and their ears could not hear,) even unto this day.

Say I then, Have they stumbled, that they should fall irrecoverably? God forbid! but this I say, that by their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles to excite them to emulation.

For I would not have you, brethren, to be ignorant of this mystery, (least ye should be wise in your own eyes) that blindness in part is befallen Israel, till the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

and this is my covenant with them, when I take away their sins."

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may experience what is the good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.

For you pay them tribute also for this reason; because they are God's ministers, continually attending hereunto.

for this command, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet, and every other social precept, is summed up in this, namely, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

And this let us observe, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed.

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

Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, not to lay a stumbling-block or scandal before a brother.

and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy, as it is written, "For this cause will I celebrate Thee among the Gentiles, and sing praises unto thy name."

Therefore when I have dispatched this, and sealed this fruit of love to them, I will come by you into Spain.

that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea; and that this my service at Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints:

I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord.