As a proof, I repeat, at the present time, of his own righteousness, that he might be righteous in our eyes, and might pronounce righteous the man who takes his stand on faith in Jesus.

Seeing that, while we were still powerless, Christ, in God's good time, died on behalf of the godless.

Even before the time of the Law there was sin in the world; but sin cannot be charged against a man where no Law exists.

There was a time when I myself, unconscious of Law, was alive; but when the Commandment was brought home to me, sin sprang into life, while I died!

For these words are the words of a promise-'About this time I will come, and Sarah shall have a son.'

And so in our own time, too, there is to be found a remnant of our nation selected by God in love.

Just as you at one time were disobedient to him, but have now found mercy in the day of their disobedience;

This I say, because you know the crisis that we have reached, for the time has already come for you to rouse yourselves from sleep; our Salvation is nearer now than when we accepted the Faith.