They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and viciousness. They are gossips,

For it is not merely those who hear the Law who are righteous in God's sight. No, it is those who follow the Law, who will be justified.

an instructor of ignorant people, and a teacher of infants because you have the full content of knowledge and truth in the Law

as you teach others, do you fail to teach yourself? As you preach against stealing, do you steal?

Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.

Therefore, God will not justify any human being by means of the actions prescribed by the Law, for through the Law comes the full knowledge of sin.

since all have sinned and continue to fall short of God's glory.

As it is written, "Look! I am placing a stone in Zion over which people will stumble a large rock that will make them fall and the one who believes in him will never be ashamed."

For I can testify on their behalf that they have a zeal for God, but it is not in keeping with full knowledge.

And so I ask, "They have not stumbled so as to fall, have they?" Of course not! On the contrary, because of their stumbling, salvation has come to the gentiles to make the Jews jealous.

Now if their stumbling means riches for the world, and if their fall means riches for the gentiles, how much more will their full participation mean!

Consider, then, the kindness and severity of God: his severity toward those who fell, but God's kindness toward you if you continue receiving his kindness. Otherwise, you too will be cut off.

For I want to let you know about this secret, brothers, so that you will not claim to be wiser than you are: Stubbornness has come to part of Israel until the full number of the gentiles comes to faith.

Now may God, the source of endurance and encouragement, allow you to live in harmony with each other as you follow the Messiah Jesus,

Now may God, the source of hope, fill you with all joy and peace as you believe, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are filled with goodness and full of all the knowledge you need to be able to instruct each other.

And I know that when I come to you I will come with the full blessing of the Messiah.

Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews who are in prison with me and are prominent among the apostles. They belonged to the Messiah before I did.

Greet Herodion, my fellow Jew. Greet those in the family of Narcissus, who belong to the Lord.

For your obedience has become known to everyone, and I am full of joy for you. But I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.

Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow Jews.