being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

"Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness."

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who did not follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;

even as it is written, "Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock that will make them fall; and no one who believes in him will be put to shame."

I ask then, did they stumble that they might fall? May it never be. But by their fall salvation has come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy.

Now if their fall is the riches of the world, and their loss the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fullness?

See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.

So then, let us follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

For even Christ did not please himself. But, as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me."

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

I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,

Greet Andronicus and Junias, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are notable among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.

Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.

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