because though they knew [there was] a God, they glorified him not as God, nor gave him thanks, but became triflers in their disputations, and their stupid heart was darkened.

For this cause God gave them up to dishonourable passions. For even their women did change the natural use into that which was contrary to nature;

and likewise the men also, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lewdness one towards another; men with men committing indecency, and receiving in themselves the recompence of their delusion, which was meet.

For if Abraham was justified by works, he hath cause for glorying; though not before God.

For what doth the scripture say? Abraham truly believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.

This blessedness then, [is it] for the circumcision, or for the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was imputed to Abraham for righteousness.

How then was it imputed to him? when circumcised, or while uncircumcised? Not when circumcised, but whilst uncircumcised.

Who contrary to hope, in hope believed, that he should be the father of many nations, according to what was said, "So shall thy seed be."

for he disputed not against the promise of God with unbelief; but was mighty in faith, giving glory to God;

and enjoyed the fullest assurance, that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

Now it was not written for his sake only, that it was imputed to him;

who was delivered up for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed if there be no law.

But death reigned from Adam unto Moses, even over those who have not sinned after the similitude of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of him that was to come.

But the law was introduced, that the offence might be more abundant. But where sin had abounded, there hath grace abounded more exceedingly:

We have been buried therefore with him by baptism into death: that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so also we should walk in newness of life.

Wherefore, my brethren, ye also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ; that ye might be for another, who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit for God.

And the commandment, which [was] for life, the same was found by me for death.

Did then that which is good become fatal to me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin by that which was good [in itself], was the cause of death to me; that sin through the commandment might become transcendantly sinful.

For that which was impossible by the law, inasmuch as it was impotent through the flesh, God having sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in that flesh:

For the creation was made subject to vanity, not voluntarily, but by him who made it subject,

it was said unto her, "That the elder shall be servant to the younger."

As also he saith in Hosea, "I will call her which was not my people, my people; and her which was not beloved, beloved.

And it shall be in the place where it was said unto them, ye are not my people; there shall they be called the sons of the living God."

Now I say that Jesus Christ was the minister of circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

Now to him that is able to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, agreeable to the revelation of the mystery; which was concealed from all former ages,