For although they knew God, yet they did not glorify him as God, nor give him thanks; but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.

and on the other hand their men likewise abandoned the natural use of women, and were ablaze with passion for one another; men with men practising shameless acts and receiving in their own person that recompense of their wrong-doing which necessarily followed.

And just as they refused to continue to retain God in their knowledge, so did God cast them out to an outcast mind, to do those things which were indecent.

They were overflowing with every kind of iniquity, depravity, greed, and malice. They were full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and malignity.

They became whisperers, back-biters, hated of God, insolent, haughty, boastful. They invented sins. They were disobedient to parents.

They were without sense, without faith, without natural affection, without mercy.

Though they knew well the ordinance of God, that those who practise such vices are worthy of death, they not only continue to do the same, but were even applauding those who practise vice.

Much in every way. First of all, because to them were entrusted the oracles of God.

Now these words were not written simply for his sake, but for us as well.

For while we were still without strength, Christ died in due time for the ungodly.

But God gives proof of his love to us by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved in his life.

For just as through the disobedience of one man the rest were made sinners; even so by the obedience of One shall all the rest be made righteous.

But God be thanked that you who were once the slaves of sin have obeyed from your hearts that type of teaching to which you were appointed;

For when you were the slaves of sin, you were under no subjection to righteousness.

So also, my brother, you were made dead to the Law through the body of Christ; that you should be joined to another, even to Him who was raised from the dead that we might bear fruit for God.

For while we were unspiritual, the sinful passions, aroused by the Law, were ever active in every part of our bodies, leading us to bear fruit unto death.

But now we have been released from the Law, because we are dead to that in which we were held; so that we are now in thralldom in new and spiritual conditions, and not under the old written code.

and even though they were still unborn, and had done nothing either good or bad, in order that the purpose of God might stand according to election, not of works, but of Him who called,

As he also said in Hosea. Those who were not my people I will call "my people," And her "beloved" who was not beloved;

But that the descendants of Israel, who were in pursuit of a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law?

For because they were ignorant of God's righteousness, and sought to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit themselves to the righteousness of God.

But Isaiah speaks very boldly, I was found of those who were not seeking me, I was made manifest to those who were not asking for me.

Supposing that some of the branches have been broken off, and you, although you were but a wild olive, have been grafted in among the branches and have become a partaker with them of the fatness of the olive tree, do not glory over the branches;

True, through their unbelief they were broken off, and by your faith you stand. Do not be puffed up, but fear;

For if you were cut out of that which is by nature a mere wild olive tree, and have been grafted, contrary to nature, into a fruitful olive tree, how much more shall these, the natural branches, be regrafted into their own olive tree?

And as in times past you were yourselves disobedient to God, but now, thanks to their disobedience, have obtained mercy;

For even Christ pleased not himself; but as it is written, The reproaches of those who were reproaching thee fell upon me.