Where then is there room for your boasting? It is for ever shut out. On what principle? On the ground of merit? No, but on the ground of faith.

For the Law inflicts punishment; but where no Law exists, there can be no violation of Law.

Now Law was brought in later on, so that transgression might increase. But where sin increased, grace has overflowed;

And in the place where it was said to them, 'No people of Mine are you,' there shall they be called sons of the everliving God."

making it my ambition, however, not to tell the Good News where Christ's name was already known, for fear I should be building on another man's foundation.