which he had promised before by his prophets in the Holy Scriptures,

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, which may be for your confirmation;

For therein is revealed the righteousness which is of God from faith to faith; as it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."

Because that which may be known of God is manifest within them; for God made it manifest to them.

and in like manner the men also, neglecting the natural use of the female, burned with lust for one another, men with men practising that which is shameful, and receiving in themselves the due recompense of their error.

And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do things which are shameful;

in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to the gospel which I have preached.

For he is not a Jew, who is one outwardly, nor is that circumcision, which is outward, in the flesh;

But now, apart from the Law, the righteousness which is of God, to which the Law and the Prophets bear testimony,

even the righteousness which is of God through faith in Jesus Christ, hath been made manifest to all and for all believers. For there is no distinction.

For all have sinned, and fail of obtaining the glory which cometh from God;

And he received the outward sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all the uncircumcised who have faith, so that righteousness might be put to their account also;

and that he might be the father of the circumcised, who are not circumcised merely, but who tread in the steps of that faith which our father Abraham had while yet uncircumcised.

Therefore the inheritance was made to depend on faith, that it might be a matter of grace; that the promise might be sure to all the offspring, not to that only which is under the Law, but to that also which hath the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

For he had confident hope in that which was past hope, that he should become a father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, "Thus shall thy offspring be;"

and not being weak in faith, he regarded not his own body which had become dead, he being about a hundred years old, nor the deadness of Sarahs womb;

through whom also we have had admission into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in the hope of the glory which God will confer.

and hope will not disappoint us; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which hath been given to us.

Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the manner in which Adam transgressed; who is a type of him who was to come.

But the free gift was not as the transgression. For if through the offence of the one the many died, much more hath the grace of God, and the gift which is by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ, abounded to the many.

But thanks be to God that, though ye were the bondmen of sin, ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching which was delivered to you;

What fruit then had ye at that time from those things of which ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he liveth; but if the husband die, she is released from the law which bound her to him.

For when we were in the flesh, the affections of sins, which were through the Law, were working in our members to bear fruit unto death.

But now we are delivered from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, that we might serve in the new life of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the letter.

Did then that which is good become death to me? Far be it! but sin; that it might become manifest as sin, causing death to me by means of that which is good; that sin by means of the commandment might become exceedingly sinful.

For I know that there dwelleth not in me, that is, in my flesh, any good thing; for to desire is present with me, but not to perform that which is good.

For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do.

but I perceive another law in my members warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

For I esteem the sufferings of the present time as of no account, when compared with the glory which is about to be revealed to us.

For we were saved only in hope. But hope which is seen is not hope; how can a man hope for that which he seeth?

But if we hope for that which we do not see, then do we with patience wait for it.

In like manner the Spirit also helpeth our weakness; for we know not what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedeth with groans which cannot be expressed in words.

nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God for us, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

purposing also to make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory,

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

What then shall we say? That the gentiles, who did not strive after righteousness, obtained righteousness, but a righteousness which is of faith;

while Israel, which strove after a law of righteousness, did not attain to a law of righteousness.

For being ignorant of the righteousness which is of God, and endeavoring to establish a righteousness of their own, they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness which is of God.

For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the Law: "The man that hath done these things shall live by them."

But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh thus: Say not in thy heart, "Who shall ascend into heaven?" that is, to bring Christ down.

But what saith it? "The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart;" that is, the word concerning faith, which we preach;

But I say, Hath not Israel had knowledge? First, Moses saith, "I will move you to jealousy by that which is no nation, I will excite you to indignation by a foolish people."

God hath not cast off his people, which he foreknew. Do ye not know what the Scripture saith in the passage concerning Elijah? how he pleadeth to God against Israel:

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, wellpleasing to God, which is your spiritual worship;

For through the grace given to me I warn every one among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, according to the measure of faith which God hath imparted to each.

Having then gifts which dither according to the grace which hath been bestowed upon us, if we have prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

Let your love be unfeigned. Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is good.

Let every one submit to the authorities that are over him; for there is no authority which is not from God: and the authorities which exist have been ordained by God.

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wouldst thou then not be afraid of the government? Do that which is good, and thou wilt have praise from it;

Let not then the blessing which ye enjoy be evil spoken of.

Do not for the sake of food undo the work of God. All things indeed are clean; but that which is pure is evil for that man who eateth so as to be an occasion of sin.

Thou hast faith; have it to thyself before God. Happy is he who doth not condemn himself in that which he alloweth.

But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he doeth it not from faith; but every thing which is not from faith is sin.

For which cause also, for the most part, I have been hindered from coming to you.

But I exhort your brethren, to mark those who are causing divisions and offences, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned; and avoid them.

For your obedience hath become known to all. Over you, then, I rejoice; but I would have you wise as to that which is good, and simple as to that which is evil.

Now to him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which for eternal ages was unrevealed,