But whosoever hath sinned without law, shall perish without law. And as many as have sinned under the law, shall be judged by the law.

And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it keep the law, judge thee, which being under the letter and circumcision, dost transgress the law?

What say we then? Are we better than they? No, in no wise. For we have already proved how that both Jews and gentiles are all under sin,

"Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they have deceived." "The poison of Asps is under their lips."

Yea and we know that whatsoever the law saith, he saith it to them which are under the law: That all mouths may be stopped, and all the world be subdued to God,

Let not sin have power over you. For ye are not under the law, but under grace.

What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law: but under grace? God forbid.

For when ye were servants of sin, ye were not under righteousness.

Was that, then, which is good made death unto me? God forbid. Nay, sin was death unto me, that it might appear: how that sin by the means of that which is good, had wrought death in me: that sin which is under the commandment, might be out of measure sinful.

For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin:

The God of peace tread Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.