But I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that frequently I purposed to come to you, and was hindered hitherto, in order that I may have some fruit among you, as well as also among other Gentiles.

because, knowing God, they did not glorify Him as God, neither were they thankful; but they became vain in their reasonings, and their foolish heart was darkened.

For what does the scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness.

Then does this blessedness come on the circumcision, or on the uncircumcision? for we say That faith was imputed to Abraham for righteousness.

Then how was it imputed? to him, being in circumcision or uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

For the promise to Abraham or his seed, that he should be the heir of the world, was not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

but he staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was filled up with dynamite through faith, having given glory to God;

Therefore it was indeed imputed unto him for righteousness.

And it was not written on account of him alone, that it was imputed to him;

who was delivered on account of our transgressions, and raised for our justification.

(for until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed, there being no law;

But not as was the transgression, even so is the free gift: for if by the transgression of one many died, how much more by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, did the grace of God and the gift abound unto many!

And not as by the one having sinned, is the free gift; for indeed, judgment was from one unto condemnation, but the free gift is from many transgressions unto justification.

Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death: in order that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so must we also walk in newness of life.

But sin, taking occasion through the commandment, did work in me all concupiscence; for without law sin was dead.

But I was alive at one time without law: but the commandment having come, sin revived,

and I died; and the commandment, which was unto life, the same was unto death.

Then did that which is good become death to me? it could not be so: but sin, that it may appear sin, through the good was working out death to me, in order that sin may be exceedingly sinful through the commandment.

For there was an impotency of the law, in which it was weak through depravity, God having sent his own Son in the likeness of the sin of depravity and for sin, condemned sin in depravity:

and it was said to her, The elder shall serve the younger:

and it shall come to pass, in the place in which it was said to them, You are not my people, there they shall be called the sons of the living God:

But Isaiah is bold, and says, I was found by those not seeking after me; and made manifest to those not inquiring after me.

What then? Israel did not attain that which he was seeking, but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened:

But if the fall of them was the riches of the world, and the depletion of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?

For if the casting away of them was the reconciling of the world, what will their reception be, but life from the dead?

But if the first fruit was holy, the lump is also: if the root was holy, the branches are also.

Therefore indeed I was hindered much from coming unto you: