we were buried together, then, with him through the baptism to the death, that even as Christ was raised up out of the dead through the glory of the Father, so also we in newness of life might walk.

neither present ye your members instruments of unrighteousness to the sin, but present yourselves to God as living out of the dead, and your members instruments of righteousness to God;

In the manner of men I speak, because of the weakness of your flesh, for even as ye did present your members servants to the uncleanness and to the lawlessness -- to the lawlessness, so now present your members servants to the righteousness -- to sanctification,

what fruit, therefore, were ye having then, in the things of which ye are now ashamed? for the end of those is death.

for the wages of the sin is death, and the gift of God is life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Are ye ignorant, brethren -- for to those knowing law I speak -- that the law hath lordship over the man as long as he liveth?

so, then, the husband being alive, an adulteress she shall be called if she may become another man's; and if the husband may die, she is free from the law, so as not to be an adulteress, having become another man's.

What, then, shall we say? the law is sin? let it not be! but the sin I did not know except through law, for also the covetousness I had not known if the law had not said:

Thou shalt not covet;' and the sin having received an opportunity, through the command, did work in me all covetousness -- for apart from law sin is dead.

and the command that is for life, this was found by me for death;

so that the law, indeed, is holy, and the command holy, and righteous, and good.

That which is good then, to me hath it become death? let it not be! but the sin, that it might appear sin, through the good, working death to me, that the sin might become exceeding sinful through the command,

for we have known that the law is spiritual, and I am fleshly, sold by the sin;

And if what I do not will, this I do, I consent to the law that it is good,

and now it is no longer I that work it, but the sin dwelling in me,

for I have known that there doth not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, good: for to will is present with me, and to work that which is right I do not find,

And if what I do not will, this I do, it is no longer I that work it, but the sin that is dwelling in me.

I find, then, the law, that when I desire to do what is right, with me the evil is present,

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

There is, then, now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit;

that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

for the mind of the flesh is death, and the mind of the Spirit -- life and peace;

because the mind of the flesh is enmity to God, for to the law of God it doth not subject itself,

for neither is it able; and those who are in the flesh are not able to please God.

And ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God doth dwell in you; and if any one hath not the Spirit of Christ -- this one is not His;

and if Christ is in you, the body, indeed, is dead because of sin, and the Spirit is life because of righteousness,

for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;

For I reckon that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory about to be revealed in us;

for in hope we were saved, and hope beheld is not hope; for what any one doth behold, why also doth he hope for it?

And, in like manner also, the Spirit doth help our weaknesses; for, what we may pray for, as it behoveth us, we have not known, but the Spirit himself doth make intercession for us with groanings unutterable,

and He who is searching the hearts hath known what is the mind of the Spirit, because according to God he doth intercede for saints.

What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God is for us, who is against us?

He who indeed His own Son did not spare, but for us all did deliver him up, how shall He not also with him the all things grant to us?

Who shall lay a charge against the choice ones of God? God is He that is declaring righteous,

who is he that is condemning? Christ is He that died, yea, rather also, was raised up; who is also on the right hand of God -- who also doth intercede for us.

Who shall separate us from the love of the Christ? tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

(according as it hath been written -- 'For Thy sake we are put to death all the day long, we were reckoned as sheep of slaughter,')

but in all these we more than conquer, through him who loved us;

nor things about to be, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of god, that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

who are Israelites, whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the lawgiving, and the service, and the promises,

whose are the fathers, and of whom is the Christ, according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed to the ages. Amen.

And it is not possible that the word of God hath failed; for not all who are of Israel are these Israel;

that is, the children of the flesh -- these are not children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;

for the word of promise is this; 'According to this time I will come, and there shall be to Sarah a son.'

(for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to choice, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling,) it was said to her --

according as it hath been written, 'Jacob I did love, and Esau I did hate.'

What, then, shall we say? unrighteousness is with God? let it not be!

so, then -- not of him who is willing, nor of him who is running, but of God who is doing kindness:

and that He might make known the riches of His glory on vessels of kindness, that He before prepared for glory, whom also He did call -- us --

as also in Hosea He saith, 'I will call what is not My people -- My people; and her not beloved -- Beloved,

And Isaiah doth cry concerning Israel, 'If the number of the sons of Israel may be as the sand of the sea, the remnant shall be saved;

for a matter He is finishing, and is cutting short in righteousness, because a matter cut short will the Lord do upon the land.

and according as Isaiah saith before, 'Except the Lord of Sabaoth did leave to us a seed, as Sodom we had become, and as Gomorrah we had been made like.'

What, then, shall we say? that nations who are not pursuing righteousness did attain to righteousness, and righteousness that is of faith,

wherefore? because -- not by faith, but as by works of law; for they did stumble at the stone of stumbling,

according as it hath been written, 'Lo, I place in Sion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence; and every one who is believing thereon shall not be ashamed.'

Brethren, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that is to God for Israel, is -- for salvation;

For Christ is an end of law for righteousness to every one who is believing,

for Moses doth describe the righteousness that is of the law, that, 'The man who did them shall live in them,'

and the righteousness of faith doth thus speak: 'Thou mayest not say in thine heart, Who shall go up to the heaven,' that is, Christ to bring down?

or, 'Who shall go down to the abyss,' that is, Christ out of the dead to bring up.

But what doth it say? 'Nigh thee is the saying -- in thy mouth, and in thy heart:' that is, the saying of the faith, that we preach;

for with the heart doth one believe to righteousness, and with the mouth is confession made to salvation;

for the Writing saith, 'Every one who is believing on him shall not be ashamed,'

for there is no difference between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord of all is rich to all those calling upon Him,

and how shall they preach, if they may not be sent? according as it hath been written, 'How beautiful the feet of those proclaiming good tidings of peace, of those proclaiming good tidings of the good things!'

But they were not all obedient to the good tidings, for Isaiah saith, 'Lord, who did give credence to our report?'

so then the faith is by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

But I say, Did not Israel know? first Moses saith, 'I will provoke you to jealousy by that which is not a nation; by an unintelligent nation I will anger you,'

and Isaiah is very bold, and saith, 'I was found by those not seeking Me; I became manifest to those not inquiring after Me;'

and if by grace, no more of works, otherwise the grace becometh no more grace; and if of works, it is no more grace, otherwise the work is no more work.

according as it hath been written, 'God gave to them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear,' -- unto this very day,

I say, then, Did they stumble that they might fall? let it not be! but by their fall the salvation is to the nations, to arouse them to jealousy;

and if the fall of them is the riches of a world, and the diminution of them the riches of nations, how much more the fulness of them?

For to you I speak -- to the nations -- inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of nations, my ministration I do glorify;

for if the casting away of them is a reconciliation of the world, what the reception -- if not life out of the dead?

and if the first-fruit is holy, the lump also; and if the root is holy, the branches also.

And those also, if they may not remain in unbelief, shall be graffed in, for God is able again to graff them in;

For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this secret -- that ye may not be wise in your own conceits -- that hardness in part to Israel hath happened till the fulness of the nations may come in;

and so all Israel shall be saved, according as it hath been written, 'There shall come forth out of Sion he who is delivering, and he shall turn away impiety from Jacob,

and this to them is the covenant from Me, when I may take away their sins.'

As regards, indeed, the good tidings, they are enemies on your account; and as regards the choice -- beloved on account of the fathers;

for as ye also once did not believe in God, and now did find kindness by the unbelief of these:

because of Him, and through Him, and to Him are the all things; to Him is the glory -- to the ages. Amen.

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what is the will of God -- the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

for as in one body we have many members, and all the members have not the same office,

And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy -- 'According to the proportion of faith!'

or ministration -- 'In the ministration!' or he who is teaching -- 'In the teaching!'

or he who is exhorting -- 'In the exhortation!' he who is sharing -- 'In simplicity!' he who is leading -- 'In diligence?' he who is doing kindness -- 'In cheerfulness.'

of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit;

If possible -- so far as in you -- with all men being in peace;

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, 'Vengeance is Mine,

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,

so that he who is setting himself against the authority, against God's ordinance hath resisted; and those resisting, to themselves shall receive judgment.

For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it,

for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience,

To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other -- law he hath fulfilled,

for, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false testimony, Thou shalt not covet;' and if there is any other command, in this word it is summed up, in this: 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;'