But they were expecting that he would become inflamed and swollen, or would suddenly fall down dead; yet, after expecting it for a long time, and seeing no harm befall him, they changed their mind, and said he was a god.

Among the estates about that place were those of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius, who took us to his house, and, for three days, entertained us kindly.

And from this place, the brethren, having heard of us, came out as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns, to meet us. When Paul saw the brethren, he thanked God, and took courage.

They, after examination, would have released me, for they found no cause of death in me.

For this reason, I called for you, that I might see you and speak to you; for on account of the hope of Israel, I am bound with this chain.

But we think it right to hear from you what you think: for, as it respects this sect, we know that it is everywhere spoken against.

For the heart of this people has become fat, and with their ears they hear heavily, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should turn, and I should restore them to health.

PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,

through whom we have received grace and apostleship, in order to the obedience of faith among all nations, for the honor of his name,

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that, without ceasing, I make mention of you,

For I greatly desire to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, in order that you may be established;

So that, as far as I am able, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also, who are in Rome.

For I am not ashamed of the Gospel: for it is the power of God in order to salvation, to every one that believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

For in it God's plan of justifying men by faith is revealed, in order to faith: as it is written, He that is justified by faith, shall live.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who, by unrighteousness, restrain the truth.

Because that which may be known of God, is manifest among them; for God has made it manifest to them,

(for, since the creation of the world, his attributes, which are invisible, are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, both his eternal power and divinity,) that they may be without excuse;

and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image like corruptible man, and birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

For which reason God delivered them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, that they might dishonor their bodies among themselves;

who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

For this reason, God delivered them over to vile passions: for their females exchanged their natural use for that which is against nature:

For which reason, you are without excuse, man, who ever you are, that judge; for in that in which you judge an other, you condemn yourself; for you who judge, practice the same things.

But, according to your hard and impenitent heart, you treasure up to yourself wrath for a day of wrath, and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

to those who, by patient continuance in good works, seek for glory and honor and incorruptibility, eternal life:

for there is no respect of persons with God.

For as many as have sinned without law, shall also perish without law; and as many as have sinned under law, shall be judged by law,

For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

For when the Gentiles, who have not a law, do, by nature, the things of the law, these who have not a law, are a law to themselves,

if you are also confident that you yourself are a guide for the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

For the name of God is reviled among the Gentiles, on account of you, as it is written.

If, then, he who is uncircumcised keeps the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

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

It can not be: for if so, how shall God judge the world?

What then? Do we, Jews, excel? Not at all: for we have already convicted all, both Jews and Greeks, of being under sin,

there is no fear of God before their eyes.

Wherefore, by works of law, no flesh shall be justified in his sight; for by law is the knowledge of sin.

I repeat it, God's plan of justifying men through faith in Jesus Christ, which is for all, and on all that believe; for there is no difference;

for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God,

For we conclude that a man is justified by faith, without deeds of law.

For if Abraham was. justified by works, he has cause for boasting, but not before God.

For what says the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

but to him that works not, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Comes this blessedness then on those who are circumcised only, or on those who are uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham for righteousness.

For the promise that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, nor to his posterity, through law, but through the righteousness of faith.

For if they that are of the law be heirs, the faith is made powerless, and the promise is unmeaning;

for the law inflicts punishment; for where no law is, there is no transgression.

And not being weak in faith, he considered not his own body, which was already dead, (for he was about a hundred years old,) nor the deadness of Sarah's womb;

For this reason, it was counted to him for righteousness.

But that it was counted to him, was not written for his sake alone,

but for our sakes also, to whom it shall be counted, if we believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

who was delivered up for our offenses, and raised again for our justification.

For when we were yet without strength, at the appointed time, Christ died for the ungodly.

For hardly, in deed, will one die for a just man; yet, perhaps, for the good man some one would even dare to die.

But God makes known his love to us in this, that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us:

For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.

For this reason, as by one man sin entered into the world, and by his sin, death; and so death passed through to all men, because all have sinned:

for till the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not charged where there is no law.

But the favor bestowed is not, in all respects, like the offense: for if, by the offense of one, the many have died, much more have the grace of God and the gift which is by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ, been made abundant for the many.

And the gift is not like the sentence that came through one who sinned: for the sentence to condemnation was because of one offense; but the favor bestowed in order to justification, is because of many offenses.

For if, by one man's offense, death has reigned through that one, much more shall those who receive the abundance of the grace, and of the gift of righteousness, reign in life through the one, who is Jesus Christ.

For as by the disobedience of the one man the many have been made sinners, so, also, by the obedience of the one, the many shall be made righteous.

For if we have become united to him by the likeness of his death, we shall certainly be united to him by the likeness of his resurrection;

for he that is dead is freed from sin.

for, as it regards his dying, he, once for all, died to sin; but as it regards his living, he lives to God.

For sin shall not have dominion over you; for you are not under law, but under grace.

and being made free from sin, you have be come the servants of righteousness.

I speak of what is common among men, oil account of the weakness of your flesh: for as you have presented your members as servants to uncleanness, and to lawlessness, in order to lawlessness, so now present your members as servants to righteousness, in order to holiness.

For when you were the servants of sin, you were free with respect to righteousness.

What fruit, therefore, had you at that time, in those things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

But now, since you have been made free from sin, and have become servants to God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, eternal life.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal "life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Know you not, brethren, for I speak to you that are acquainted with law, that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives?

For the woman that has a husband, is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives: but if her husband die, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

So then, if, while her husband lives, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress. But if her husband die, she is free from the law; so that she is not an adulteress, though she be married to another man.

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were excited by the law, were active in our members, so as to bring forth fruit to death:

but now we are made free from the law, being dead to that by which we were bound, so that we may serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

What, then, shall we say? Is the law sin? It can not be. Indeed, I had not known sin, except through law. For I had not known evil desire, unless the law had said: You shall not have any evil desire.

But sin, taking occasion through the commandment, rendered active within me every evil desire. For without the law, sin was dead.

and the commandment, which was given for life, I found to be for death.

For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

For we know that the law is spiritual; but I am carnal, sold into bondage to sin.

For what I do, I know not: for that which I wish to do, this I do not; but that which I hate, this I do.

For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good; for to will is present with me; but to perform that which is good, I find not.

For the good that I wish to do, I do not; but the evil that I wish not to do, this I do.

For, in the inward man, I delight in the law of God:

For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus has freed me from the law of sin, and of death.

For what the law could not do, because it was weak through the flesh, God has done, who, sending his own son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for a sin-offering, condemned sin in the flesh,

For those who are according to the flesh, mind the things of the flesh; but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace.

Because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can it be.

for if you live according to the flesh, you shall die: but if, through the Spirit, you put to death the deeds of the body, you shall live.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

For you have not again received the spirit of bondage, that you may fear; but you have received the spirit of adoption, by which we cry, Abba, Father.

For I consider the sufferings of the present time not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed for us.

For the earnest expectation of the creature waits for the revelation of the sons of God.

For the creature was subject to frailty, (not by its own will, but for his sake who subjected it,)

in hope, that even the creature itself shall be made free from the bondage of corruption, and introduced into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

For we know that every creature groans, and is in pain together, till now:

and not only they, but ourselves also, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.

For we are saved by this hope; but hope that is seen is not hope; for, what any one sees, why does he also hope for it?