For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous before God, but those who do the law will be declared righteous.

and if you are convinced that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.

"Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, so that he would become the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too could have righteousness credited to them.

For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants -- not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

but also for our sake, to whom it will be credited, those who believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

Yet death reigned from Adam until Moses even over those who did not sin in the same way that Adam (who is a type of the coming one) transgressed.

For if, by the transgression of the one man, death reigned through the one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ!

and do not present your members to sin as instruments to be used for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead and your members to God as instruments to be used for righteousness.

So what benefit did you then reap from those things that you are now ashamed of? For the end of those things is death.

Or do you not know, brothers and sisters (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law is lord over a person as long as he lives?

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

For those who live according to the flesh have their outlook shaped by the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit have their outlook shaped by the things of the Spirit.

Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,

because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; and those he justified, he also glorified.

It is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all those who are descended from Israel are truly Israel,

As he also says in Hosea: "I will call those who were not my people, 'My people,' and I will call her who was unloved, 'My beloved.'"

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How timely is the arrival of those who proclaim the good news."

But again I ask, didn't Israel understand? First Moses says, "I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; with a senseless nation I will provoke you to anger."

And Isaiah is even bold enough to say, "I was found by those who did not seek me; I became well known to those who did not ask for me."

Notice therefore the kindness and harshness of God -- harshness toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness toward you, provided you continue in his kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off.

Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse.

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

So the person who resists such authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will incur judgment

For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."

but as it is written: "Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand."

Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea and that my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.

Greet Herodion, my compatriot. Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.

Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them!

to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

For since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe by the foolishness of preaching.

But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

But just as it is written, "Things that no eye has seen, or ear heard, or mind imagined, are the things God has prepared for those who love him."

And we speak about these things, not with words taught us by human wisdom, but with those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people.

For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Are you not to judge those inside?

But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you.

So if you have ordinary lawsuits, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church?

But if you marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face difficult circumstances, and I am trying to spare you such problems.

And I say this, brothers and sisters: The time is short. So then those who have wives should be as those who have none,

those with tears like those not weeping, those who rejoice like those not rejoicing, those who buy like those without possessions,

those who use the world as though they were not using it to the full. For the present shape of this world is passing away.

This is my defense to those who examine me.

Don't you know that those who serve in the temple eat food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar receive a part of the offerings?

In the same way the Lord commanded those who proclaim the gospel to receive their living by the gospel.

To the Jews I became like a Jew to gain the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law) to gain those under the law.

To those free from the law I became like one free from the law (though I am not free from God's law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law.

Look at the people of Israel. Are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar?

For there must in fact be divisions among you, so that those of you who are approved may be evident.

Do you not have houses so that you can eat and drink? Or are you trying to show contempt for the church of God by shaming those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this!

On the contrary, those members that seem to be weaker are essential,

and those members we consider less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our unpresentable members are clothed with dignity,

Furthermore, those who have fallen asleep in Christ have also perished.

But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; then when Christ comes, those who belong to him.

Otherwise, what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, then why are they baptized for them?

Like the one made of dust, so too are those made of dust, and like the one from heaven, so too those who are heavenly.

Then, when I arrive, I will send those whom you approve with letters of explanation to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing --

But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing,

among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.

We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may be able to answer those who take pride in outward appearance and not in what is in the heart.

And he died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised.

as unknown, and yet well-known; as dying and yet -- see! -- we continue to live; as those who are scourged and yet not executed;

Do not become partners with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

For we would not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who recommend themselves. But when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding.

For I consider myself not at all inferior to those "super-apostles."

And what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may eliminate any opportunity for those who want a chance to be regarded as our equals in the things they boast about.

I have become a fool. You yourselves forced me to do it, for I should have been commended by you. For I lack nothing in comparison to those "super-apostles," even though I am nothing.

I am afraid that when I come again, my God may humiliate me before you, and I will grieve for many of those who previously sinned and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and licentiousness that they have practiced.

I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me, but right away I departed to Arabia, and then returned to Damascus.

But from those who were influential (whatever they were makes no difference to me; God shows no favoritism between people) -- those influential leaders added nothing to my message.

Until certain people came from James, he had been eating with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he stopped doing this and separated himself because he was afraid of those who were pro-circumcision.

But if I build up again those things I once destroyed, I demonstrate that I am one who breaks God's law.

so then, understand that those who believe are the sons of Abraham.

So then those who believe are blessed along with Abraham the believer.

But the scripture imprisoned everything and everyone under sin so that the promise could be given -- because of the faithfulness of Jesus Christ -- to those who believe.

to redeem those who were under the law, so that we may be adopted as sons with full rights.

For it is written: "Rejoice, O barren woman who does not bear children; break forth and shout, you who have no birth pains, because the children of the desolate woman are more numerous than those of the woman who has a husband."

I wish those agitators would go so far as to castrate themselves!

envying, murder, drunkenness, carousing, and similar things. I am warning you, as I had warned you before: Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God!

Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith.

Those who want to make a good showing in external matters are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.

For those who are circumcised do not obey the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your flesh.

And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near,

You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it may give grace to those who hear.

not like those who do their work only when someone is watching -- as people-pleasers -- but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart.

Grace be with all of those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.

Others are busy with their own concerns, not those of Jesus Christ.

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of those who mutilate the flesh!

Therefore let those of us who are "perfect" embrace this point of view. If you think otherwise, God will reveal to you the error of your ways.

Be imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and watch carefully those who are living this way, just as you have us as an example.