but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart in the spirit, not in the letter: whose praise is not from men, but from God.

God forbid: yea, let God be acknowledged true, though every man be a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, and mightest overcome, when thou judgest.

and why may we not do evil that good may come?"---as we are injuriously charged, and as some affirm that we say; whose condemnation is just.

"What then are we the better?" Not at all, in point of justification; for we have before proved that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin: as it is written,

there is none that understandeth; there is none that seeketh after God.

They are all gone out of the way, they are become unprofitable, there is none that practiseth goodness, no not one.

Now we know that whatsoever the law saith,

it saith to those under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world obnoxious to the justice of God.

being justified freely by his grace, because of the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

for a demonstration, I say, of his righteousness at this time: that He might be just, and the justifier of him, that believeth in Jesus.

Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified by faith, without the works of the law:

What shall we say then that Abraham our father obtained according to the flesh?

Now to him that worketh the reward is not reckoned as a favor, but as a debt:

but to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him who justifieth the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.

Now is this blessedness upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? for we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had in uncircumcision: that he might be the father of all that believe though not circumcised, that righteousness may be imputed to them also:

and the father of circumcision to those, who not only are of the circumcision, but also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.

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

for if they only that are of the law be heirs, faith is made useless, and the promise is become of no effect.

And therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace, that so the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but also to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

(as it is written, "I have made thee a father of many nations,") in the sight of Him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not as if they were:

who against hope believed, with hope, that he should be the father of many nations, according to that which was said unto him, "So shall thy seed be."

and being fully persuaded, that what was promised He was able to perform:

Now it was not written on his account only, that it was imputed to him:

but for our sakes also, to him it will be imputed, as we believe on Him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead:

And not only so, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh patience,

and experience hope, and this hope maketh us not ashamed; because the love of God is diffused in our hearts by the holy Spirit that is given to us.

But God recommendeth his love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin, so death passed upon all men, for to that all have sinned:

and yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned after the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is the type of Him that was to come.

For the gift is not as the sentence was by one that sinned; for the sentence is passed from one offence to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences to justification.

Now the law made some entrance, that the offence might appear to abound; but where sin abounded, grace hath superabounded; that as sin had reigned in death,

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

Know ye not, that as many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ, were baptized into his death?

Therefore we are buried with Him by baptism into death: that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also should walk in newness of life:

Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that we might no longer be inslaved to sin:

for he that is thus dead with Christ, is delivered from sin.

Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him:

knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more power over Him: for as He died, He died once for all on account of sin;

God forbid! Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves servants to obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey? either of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

But thanks be to God, that ye who were servants of sin, have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered to you:

Are ye ignorant, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law) that the law hath power over a man, only so long as it liveth?

Therefore while her husband is living, she shall be called an adulteress if she become another man's: but if her husband be dead, she is free from the law; so that she is not an adulteress, though she become another man's.

And thus, my brethren, ye also are dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye might become another's, even his who is raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit unto God.

But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead by which we were bound, that we might serve God in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

So that the law is holy; and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid! But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good: that sin might be shewn by the commandment to be exceeding sinful.

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

For that which I do, I allow not: for I do not that which I would; but what I hate, this I do.

And if I do that which I would not, I consent to the law that it is good:

but now I am no more the doer of it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

For I know that in me (that is in my flesh) dwelleth no good: for to will is present with me, but how to perform that which is good, I find not.

For I do not the good that I would; but the evil which I would not, this I do.

Now if I do that which I would not, I am no more the doer of it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

I find then a kind of law, that when I would do good, evil besets me.

Wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from this body of death?

There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.

For that which was impossible for the law to do, and in which it was weak through the corruption of the flesh, God by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sacrifice for sin, hath done; that is, hath condemned sin in the flesh:

that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.

And if the Spirit of Him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwelleth in you, He that raised up Christ from the dead, will also restore your mortal bodies to life, by his Spirit that now dwelleth in you.

So that the Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and co-heirs with Christ: if so be we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified with Him.

And I account the sufferings of this present time not worthy to be set against the glory that shall be revealed to us.

in hope that they also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.

For we know that the whole world groaneth, and doth as it were travail in pain together even to this day.

For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen, is not hope; for what any one sees, how doth he yet hope for?

And He that searcheth the hearts, knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit; for he intercedeth for the saints according to the will of God.

And we know that all things co-operate for good to them that love God, to them that are called according to his purpose;

for those whom he foreknew, He also predetermined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that He might be as the first-born among many brethren: and whom He before ordained, these He also called;

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him freely give us all things?

Who is he that condemneth? Is it Christ, that died for us? yea rather, that is risen again, who is also at the right hand of God, and who maketh intercession for us?

but in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.

For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things future,

that I have great grief and continual sorrow in my heart:

for I could wish that I myself were made a curse after the manner of Christ, for my brethren, my kindred according to the flesh;

Not that the word of God hath failed. For they are not all Israel, who are descended from Israel.

That is, not the children of the flesh are the children of God, but the children of the promise are accounted for the seed.

(when the children were not yet born, nor had done either good or evil, that the purpose of God according to his choice might abide, not on account of works, but of Him that calleth,) it was said to her, the elder shall serve the younger:

So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

And the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, for this very purpose have I raised thee up, that I may shew forth my power in thee, and that my name may be declared through all the earth.

Nay but, O man, who art thou, that disputest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?

and that He might make known the riches of his glory in the vessels of mercy, which He hath prepared for glory?

What shall we say then? that the Gentiles, who sought not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is by faith;

because they sought it not by faith, but by the works of the law, for they stumbled at that stumbling-stone;

Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved.

For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, "That the man who doth those things shall live by them."

But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh thus, "Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven, (that is, to bring Christ down) or,

who shall descend into the deep, (that is, to

bring up Christ from the dead)" but what saith it? "The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth and in thy heart." This is the word of faith which we preach: that if thou confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,

and believe in thine heart, that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

For there is no difference of Jew and Greek: for He being Lord of all is bountiful to all that call upon Him.

So that faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

and Esaias positively affirms, "I was found of them that sought me not, I was made manifest to them that asked not after me:"

What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he sought: but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded,

(according as it is written, God hath given them a spirit of slumber, that their eyes could not see and their ears could not hear,) even unto this day.

Let their eyes be darkened that they may not see, and always bow down their back.

Say I then, Have they stumbled, that they should fall irrecoverably? God forbid! but this I say, that by their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles to excite them to emulation.

I extol my office, that if possible I may excite to emulation my brethren according to the flesh, and may save some of them:

Wilt thou say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in?