But I confess this to you, that after the Way which they call heresy, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things that are written in the Law and in the Prophets.

And I have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

And in this I exercise myself, always to have a blameless conscience toward God and men.

And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made to our fathers by God,

to which promise our twelve tribes hope to attain, serving God fervently night and day. For the sake of this hope, king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

Why is it thought a thing incredible with you that God raises the dead?

in order to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the authority of Satan to God, so that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.

But to those first in Damascus, and Jerusalem, and to all the country of Judea, and to the nations, I made known the command to repent and to turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance

Then having obtained help from God, I stand until this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said was going to happen;

And Paul said, I would pray to God, both in a little and in much, that not only you, but also all hearing me today to become as I also am, except for these bonds.

And the port not being fit to winter in, the most of them advised to set sail from there, if by any means they might be able to get to Phoenix to winter; which is a port of Crete, looking toward the southwest and northwest.

And now I exhort you to be of good cheer, for there will be no casting away of life among you, only of the ship.

For tonight an angel of God stood beside me, whose I am and whom I serve,

saying, Fear not, Paul! You must stand before Caesar. And behold! God has given you all those who sail with you.

Therefore, men, be of good cheer, for I believe God, that it will be so, according to the way it was told me.

Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the boat, and let her fall.

And saying these things, and taking bread, he gave thanks to God before all, and breaking, he began to eat.

But they expected him to be about to become inflamed, or to fall down dead suddenly, But over much time expecting and seeing nothing amiss happening to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.

And the brothers from there hearing of us, they came to meet us as far as the market-place of Appius, and Three Taverns. Seeing them, thanking God, Paul took courage.

And they having appointed him a day, many came to him in his lodging; to whom he expounded, testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them the things concerning Jesus, both out of the Law of Moses and out of the Prophets, from morning until evening.

Therefore be it known to you that the salvation of God is sent to the nations, and they will hear.

proclaiming the kingdom of God, and teaching those things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all freedom, and without hindrance.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated to the gospel of God

who was marked out the Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead;

to all those who are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

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

always in my prayers, making request if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come to you.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, "The just shall live by faith."

For the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

because the thing which may be known of God is clearly revealed within them, for God revealed it to them.

Because, knowing God, they did not glorify Him as God, neither were thankful. But they became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, and birds, and four-footed animals, and creeping things.

Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves.

For they changed the truth of God into a lie, and they worshiped and served the created thing more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

For this cause, God gave them up to dishonorable affections. For even their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature.

And even as they did not think fit to have God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do the things not right,

backbiters, haters of God, insolent, proud, braggarts, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

who, knowing the righteous order of God, that those practicing such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but have pleasure in those practicing them.

But know that the judgment of God is according to truth on those who practice such things.

And, O man, the one judging those who do such things, and practice them, do you think this, that you shall escape the judgment of God?

Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, and the forbearance and long-suffering, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

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

indeed to those who with patience in good work are seeking for glory, and honor, and incorruptibility, everlasting life.

But He will give glory, honor and peace to every man who works good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

For there is no respect of faces with God.

For it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified.

in a day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

Behold, you are called a Jew, and rest in the Law, and boast in God;

You who boast in Law, do you dishonor God through breaking the Law?

For the name of God is blasphemed among the nations because of you, as it is written.

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

Much, by every way! Chiefly, indeed, because they were entrusted with the oracles of God.

For what? If some did not believe, will not their unbelief nullify the faith of God?

Let it not be! But let God be true, and every man a liar; as it is written, "That You might be justified in Your sayings, and will overcome when You are judged."

But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who lays on wrath? (I speak as a man.)

Let it not be! For then how shall God judge the world?

And not rather, (as we are wrongly accused, and as some affirm that we say), Let us do bad things that good may come? Their condemnation is just.

there is none that understands, there is none that seeks after God."

"They are all gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable, there is none that does good, no, not one."

"There is no fear of God before their eyes."

But we know that whatever things the Law says, it says to those who are under the Law; so that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may be under judgment before God,

But now a righteousness of God has been revealed apart from Law, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets;

even the righteousness of God through the faith of Jesus Christ, toward all and upon all those who believe. For there is no difference,

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

whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness through the passing by of the sins that had taken place before, in the forbearance of God;

Or is He the God of the Jews only, and not also of the nations? Yes, of the nations also,

since it is one God who will justify circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has a boast; but not before God.

For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness."

Even as David also says of the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness without works,

(as it has been written, "I have made you a father of many nations") --before God, whom he believed, who makes the dead live, and calls the things which do not exist as though they do exist.

He did not stagger at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God,

and being fully persuaded that what God had promised, He was also able to perform.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Through Him we also have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice on the hope of the glory of God.

And hope does not make us ashamed, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit given to us.

For one will with difficulty die for a righteous one, yet perhaps one would even dare to die for a good one.

But God commends His love toward us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.

For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.

And not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the reconciliation.

but the free gift shall not be also like the offense. For if by the offense of the one many died, much more the grace of God, and the gift in grace; which is of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.

For in that He died, He died to sin once; but in that He lives, He lives to God.

Likewise count yourselves also to be truly dead to sin, but alive to God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Do not yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God, as one alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.

But thanks be to our God that you were the slaves of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.

But now, being made free from sin, and having become slaves to God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end everlasting life.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

So, my brothers, you also have become dead to the law by the body of Christ so that you should be married to Another, even to Him raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit to God.

So indeed the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.

Then has that which is good become death to me? Let it not be! But sin, that it might appear to be sin, working death in me by that which is good; in order that sin might become exceedingly sinful by the commandment.

If then I do that which I do not desire, I consent to the law that it is good.

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

For I do not do the good that I desire; but the evil which I do not will, that I do.

For I delight in the Law of God according to the inward man;

I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then with the mind I myself serve the Law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh;

because the carnal mind is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the Law of God, neither indeed can it be.

So then they who are in the flesh cannot please God.