For there is a revelation of the wrath of God from heaven against all the wrongdoing and evil thoughts of men who keep down what is true by wrongdoing;

But you who are judging another for doing what you do yourself, are you hoping that God's decision will not take effect against you?

But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath,

A teacher of the foolish, having in the law the form of knowledge and of what is true;

You who give teaching to others, do you give it to yourself? you who say that a man may not take what is not his, do you take what is not yours?

How then is the Jew better off? or what profit is there in circumcision?

But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)?

What then? are we worse off than they? In no way: because we have before made it clear that Jews as well as Greeks are all under the power of sin;

Not one who has the knowledge of what is right, not one who is a searcher after God;

Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:

Now, we have knowledge that what the law says is for those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all men may be judged by God:

What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith.

What, then, may we say that Abraham, our father after the flesh, has got?

But what does it say in the holy Writings? And Abraham had faith in God, and it was put to his account as righteousness.

What may we say, then? are we to go on in sin so that there may be more grace?

What then? are we to go on in sin because we are not under law but under grace? Let it not be so.

I am using words in the way of men, because your flesh is feeble: as you gave your bodies as servants to what is unclean, and to evil to do evil, so now give them as servants to righteousness to do what is holy.

What fruit had you at that time in the things which are now a shame to you? for the end of such things is death.

For the reward of sin is death; but what God freely gives is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.

What then is to be said? is the law sin? in no way. But I would not have had knowledge of sin but for the law: for I would not have been conscious of desire if the law had not said, You may not have a desire for what is another's.

And I have no clear knowledge of what I am doing, for that which I have a mind to do, I do not, but what I have hate for, that I do.

For I am conscious that in me, that is, in my flesh, there is nothing good: I have the mind but not the power to do what is right.

But if I do what I have no mind to do, it is no longer I who do it, but the sin living in me.

For what the law was not able to do because it was feeble through the flesh, God, sending his Son in the image of the evil flesh, and as an offering for sin, gave his decision against sin in the flesh:

So that what was ordered by the law might be done in us, who are living, not in the way of the flesh, but in the way of the Spirit.

For our salvation is by hope: but hope which is seen is not hope: for who is hoping for what he sees?

What may we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

I say what is true in Christ, and not what is false, my mind giving witness with me in the Holy Spirit,

What may we say then? is God not upright? let it not be said.

What if God, desiring to let his wrath and his power be seen, for a long time put up with the vessels of wrath which were ready for destruction:

What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:

But what does it say? The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart: that is, the word of faith of which we are the preachers:

God has not put away the people of his selection. Or have you no knowledge of what is said about Elijah in the holy Writings? how he says words to God against Israel,

But what answer does God make to him? I have still seven thousand men whose knees have not been bent to Baal.

What then? That which Israel was searching for he did not get, but those of the selection got it and the rest were made hard.

For, if by their putting away, the rest of men have been made friends with God, what will their coming back again be, but life from the dead?

Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.

So put yourselves under the authority, not for fear of wrath, but because you have the knowledge of what is right.

Give to all what is their right: taxes to him whose they are, payment to him whose right it is, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour is to be given.

And this, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not put to death, Do not take what is another's, Do not have desire for what is another's, and if there is any other order, it is covered by this word, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

And I myself am certain of you, brothers, that you are full of what is good, complete in all knowledge, able to give direction to one another.

For all have knowledge of how you do what you are ordered. For this reason I have joy in you, but it is my desire that you may be wise in what is good, and without knowledge of evil.