which He promised before through His prophets in the holy Scriptures,

because that which is known of God is manifested in them; for God manifested it to them.

For this cause, God gave them up to vile passions; for both their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature;

and, in like manner, the men also, leaving the natural use of the women, burned in their desires one for another; men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves the recompense of their error, which was due.

And, as they did not approve the holding of God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not becoming;

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

being justified freely by His grace, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while in uncircumcision; that he might be father of all who believe while in uncircumcision, that the righteousness might be reckoned to them;

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

For this cause it is of faith, that it may be according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

who, past hope, believed against hope, to the end that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, "So shall your seed be."

through Whom also we have had access by faith into this grace in which we have been standing; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

But thanks be to God that, though ye were slaves of sin, ye did, however, obey from the heart that form of teaching unto which ye were delivered;

What fruit, therefore, had ye then in the things of which ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

For, when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, which were through the law, were working in our members to bring forth fruit to death.

But now we have been fully discharged from the law, having died to that in which we were held; so that we serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.

And the commandment which was unto life was itself found by me to be unto death;

Did, then, that which is good become death to me? It could not be! But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good; that sin, through the commandment, might become exceedingly sinful.

And now no longer do I accomplish it, but the sin which dwells in me.

For I know that there dwells not in me, that is, in my flesh, any good; for to wish is present with me: but to do that which is good a not.

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

but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

For by hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for that which he sees?

But, if we hope for that which we see not, we wait for it with patience.

And, in like manner, the Spirit also helpeth our weakness; for we know not what to pray for as we ought; but the Spirit Himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

and that He might make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory, even us,

As He saith in Hosea, "I will call that My people, which was not My people; and her, 'Beloved,' who was not beloved.

What, then, shall we say? that gentiles who were not following after righteous obtained righteousness, but a righteousness which is of faith;

but the righteousness which is of faith speaks thus: "Say not in your heart, who shall ascend up into Heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down);

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

But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says, "I will provoke you to rivalry by that which is no nation; by a nation void of understanding will I provoke you to anger."

For, if you were cut out of that which is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted, contrary to nature, into a good olive tree; how much more shall these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?

I beseech you, therefore, brethren, through the mercies of God, to present, your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing to God, which is your rational service;

Let love be without hypocrisy; abhorring that which is evil; cleaving to that which is good;

for rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And do you wish not to fear the authority? Do that which is good, and you shall have praise from the same;

for he is God's minister to you for good. But, if you do that which is evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword in vain; for he is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to him that does evil.

The faith which you have, have to yourself before God. Happy is he that judges not himself in that which he approves.

Let each one of us please his neighbor in that which is good for his edification;

But I wrote to you the more boldly in part, as reminding you again, because of the grace which was given to me from God,

For I will venture to speak only of the things which God wrought through me for the obedience of the gentiles, by word and deed,

I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the assembly which is in Cenchrea;

Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the teaching which ye learned; and turn away from them.

For your obedience reached unto all. I rejoice, therefore, over you; but I wish you to be wise as to that which is good, but simple as to evil.