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Who, when they had put questions to me, were ready to let me go free, because there was no cause of death in me.

But when the Jews made protest against it, I had to put my cause into Caesar's hands; not because I have anything to say against my nation.

But for this reason I sent for you, to see and have talk with you: for because of the hope of Israel I am in these chains.

First of all, I give praise to my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because news of your faith has gone into all the world.

For I have no feeling of shame about the good news, because it is the power of God giving salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first, and then to the Greek.

Because the knowledge of God may be seen in them, God having made it clear to them.

Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.

Because by them the true word of God was changed into that which is false, and they gave worship and honour to the thing which is made, and not to him who made it, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.

And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right;

Because the work of the law is seen in their hearts, their sense of right and wrong giving witness to it, while their minds are at one time judging them and at another giving them approval;

For the name of God is shamed among the Gentiles because of you, as it is said in the holy Writings.

Much in every way: first of all because the words of God were given to them.

In no way: because if it is so, how is God able to be the judge of all the world?

But if, because I am untrue, God being seen to be true gets more glory, why am I to be judged as a sinner?

Let us not do evil so that good may come (a statement which we are falsely said by some to have made), because such behaviour will have its right punishment.

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;

Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

If God is one; and he will give righteousness because of faith to those who have circumcision, and through faith to those who have not circumcision.

Now, it was not because of him only that this was said,

For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;