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or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance?

but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up to thyself wrath, in [the] day of wrath and revelation of [the] righteous judgment of God,

for there is no acceptance of persons with God.

(for not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.

in [the] day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my glad tidings, by Jesus Christ.

But if *thou* art named a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast in God,

thou who boastest in law, dost thou by transgression of the law dishonour God?

For the name of God is blasphemed on your account among the nations, according as it is written.

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

Much every way: and first, indeed, that to them were entrusted the oracles of God.

For what? if some have not believed, shall their unbelief make the faith of God of none effect?

Far be the thought: but let God be true, and every man false; according as it is written, So that thou shouldest be justified in thy words, and shouldest overcome when thou art in judgment.

But if our unrighteousness commend God's righteousness, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak according to man.

Far be the thought: since how shall God judge the world?

For if the truth of God, in my lie, has more abounded to his glory, why yet am *I* also judged as a sinner?

there is not the [man] that understands, there is not one that seeks after God.

there is no fear of God before their eyes.

Now we know that whatever the things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God.

But now without law righteousness of God is manifested, borne witness to by the law and the prophets;

righteousness of God by faith of Jesus Christ towards all, and upon all those who believe: for there is no difference;