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backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with those who practice them.

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

Do you know this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?

Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

For there is no partiality with God.

For it isn't the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified

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

Indeed you bear the name of a Jew, and rest on the law, and glory in God,

You who glory in the law, through your disobedience of the law do you dishonor God?

For "the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you," just as it is written.

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

Much in every way! Because first of all, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God.

For what if some were without faith? Will their lack of faith make of no effect the faithfulness of God?

May it never be! Yes, let God be found true, but every man a liar. As it is written, "That you might be justified in your words, And might prevail when you come into judgment."

But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.

May it never be! For then how will God judge the world?

For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.