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For the righteousness of God in it is revealed from faith to faith, according as it hath been written, `And the righteous one by faith shall live,'

for revealed is the wrath of God from heaven upon all impiety and unrighteousness of men, holding down the truth in unrighteousness.

Because that which is known of God is manifest among them, for God did manifest [it] to them,

because, having known God they did not glorify [Him] as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of fowls, and of quadrupeds, and of reptiles.

Wherefore also God did give them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies among themselves;

who did change the truth of God into a falsehood, and did honour and serve the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed to the ages. Amen.

Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature;

And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;

evil-speakers, God-haters, insulting, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

who the righteous judgment of God having known -- that those practising such things are worthy of death -- not only do them, but also have delight with those practising them.

and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, upon those practising such things.

And dost thou think this, O man, who art judging those who such things are practising, and art doing them, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? -- not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!

but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou dost treasure up to thyself wrath, in a day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

For there is no acceptance of faces with God,

for not the hearers of the law [are] righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: --

in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.

Lo, thou art named a Jew, and dost rest upon the law, and dost boast in God,

thou who in the law dost boast, through the transgression of the law God dost thou dishonour?