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But the Jews contradicting it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar: not that I had anything to accuse my nation of.

But they said to him: We neither received letters concerning thee from Judea: neither did any of the brethren that came hither relate or speak any evil of thee.

But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that it is every where contradicted.

And some believed the things that were said: but some believed not.

Because that, when they knew God, they have not glorified him as God or given thanks: but became vain in their thoughts. And their foolish heart was darkened.

Who, having known the justice of God, did not understand that they who do such things, are worthy of death: and not only they that do them, but they also that consent to them that do them.

But according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou treasurest up to thyself wrath, against the day of wrath and revelation of the just judgment of God:

But to them that are contentious and who obey not the truth but give credit to iniquity, wrath and indignation.

But glory and honour and peace to every one that worketh good: to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

For not the hearers of the law are just before God: but the doers of the law shall be justified.

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

Circumcision profiteth indeed, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a transgressor of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.

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

But God is true and every man a liar, as it is written: That thou mayest be justified in thy words and mayest overcome when thou art judged.

But if our injustice commend the justice of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust, who executeth wrath?

But now, without the law, the justice of God is made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.

Where is then thy boasting? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith.

Do we then, destroy the law through faith? God forbid! But we establish the law.

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God.

Now to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned according to grace but according to debt.