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For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,

who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature.

Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.

But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality;

For there is no partiality with God.

For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law

(for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified;

for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves,

For "the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you," Isaiah 52:5; Ezekiel 36:22">[fn] as it is written.

For circumcision is indeed profitable if you keep the law; but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh;

For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect?

Certainly not! For then how will God judge the world?

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

Psalm 14:1-3; 53:1-4">[xr] What then? Are we better than they? Not at all. For we have previously charged both Jews and Greeks that they are all under sin.

Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all [fn] who believe. For there is no difference;