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Because the knowledge of Aloha is revealed in them; for Aloha revealed it in them.

For the occult things [fn] of Aloha from the foundations of the world, unto his creatures by intelligence are apparent, and his power and his Godhead eternal, that they may be without excuse.

For when they knew Aloha, they did not as Aloha glorify him and praise him, but became vain in their imaginations, and their heart was darkened, that they understood not.

And they changed the truth of Aloha into a lie, and worshipped and served the creatures rather than their Creator, to whom be praises and blessings for ever and ever. Amen.

WHEREFORE Aloha delivered them up to passions of vileness: for their females changed the use of their nature, and to what is not natural were used.

And also their males likewise left the natural use of their females, and were inflamed with concupiscence one with another, and male with male wrought shamefulness, and the just retribution for their perverseness in themselves received.

Wherefore thou hast no excuse, O man, who judgest thy neighbour; for in that for which thou judgest thy neighbour, thou condemnest thyself; for in those which thou judgest, thou also art conversant.

Yet, through the hardness of thy unrepenting heart, layest thou up the treasure of wrath for the day of wrath, and the revelation of the just judgment of Aloha,

for there is no acceptance of faces with Aloha.

For they who without the law have sinned, without the law also will perish: and they who in the law have sinned, by the law will be judged.

For not the hearers of the law are righteous before Aloha, but the doers of the law are justified.

FOR if the Gentiles, who have not the law, from their nature shall perform the law, these, while not having the law, unto themselves become a law.

For the name of Aloha through you is blasphemed among the Gentiles, as it is written.

For circumcision profiteth, if thou accomplish the law; but if thou transgress the law, thy circumcision is become uncircumcisedness.

FOR it is not in outwardness that he is a Jihudoya nor is that which is seen in the flesh circumcision:

For if some of them believed not, would their unbelief abolish the faithfulness of Aloha ?

Not so: for Aloha is true, and every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mayest be just in thy words, And triumph when they judge thee.

For if the truth of Aloha is promoted by my lie unto his glory, why then am I judged as a sinner ?

What then, have we attained excellence ? (No.) For before we decided of the Jihudoyee and of the Aramoyee that they are all under sin;

Because by the works of the law no flesh is justified before him; for from the law sin is known.