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For there appeared to me this night, the angel of that God whose I am, and whom I serve;

For this reason I sent for you to come, that I might see you, and might state these things to you: for it is on account of the hope of Israel, that I am bound with this chain.

Greeks and barbarians, the wise and the unwise: for to every man am I a debtor, to preach [fn] .

And so I am eager to preach to you also who are at Rome.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for it is the power of God unto life, to all who believe in it; whether first they are of the Jews, or whether they are of the Gentiles.

But if the truth of God hath been furthered by my falsehood, to his glory; why am I then condemned as a sinner?

Or do ye not know, my Brethren.-(for I am speaking to them that know the law,)- that the law hath dominion over a man, as long as he is alive?

For we know, that the law is spiritual; but I am carnal, and sold to sin.

For what I am doing, I know not: and what I would, I do not perform; but what I hate, that I do.

For I know, that in me, (that is, in my flesh,) good dwelleth not: because, to approve the good, is easy for me; but to do it, I am unable.

O, a miserable man, am I ! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

25 I thank God; by means of our Lord Jesus Messiah [fn] Now, therefore, in my conscience, I am a servant of the law of God; but in my flesh, I am a servant of the law of sin.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

But I say: Hath God cast off his people? Far be it. For I also am of Israel, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

My Lord, they have slain thy prophets, and have thrown down thy altars; and I am left alone; and they seek my life.

But [fn] to you Gentiles, I am speaking: as I am a legate to the Gentiles, I honor my ministry;

I know indeed, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing which is unclean in itself; but to him who thinketh any thing to be unclean, to him only it is defiled.

Now I am persuaded, my Brethren, even I, concerning you; that ye too are full of goodness, and are replenished with all knowledge, and are able also to instruct others.

But I am now going to Jerusalem, to minister to the saints.

who, for my life, surrendered their own necks; and to whom, not only I am grateful, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.