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Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you,(but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:

An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

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

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;

Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.

But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.