He will reward each one according to his works:

Much more then, because we have now been declared righteous by his blood, we will be saved through him from God’s wrath.

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how fathomless his ways!

For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen.

For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people are without excuse.

God publicly displayed him at his death as the mercy seat accessible through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed.

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, since we have been reconciled, will we be saved by his life?

This gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures,

concerning his Son who was a descendant of David with reference to the flesh,

But they are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

We know that since Christ has been raised from the dead, he is never going to die again; death no longer has mastery over him.

You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who has ever resisted his will?”

For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?

And again it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”

Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother who was also a mother to me.

Through him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.

Therefore if the uncircumcised man obeys the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

For no one is declared righteous before him by the works of the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Or do you not know that as many as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will certainly also be united in the likeness of his resurrection.