Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus the city treasurer and our brother Quartus greet you.

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.

God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew! Do you not know what the scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?

that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another’s faith, both yours and mine.

Now we know that God’s judgment is in accordance with truth against those who practice such things.

For Moses writes about the righteousness that is by the law: “The one who does these things will live by them.”

Just as you were formerly disobedient to God, but have now received mercy due to their disobedience,

Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

it was said to her, “The older will serve the younger,”

I, Tertius, who am writing this letter, greet you in the Lord.

And will not the physically uncircumcised man who keeps the law judge you who, despite the written code and circumcision, transgress the law?

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

To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.

Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head.

For they were pleased to do this, and indeed they are indebted to the Jerusalem saints. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are obligated also to minister to them in material things.

For this is what the promise declared: “About a year from now I will return and Sarah will have a son.”

even us, whom he has called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?

So in the same way at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to arouse its desires.

just as it is written, “Look, I am laying in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble and a rock that will make them fall, yet the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.”