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

Since God is one, he will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

It is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all those who are descended from Israel are truly Israel,

What shall we say then? – that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,

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

For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?

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

Greet Herodion, my compatriot. Greet those in the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.

But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you.

In the same way the Lord commanded those who proclaim the gospel to receive their living by the gospel.

Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all share the one bread.

Then he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.

He delivered us from so great a risk of death, and he will deliver us. We have set our hope on him that he will deliver us yet again,

For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad but the one I caused to be sad?

Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? We don’t need letters of recommendation to you or from you as some other people do, do we?

Thus we are full of courage and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

But even if we (or an angel from heaven) should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be condemned to hell!

Now it is clear no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous one will live by faith.

But the law is not based on faith, but the one who does the works of the law will live by them.