Paul lived there two whole years in his own rented quarters and welcomed all who came to him,

proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete boldness and without restriction.

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.

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

an educator of the senseless, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the essential features of knowledge and of the truth –

What then? Are we better off? Certainly not, for we have already charged that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin,

But now apart from the law the righteousness of God (which is attested by the law and the prophets) has been disclosed –

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

For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

So even David himself speaks regarding the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:

Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

(For rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person perhaps someone might possibly dare to die.)

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.

So you too consider yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

For sin, seizing the opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it I died.

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

For he says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God on behalf of my fellow Israelites is for their salvation.

let their eyes be darkened so that they may not see, and make their backs bend continually.”

Now if their transgression means riches for the world and their defeat means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full restoration bring?