And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, so that he would become the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too could have righteousness credited to them.

Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.

Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean, it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat.

but now is disclosed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith –

“Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.”

For the creation was subjected to futility – not willingly but because of God who subjected it – in hope

Consequently faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the preached word of Christ.

so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

Do you not know that if you present yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or obedience resulting in righteousness?

For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: A partial hardening has happened to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.

But the gracious gift is not like the transgression. For if the many died through the transgression of the one man, how much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ multiply to the many!

For those who live according to the flesh have their outlook shaped by the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit have their outlook shaped by the things of the Spirit.

on the day when God will judge the secrets of human hearts, according to my gospel through Christ Jesus.

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

For we consider that a person is declared righteous by faith apart from the works of the law.

He did not waver in unbelief about the promise of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.

Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea,

Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,

through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.