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!

who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.

So indeed it was credited to Abraham as righteousness.

but also for our sake, to whom it will be credited, those who believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

In regard to the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but in regard to election they are dearly loved for the sake of the fathers.

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

For just as through the disobedience of the one man many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one man many will be made righteous.

But what was the divine response to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand people who have not bent the knee to Baal.”

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.

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

What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The rest were hardened,

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

And we have different gifts according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that individual must use it in proportion to his faith.

Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea and that my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

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

But to the one who does not work, but believes in the one who declares the ungodly righteous, his faith is credited as righteousness.

He was given over because of our transgressions and was raised for the sake of our justification.

What shall we say then? Are we to remain in sin so that grace may increase?

What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Absolutely not!

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