Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.p>

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

For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel<n id="1" /> of his Son, is my witness that<n id="2" /> I continually remember you

I do not want you to be unaware,<n id="1" /> brothers and sisters,<n id="2" /> that I often intended to come to you (and was prevented until now), so that I may have some fruit even among you, just as I already have among the rest of the Gentiles.<n id="3" />

Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being<n id="1" /> shown up as a liar,<n id="2" /> just as it is written: &#8220;<b><i>so that you will be justifiedi>b><n id="3" /> <b><i>in your words and will prevail when you are judgedi>b>.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

This was<n id="1" /> also to demonstrate<n id="2" /> his righteousness in the present time, so that he would be just<n id="3" /> and the justifier of the one who lives because of Jesus&#8217; faithfulness.<n id="4" />p>

For when we were in the flesh,<n id="1" /> the sinful desires,<n id="2" /> aroused by the law, were active in the members of our body<n id="3" /> to bear fruit for death.

For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I want to do the good, but I cannot do it.<n id="1" />

Moreover if the Spirit of the one<n id="1" /> who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, the one who raised Christ<n id="2" /> from the dead will also make your mortal bodies alive through his Spirit who lives in you.<n id="3" />p>

For the scripture says to Pharaoh:<n id="1" /> &#8220;<i><b>For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may demonstrate my power in youb>, <b>and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earthb>i>.&#8221;<n id="2" />

But what does it say? &#8220;<i><b>The word is near youb>, <b>in your mouth and in your heartb>i>&#8221;<n id="1" /> (that is, the word of faith that we preach),

because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord<n id="1" /> and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

For the commandments,<n id="1" /> &#8220;<i><b>Do not commit adulteryb>, <b>do not murderb>, <b>do not stealb>, <b>do not covetb>,i>&#8221;<n id="2" /> (and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this, &#8220;<b><i>Love your neighbor as yourselfi>b>.&#8221;<n id="3" />

so that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and provide her with whatever help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many, including me.p>

Greet Andronicus and Junia,<n id="1" /> my compatriots<n id="2" /> and my fellow prisoners. They are well known<n id="3" /> to the apostles,<n id="4" /> and they were in Christ before me.

who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-power<n id="1" /> according to the Holy Spirit<n id="2" /> by the resurrection<n id="3" /> from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Through him<n id="1" /> we have received grace and our apostleship<n id="2" /> to bring about the obedience<n id="3" /> of faith<n id="4" /> among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.

because what can be known about God is plain to them,<n id="1" /> because God has made it plain to them.

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an image resembling mortal human beings<n id="1" /> or birds or four-footed animals<n id="2" /> or reptiles.p>

For all who have sinned apart from the law<n id="1" /> will also perish apart from the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law.