and do not present your members to sin as instruments ¹  to be used for unrighteousness, ²  but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead and your members to God as instruments ³  to be used for righteousness.

For the righteousness ¹  of God is revealed in the gospel ²  from faith to faith, ³  just as it is written, “The righteous by faith will live.” ⁴ 

They ¹  exchanged the truth of God for a lie ²  and worshiped and served the creation ³  rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.

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.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people ¹  who suppress the truth by their ²  unrighteousness, ³ 

For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision something that is outward in the flesh,

For Moses writes about the righteousness that is by the law: “The one who does these things will live by them.” ¹ 

For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous before God, but those who do the law will be declared righteous. ¹ 

because the outlook of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to the law of God, nor is it able to do so.

(for if you live according to the flesh, you will ¹  die), ²  but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live.

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, ¹  nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers,

It is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all those who are descended from Israel are truly Israel, ¹ 

For he says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” ¹ 

But what if God, willing to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects ¹  of wrath ²  prepared for destruction? ³ 

And what if he is willing to make known the wealth of his glory on the objects ¹  of mercy that he has prepared beforehand for glory –

who risked their own necks for my life. Not only I, but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel ¹  of his Son, is my witness that ²  I continually remember you

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. ¹ 

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery leading again to fear, ¹  but you received the Spirit of adoption, ²  by whom ³  we cry, “Abba, Father.”

For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will give praise to God.” ¹