through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the gentiles for the sake of his name,

To all God’s beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

For this reason the promise depends on faith, in order that it may rest on grace, so that it may be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (who is the father of all of us,

through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.

But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died through the one man’s trespass, much more surely have the grace of God and the gift in the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abounded for the many.

If, because of the one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one, much more surely will those who receive the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ.

But law came in, so that the trespass might increase, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,

so that, just as sin reigned in death, so grace might also reign through justification leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Dying and Rising with Christ

What then are we to say? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may increase?

For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

Slaves of Righteousness

What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!

So, too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.

We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith;

Nevertheless, on some points I have written to you rather boldly by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God

The God of peace will shortly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.