And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.

Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.