First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, because your faith is being proclaimed throughout the world.

For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, being understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

All the World Guilty

Then what advantage does the Jew have? Or what is the benefit of circumcision?

Far from it! For otherwise, how will God judge the world?

Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God;

For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all mankind, because all sinned—

for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not counted against anyone when there is no law.

But I say, surely they have never heard, have they? On the contrary: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world.”

Now if their wrongdoing proves to be riches for the world, and their failure, riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their fulfillment be!

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

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.