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But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;

There will be affliction and turmoil for every soul of man who works out evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek,

For there is no partiality with God.

For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law.

For it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified.

For when Gentiles who do not have the Law naturally do the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves,

For "the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you," just as it is written.

For indeed circumcision is of value if you practice the Law, but if you are a transgressor of the Law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh.

May it never be! For otherwise, how will God judge the world?

What then? Are we better? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin;

There is none who understands,There is none who seeks for God;

because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.

even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction;

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith, for a demonstration of His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed;

for the demonstration of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about—but not before God!