God

Because that which is known of God is manifest among them, for God did manifest it to them,

because, having known God they did not glorify Him as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,

and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of fowls, and of quadrupeds, and of reptiles.

Wherefore also God did give them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies among themselves;

who did change the truth of God into a falsehood, and did honour and serve the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed to the ages. Amen.

Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature;

And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;

evil-speakers, God-haters, insulting, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

who the righteous judgment of God having known--that those practising such things are worthy of death--not only do them, but also have delight with those practising them.

and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, upon those practising such things.

And dost thou think this, O man, who art judging those who such things are practising, and art doing them, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? --not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!

but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou dost treasure up to thyself wrath, in a day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

For there is no acceptance of faces with God,

for not the hearers of the law are righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: --

in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.

Lo, thou art named a Jew, and dost rest upon the law, and dost boast in God,

thou who in the law dost boast, through the transgression of the law God dost thou dishonour?

for the name of God because of you is evil spoken of among the nations, according as it hath been written.

but a Jew is he who is so inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, of which the praise is not of men, but of God.

much in every way; for first, indeed, that they were intrusted with the oracles of God;

for what, if certain were faithless? shall their faithlessness the faithfulness of god make useless?

let it not be! and let God become true, and every man false, according as it hath been written, `That Thou mayest be declared righteous in Thy words, and mayest overcome in Thy being judged.'

And, if our unrighteousness God's righteousness doth establish, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (after the manner of a man I speak)

let it not be! since how shall God judge the world?