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Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”

So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.

So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.

But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”

As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”

…and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’”

For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.

But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:

For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”

“Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”?

If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.

Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.

For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.

O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.

…so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.

…so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.

Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.

This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.

Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.

We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.

I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.

But now that there are no further opportunities for me in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to visit you,

They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.

…who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow countrymen and fellow prisoners. They are outstanding among the apostles, and they were in Christ before I was.

Greet Herodion, my fellow countryman. Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord.

Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.

For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.

What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

…but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,

He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,

It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.

The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,

…for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?

…for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?

…for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?

For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?

What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.

He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.

For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.

Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”

Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.

To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.

To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.

To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.

We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

…when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.

But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.

And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?

When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of the Lord Jesus,

Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?

Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?

Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?

The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.

Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.

…those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;

…and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.

For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),

For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),

But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.

But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?

Even if I am not an apostle to others, surely I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.