Or who has first given to God, that God needs to repay him?

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

“Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.”

Now if their transgression means riches for the world and their defeat means riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full restoration bring?

Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity, to dishonor their bodies among themselves.

So indeed it was credited to Abraham as righteousness.

But the statement it was credited to him was not written only for Abraham’s sake,

And this is my covenant with them, when I take away their sins.”

For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people are without excuse.

For they were pleased to do this, and indeed they are indebted to the Jerusalem saints. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are obligated also to minister to them in material things.

He will reward each one according to his works:

“Their feet are swift to shed blood,

ruin and misery are in their paths,

so that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and provide her with whatever help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many, including me.

because what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

Much more then, because we have now been declared righteous by his blood, we will be saved through him from God’s wrath.

let their eyes be darkened so that they may not see, and make their backs bend continually.”

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how fathomless his ways!

Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the believers who are with them.

Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head.