and because of his word many more believed.

“The one who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and the one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

And I was with you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling.

On the contrary, those members that seem to be weaker are essential,

For if what was made ineffective came with glory, how much more has what remains come in glory!

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not two-faced, not given to excessive drinking, not greedy for gain,

Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good.

Many scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,

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

For if there was glory in the ministry that produced condemnation, how much more does the ministry that produces righteousness excel in glory!

And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?

And those who were in front scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted even more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more, since we have been reconciled, will we be saved by his life?

I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,

But although we suffered earlier and were mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we had the courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of much opposition.

For if, by the transgression of the one man, death reigned through the one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ!

So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,

But the gracious gift is not like the transgression. For if the many died through the transgression of the one man, how much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man Jesus Christ multiply to the many!