So then, it does not depend on human desire or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.

concerning his Son who was a descendant of David with reference to the flesh,

Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.

who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-power according to the Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.

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, if she is joined to another man while her husband is alive, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she is joined to another man, she is not an adulteress.

Or do you have contempt for the wealth of his kindness, forbearance, and patience, and yet do not know that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

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?

For just as through the disobedience of the one man many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of one man many will be made righteous.

For a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of the marriage.

Has the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special use and another for ordinary use?

For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, to this very day.”

The night has advanced toward dawn; the day is near. So then we must lay aside the works of darkness, and put on the weapons of light.

in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem even as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

and know his will and approve the superior things because you receive instruction from the law,

You who boast in the law dishonor God by transgressing the law!

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