“Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;

To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.

“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

who are Israelites. To them belong the adoption as sons, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.

Now if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them and participated in the richness of the olive root,

For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

And why not say, “Let us do evil so that good may come of it”? – as some who slander us allege that we say. (Their condemnation is deserved!)