When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.

After several years I came to bring to my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings,

Do we then nullify the law through faith? Absolutely not! Instead we uphold the law.

What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, has discovered regarding this matter?

He was given over because of our transgressions and was raised for the sake of our justification.

What shall we say then? Are we to remain in sin so that grace may increase?

Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?

What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Absolutely not!

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

The Spirit himself bears witness to our spirit that we are God’s children.

No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us!

I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

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

and I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of Christ’s blessing.

Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my good friend Stachys.

I, Tertius, who am writing this letter, greet you in the Lord.

I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,

but we preach about a crucified Christ, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles.

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