for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

For I delight in the law of God in my inner being.

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

For the creation eagerly waits for the revelation of the sons of God.

Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

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

For I can testify that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not in line with the truth.

For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.

Receive one another, then, just as Christ also received you, to God’s glory.

so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.

From Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on the power of God.

One should think about us this way – as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

For the kingdom of God is demonstrated not in idle talk but with power.

thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Do not give offense to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God,

Did the word of God begin with you, or did it come to you alone?

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

Grace and peace to you from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,