and the way of peace they have not known.”

Do you not know that if you present yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or obedience resulting in righteousness?

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery leading again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba, Father.”

But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down)

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,

The faith you have, keep to yourself before God. Blessed is the one who does not judge himself by what he approves.

When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony of God.

and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

And you are proud! Shouldn’t you have been deeply sorrowful instead and removed the one who did this from among you?

The fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves demonstrates that you have already been defeated. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

For how do you know, wife, whether you will bring your husband to salvation? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will bring your wife to salvation?

Do you not know that all the runners in a stadium compete, but only one receives the prize? So run to win.

If an unbeliever invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is served without asking questions of conscience.

For every time you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

It is the same for you. If you do not speak clearly with your tongue, how will anyone know what is being said? For you will be speaking into the air.

Everything you do should be done in love.

For we do not write you anything other than what you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely

just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Therefore “come out from their midst, and be separate,” says the Lord, “and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you,

Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. For you were made sad as God intended, so that you were not harmed in any way by us.