it was said to her, “The older will serve the younger,”

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

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

For the scripture says to Pharaoh: “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may demonstrate my power in you, and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.”

for the Lord will execute his sentence on the earth completely and quickly.”

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

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)

For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to them?

But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”

But about Israel he says, “All day long I held out my hands to this disobedient and stubborn people!”

God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew! Do you not know what the scripture says about Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel?

Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God – which is your reasonable service.

so we who are many are one body in Christ, and individually we are members who belong to one another.

Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.

(for rulers cause no fear for good conduct but for bad). Do you desire not to fear authority? Do good and you will receive its commendation,

For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants devoted to governing.

For the commandments, “Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet,” (and if there is any other commandment) are summed up in this, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

The one who observes the day does it for the Lord. The one who eats, eats for the Lord because he gives thanks to God, and the one who abstains from eating abstains for the Lord, and he gives thanks to God.