Of course, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

and as they were leaving they said to one another, “This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”

Because they were afraid that we would run aground on the rocky coast, they threw out four anchors from the stern and wished for day to appear.

After three months we put out to sea in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island and had the “Heavenly Twins” as its figurehead.

From there we cast off and arrived at Rhegium, and after one day a south wind sprang up and on the second day we came to Puteoli.

“Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!”

because what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

They are filled with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice. They are rife with envy, murder, strife, deceit, hostility. They are gossips,

an educator of the senseless, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the essential features of knowledge and of the truth –

What then? Are we better off? Certainly not, for we have already charged that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin,

All have turned away, together they have become worthless; there is no one who shows kindness, not even one.”

(For rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person perhaps someone might possibly dare to die.)

For we know that the law is spiritual – but I am unspiritual, sold into slavery to sin.

For I do not do the good I want, but I do the very evil I do not want!

So, I find the law that when I want to do good, evil is present with me.

And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How timely is the arrival of those who proclaim the good news.”

If the first portion of the dough offered is holy, then the whole batch is holy, and if the root is holy, so too are the branches.

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how fathomless his ways!

For the one who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by people.

But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves.