When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you.’

Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity, to dishonor their bodies among themselves.

For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged the natural sexual relations for unnatural ones,

And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done.

on the day when God will judge the secrets of human hearts, according to my gospel through Christ Jesus.

But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he? (I am speaking in human terms.)

God publicly displayed him at his death as the mercy seat accessible through faith. This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed.

But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose,

To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.

But what if God, willing to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects of wrath prepared for destruction?

So I ask, God has not rejected his people, has he? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, to this very day.”

The one who eats everything must not despise the one who does not, and the one who abstains must not judge the one who eats everything, for God has accepted him.

Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,

The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Mosaic law? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made the wisdom of the world foolish?

God chose what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something,

Instead we speak the wisdom of God, hidden in a mystery, that God determined before the ages for our glory.