Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honoring one another.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Now receive the one who is weak in the faith, and do not have disputes over differing opinions.<n id="1" />

For this reason Christ died and returned to life, so that he may be the Lord of both the dead and the living.p>

<p class="bodytext">So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another.

Let each of us please his neighbor for his good to build him up.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Receive one another, then, just as Christ also received you, to God&#8217;s glory.

to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be glory forever! Amen.p>

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised,<n id="1" /> so that he would become<n id="2" /> the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised,<n id="3" /> that they too could have righteousness credited to them.

<t /><p class="bodytext">So then, just as sin entered the world through one man and death through sin, and so death spread to all people<n id="1" /> because<n id="2" /> all sinned &#8211;

(I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.)<n id="1" /> For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.

<p class="bodytext">But I ask, have they<n id="1" /> not heard?<n id="2" /> Yes, they have:<n id="3" /> <i><b>Their voice has gone out to all the earthb>, <b>and their words to the ends of the worldb>i>.<n id="4" />

for it is God&#8217;s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be in fear, for it does not bear the sword in vain. It is God&#8217;s servant to administer retribution on the wrongdoer.

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve<n id="1" /> the gospel of God<n id="2" /> like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering,<n id="3" /> sanctified by the Holy Spirit.p>

Through him<n id="1" /> we have received grace and our apostleship<n id="2" /> to bring about the obedience<n id="3" /> of faith<n id="4" /> among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.

For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift<n id="1" /> to strengthen you,

Therefore if the uncircumcised man obeys<n id="1" /> the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

namely, the righteousness of God through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ<n id="1" /> for all who believe. For there is no distinction,

For what does the scripture say? &#8220;<i><b>Abraham believed Godb>, <b>and it was creditedb>i><n id="1" /> <b><i>to him as righteousnessi>b>.&#8221;<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires,

<p class="bodytext">For I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be compared<n id="1" /> to the glory that will be revealed to us.