Or is God the God of the Jews only? Is he not the God of the Gentiles too? Yes, of the Gentiles too!

But the statement it was credited to him ¹  was not written only for Abraham’s ²  sake,

Not only that, but when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, ¹  our ancestor Isaac –

even us, whom he has called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?

Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath of the authorities ¹  but also because of your conscience. ² 

Not ¹  only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

And he is also the father of the circumcised, ¹  who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised. ² 

Not ¹  only this, but we also rejoice ²  in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received this reconciliation.

Although they fully know ¹  God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, ²  they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them. ³ 

For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, ¹  with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants – not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, ²  who is the father of us all

Not only this, but we ourselves also, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, ¹  groan inwardly as we eagerly await our adoption, ²  the redemption of our bodies. ³