And so ¹  all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion; he will remove ungodliness from Jacob.

Now receive the one who is weak in the faith, and do not have disputes over differing opinions. ¹ 

For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised ¹  on behalf of God’s truth to confirm the promises made to the fathers, ² 

Also greet the church in their house. Greet my dear friend Epenetus, ¹  who was the first convert ²  to Christ in the province of Asia. ³ 

Greet Andronicus and Junia, ¹  my compatriots ²  and my fellow prisoners. They are well known ³  to the apostles, ⁴  and they were in Christ before me.

Think about the circumstances of your call, ¹  brothers and sisters. ²  Not many were wise by human standards, ³  not many were powerful, not many were born to a privileged position. ⁴ 

When I came ¹  to you, brothers and sisters, ²  I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony ³  of God.

If someone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, which is what you are.

Do you not know that all the runners in a stadium compete, but only one receives the prize? So run to win.

For I do not want you to be unaware, ¹  brothers and sisters, ²  that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea,

and after he had given thanks he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

You know that when you were pagans you were often led astray by speechless idols, however you were led.

as it is written: “The one who gathered ¹  much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.” ² 

This is the third time I am coming to visit ¹  you. By the testimony ²  of two or three witnesses every matter will be established. ³ 

Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. ¹  For a person ²  will reap what he sows,

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me. ¹ 

bearing with one another and forgiving ¹  one another, if someone happens to have ²  a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others. ³ 

For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command: “If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.”

The sins of some people are obvious, going before them into judgment, but for others, they show up later. ¹