Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires,

But be careful that this liberty of yours does not become a hindrance to the weak.

Do not give offense to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God,

Likewise also their wives ¹  must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect.

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, ¹  sound in faith, in love, and in endurance. ² 

He is able to deal compassionately with those who are ignorant and erring, since he also is subject to weakness,

Live ¹  as free people, not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as God’s slaves. ² 

“The Lord who rules over all said, ‘Exercise true judgment and show brotherhood and compassion to each other.

Then John’s ¹  disciples came to Jesus ²  and asked, “Why do we and the Pharisees ³  fast often, ⁴  but your disciples don’t fast?”

so that just as sin reigned in death, so also grace will reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

But what if God, willing to demonstrate his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects ¹  of wrath ²  prepared for destruction? ³ 

And we have different gifts ¹  according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that individual must use it in proportion to his faith.

The faith ¹  you have, keep to yourself before God. Blessed is the one who does not judge himself by what he approves.

If the whole body were an eye, what part would do the hearing? If the whole were an ear, what part would exercise the sense of smell?

If they want to find out about something, they should ask their husbands at home, because it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in church. ¹ 

and what is the incomparable ¹  greatness of his power toward ²  us who believe, as displayed in ³  the exercise of his immense strength. ⁴ 

being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of ¹  all patience and steadfastness, joyfully

By his sovereign plan he gave us birth ¹  through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

Therefore, get your minds ready for action ¹  by being fully sober, and set your hope ²  completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed. ³ 

The guardian said, “Then I am unable to redeem it, for I would ruin my own inheritance ¹  in that case. You may exercise my redemption option, for I am unable to redeem it.” ²