But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin’s power, , so that the promise might be given on the basis of faith in Jesus Christ to those who believe.
Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are subject to the law, , so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgement. ,
The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little while.
When the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, he said to himself, ‘I will never again curse the ground because of human beings, even though the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth onward. And I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.
When they sin against you – for there is no one who does not sin – and you are angry with them and hand them over to the enemy, and their captors deport them to the enemy’s country – whether distant or nearby –