in my prayers; always pleading that somehow, by God’s will, I may now at last come to you.

For there is a revelation of the wrath of God from heaven against all the wrongdoing and evil thoughts of men who keep down what is true by wrongdoing;

And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right;

they do not have any sense; they do not keep their promises; they fail to show natural affection; and they are merciless.

You who keep saying that a man should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who hold idols in abhorrence, are you plundering their temples?

For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.

Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

Then he who is physically uncircumcised but keeps [the spirit of] the Law will judge you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, break the Law.

“Their throat is an open grave,
With their tongues they keep deceiving,”
“The poison of asps is under their lips”;

And the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who keep to the way of that faith which our father Abraham had before he underwent circumcision.

being fully convinced that God had the power to do what He had promised.

What are we to conclude? Are we to keep on sinning, because we are not living as slaves to law but as subjects to God's favor? Never!

for if you go on living according to the flesh, you are on the road to die; but if by the Spirit you keep putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

for the spirit you have received is not servile to keep you still in fear; but it is the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry Abba, that is, father.

Not only that but this too, we ourselves who enjoy the Spirit as a foretaste of the future, even we ourselves, keep up our inner groanings while we wait to enter upon our adoption as God's sons at the redemption of our bodies.

But a hope that is seen is not real hope, for who hopes for what he actually sees? But if we hope for something we do not see, we keep on patiently waiting for it.

Yes, we know that all things go on working together for the good of those who keep on loving God, who are called in accordance with God's purpose.

He who did not keep back his only Son, but gave him up for us all, will he not with him freely give us all things?

And yet in all these things we keep on gloriously conquering through Him who loved us.

Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and keep their backs forever bent."

See then that God is good but his rules are fixed: to those who were put away he was hard, but to you he has been good, on the condition that you keep in his mercy; if not, you will be cut off as they were.

For to keep you from thinking too well of yourselves, brothers, I do not want you to miss this secret, that only partial insensibility has come upon Israel, to last until all the heathen have come in,

Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.

Bless those who persecute you. Keep on blessing them, and never curse them.

Keep in harmony with one another; instead of being ambitious, associate with humble folk; never be self-conceited.

Stop being conquered by evil, but keep on conquering evil with good.

Owe nothing to anyone except to love and seek the best for one another; for he who [unselfishly] loves his neighbor has fulfilled the [essence of the] law [relating to one’s fellowman].

Who are you to make yourself a judge of another man's servant? it is to his master that he is responsible for good or bad. Yes, his place will be safe, because the Lord is able to keep him from falling.

Then let us not be judges of one another any longer: but keep this in mind, that no man is to make it hard for his brother, or give him cause for doubting.

Therefore, let's keep on pursuing those things that bring peace and that lead to building up one another.

Do you have a conviction? Keep it to yourself before God. The man who does not condemn himself by what he approves is blessed.

And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,

But now there is nothing more to keep me in these regions, and I have for many years desired to come to you

But I beseech you, brethren, to keep a watch on those who are causing the divisions among you, and are leading others into sin, in defiance of the instruction which you have received; and habitually to shun them.

Now I commend you to Him who is able to keep you stedfast, according to my gospel, and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, whereby is unveiled the secret truth which was kept secret through immemorial ages,