Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance;

knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;

knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him.

For not knowing about God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.