or the riches of His goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, dost thou despise? -- not knowing that the goodness of God doth lead thee to reformation!

And not only so, but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;

this knowing, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of the sin may be made useless, for our no longer serving the sin;

knowing that Christ, having been raised up out of the dead, doth no more die, death over him hath no more lordship;

Are ye ignorant, brethren -- for to those knowing law I speak -- that the law hath lordship over the man as long as he liveth?

for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.

And this, knowing the time, that for us, the hour already is to be aroused out of sleep, for now nearer is our salvation than when we did believe;