and if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in darkness,

Or can we say as some people slander us by claiming that we say "Let's do evil that good may result"? They deserve to be condemned!

Therefore, do not let sin rule your mortal bodies so that you obey their desires.

For all who are led by God's Spirit are God's children.

And David says, "Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a punishment for them.

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

For I want to let you know about this secret, brothers, so that you will not claim to be wiser than you are: Stubbornness has come to part of Israel until the full number of the gentiles comes to faith.

If it is encouraging, devote yourself to encouraging others. If it is sharing, share generously. If it is leading, lead enthusiastically. If it is helping, help cheerfully.

The night is almost over, and the day is near. Let's therefore put aside the actions of darkness and put on the armor of light.

Let's behave decently, as people who live in the light of day. No wild parties, drunkenness, sexual immorality, promiscuity, quarreling, or jealousy!

One person decides in favor of one day over another, while another person decides that all days are the same. Let each one be fully convinced in his own mind:

Therefore, let's no longer criticize each other. Instead, make up your mind not to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.

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

And again, "Praise the Lord, all you gentiles! Let all the nations praise him."