And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do things which are not proper,

For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief destroy the faith of God?

And being not weak in faith, he did not regard himself as dead, being now about a hundred years old, nor Sarah's incapacity for child-bearing,

and he did not doubt the promise of God by unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God,

Did then that which is good become death to me? By no means, but sin; that sin might be made manifest, producing death to me through that which is good, that sin might become exceedingly sinful through the commandment.

Yes indeed, O man, who are you that reply against God? Shall the work say to him that made it, Why did you make me thus?

What shall we say then? That nations who did not pursue righteousness attained a righteousness, but the righteousness which is by faith;

but Israel who pursued the law of righteousness did not attain to the law of righteousness.

But all did not obey the gospel; for Isaiah says, Lord, who believed our report?

But I say, Did they not hear? Yes indeed; their voice went into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.

But I say, did not Israel know? First, Moses says, I will provoke you by that which is not a nation, and by a foolish nation will I excite you to anger.

What then? What Israel seeks, this it did not obtain, but the election obtained; and the rest were hardened,??8 as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear??o this day.