for God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the good news of His Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you,

for what, if certain were faithless? shall their faithlessness the faithfulness of god make useless?

Law then do we make useless through the faith? let it not be! yea, we do establish law.

and the hope doth not make ashamed, because the love of God hath been poured forth in our hearts through the Holy Spirit that hath been given to us.

And, in like manner also, the Spirit doth help our weaknesses; for, what we may pray for, as it behoveth us, we have not known, but the Spirit himself doth make intercession for us with groanings unutterable,

nay, but, O man, who art thou that art answering again to God? shall the thing formed say to Him who did form it, Why me didst thou make thus?

hath not the potter authority over the clay, out of the same lump to make the one vessel to honour, and the one to dishonour?

And if God, willing to shew the wrath and to make known His power, did endure, in much long suffering, vessels of wrath fitted for destruction,

and that He might make known the riches of His glory on vessels of kindness, that He before prepared for glory, whom also He did call -- us --

Thou -- who art thou that art judging another's domestic? to his own master he doth stand or fall; and he shall be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.

for it pleased Macedonia and Achaia well to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who are in Jerusalem;