And what if God, while choosing to make manifest the terrors of His anger and to show what is possible with Him, has yet borne with long-forbearing patience with the subjects of His anger who stand ready for destruction,

while the descendants of Israel, who were in pursuit of a Law that could give righteousness, have not arrived at one.

For they are ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God while they try to establish their own, and they have not submitted to God's means to attain righteousness.

For with their hearts men believe and so attain to righteousness, while with their lips they make their Profession of Faith and so find Salvation.

While as to Israel he says, "All day long I have stretched out My arms to a self-willed and fault-finding people."

What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking [that is, God’s favor by obedience to the Law], but the elect [those chosen few] obtained it, while the rest of them became hardened and callously indifferent;

But if some of the branches were broken off, and you [Gentiles], being like a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them to share with them the rich root of the olive tree,

so collectively we form one body in Christ, while individually we are linked to one another as its members.

One man’s faith permits him to eat everything, while the weak believer eats only vegetables [to avoid eating ritually unclean meat or something previously considered unclean].

One person regards one day as better [or more important] than another, while another regards every day [the same as any other]. Let everyone be fully convinced (assured, satisfied) in his own mind.

He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord. He who eats, eats for the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; while he who abstains, abstains for the Lord and gives thanks to God.

For the sake of meat do not destroy the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil to that man who eats while stumbling in doing so.

whenever I go [on my trip] to Spain—I hope to see you as I pass through [Rome], and to be helped on my journey there by you, after I have first enjoyed your company for a little while.

so that, if it is God's will, I may come with a happy heart to see you and have a refreshing rest while with you.

For the report of your obedience has reached everyone, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.

while our testimony about the Messiah has been confirmed among you.

so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift [which comes from the Holy Spirit], as you eagerly wait [with confident trust] for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ [when He returns].

For Jews demand signs (attesting miracles), and Greeks pursue [worldly] wisdom and philosophy,

while we proclaim a Christ who has been crucified--to the Jews a stumbling-block, to Gentiles foolishness,

For while I was with you I resolved to know nothing except Jesus the Messiah, and him crucified.

And I did not use persuasive words of [human] wisdom in my message and preaching, but they were [accompanied by] a demonstration of the Holy Spirit and power [from God]. [Note: This "demonstration" could have included the evidence of miraculous spiritual gifts which Paul utilized while there in Corinth. See 14:18].

But the spiritual man discerneth all things, while he himself is discerned by no man.

For you are yet carnal: for while there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are you not carnal, and walk as men?

For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

I planted, Apollos watered, but God [all the while] was causing the growth.

For while my conscience does not trouble me at all, that does not prove that I am innocent. It is the Lord who must examine me.

We are made fools of, for the sake of Christ, while you are men of sense, through being united with him. We are weak, you are strong. You are distinguished, we are despised.

What have I to do with the judging of outsiders? Must not you judge those who are within the church, while God judges outsiders?

while you leave to God's judgement those who are outside? Remove the wicked man from among you.

While a man who is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit?

You must not refuse each other what is due, unless you agree to do so for a while, to devote yourselves to prayer, and then to come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

Was anyone already circumcised when he was called? He should not undo his circumcision. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? He should not get circumcised.

Were you called [while] a slave? Do not let it be a concern to you. But if indeed you are able to become free, rather make use of [it].

For the one who is called in the Lord [while] a slave is the Lord's freedperson. Likewise the one who is called [while] free is a slave of Christ.

While the married man is anxious about worldly matters, desiring to please his wife;

And so his interests are divided. Again, the unmarried woman, whether she is old or young, is anxious about the Master's Cause, striving to be pure both in body and in spirit, while the married woman is anxious about worldly matters, desiring to please her husband.

I now want to reply to the matter of idolatrous sacrifices [which you wrote to me about]. We know that we all possess knowledge. [Note: This may be a statement posed to Paul by the Corinthians, who seemed quite preoccupied with "knowledge"]. Knowledge [only] makes people arrogant, while love builds them up [spiritually].

Still, it is not every one that has this knowledge. Some people, because of their association with idols, continued down to the present time, eat the food as food offered to an idol; and their consciences, while still weak, are dulled.

In this way, by sinning against your Brothers and injuring their consciences, while still weak, you sin against Christ.

Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

For in the law of Moses it is written, "You must not muzzle an ox [while it] is threshing." It is not about oxen God is concerned, is it?

What, then, is my reward? That, while I preach, I may make the gospel of Christ to be without charge, in order that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel.

Every athlete practises self-restraint all round; but while they do it to win a fading wreath, we do it for an unfading.

For I would have you know this, my brothers, that while our fathers all lived under the cloud, all crossed through the sea,

But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, while a woman's head is her husband, and Christ's head is God.

Every man who prays or prophesies [while] having [something] on [his] head dishonors his head,

But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved.

For a man ought not to have a veil on his head, since he is the image and glory of God; while woman is the glory of man.

for as woman was made from man, so man is now made from woman, while both, like all things, come from God.)

Does not nature herself teach us that, while for a man to wear his hair long is degrading to him,

But while giving you these instructions, there is one thing I cannot praise--your meeting together, with bad rather than good results.

for when you eat, each one hurries to get his own supper first [not waiting for others or the poor]. So one goes hungry while another gets drunk.

What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you show contempt for the church of God and humiliate those [impoverished believers] who have nothing? What will I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? In this I will not praise you!

For I received from the Lord Himself that [instruction] which I passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which He was betrayed took bread;

Because of this [i.e., their improper partaking of the Supper], many people among you are weak and ill, and a number have fallen asleep [i.e., died]. [Note: While most commentators view this judgment as physical, there is a distinct possibility that it refers to spiritual sickness and death].

Now, while we are being judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so we won't be condemned along with the world.

Ye know that, while Gentiles, ye were being carried away to the voiceless idols, as ye were led.

and those which we deem less honorable we clothe with more abundant honor; and so our ungraceful parts come to have a more abundant grace, while our graceful parts have everything they need.

while our seemly parts have no need. But God so put the body together, as to give special honor to that part which lacked,

You must pursue love, while you are cultivating the spiritual endowments, and especially inspired preaching.

He who, when speaking, uses the gift of 'tongues' builds up his own faith, while he who preaches builds up the faith of the Church.

Brethren! do not become children, in your understandings; but, in baseness, become babes, while, in your understandings, ye become, full-grown.

Therefore, [unknown] tongues are [meant] for a [supernatural] sign, not to believers but to unbelievers [who might be receptive]; while prophecy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people] is not for unbelievers but for believers.

While, if all those present use the gift of preaching, and an unbeliever, or a man without the gift, comes in, he is convinced of his sinfulness by them all, he is called to account by them all;

Let two or three prophets speak [as inspired by the Holy Spirit], while the rest pay attention and weigh carefully what is said.

If we have placed our hope in Christ while in this life only, we are to be pitied more than all [other] people.

There are also heavenly bodies [sun, moon and stars] and earthly bodies [humans, animals, and plants], but the glory and beauty of the heavenly is one kind, and the glory of the earthly is another.

And if it is worth while for me also to make the journey, they shall go as my companions.

but it may be that I will stay with you [for a while], or even spend the winter, so that you may send me on my way to wherever I may go afterward.

For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.

If Timothy comes, see to it that he does not have anything to be afraid of while he is with you, for he is doing the Lord's work as I am.

And from so imminent a death God delivered us, and will deliver us again; for in him we have placed our hopes of future deliverance, while you, also, help us by your prayers.

while you join in helping us by your prayers. Then thanks will be given by many persons on our behalf for the gracious gift [of deliverance] granted to us through the prayers of many [believers].

For out of great sorrow and distress of heart, yes, while shedding many tears, I wrote you, not to make you sad but to make you realize that my love for you continues running over.

To some people we are a deadly fragrance, while to others we are a living fragrance. Who is qualified for this?

For, while living, we are still being given up to death because of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our flesh, though it is under the power of death.

Thus we are constantly dying, while you are in full enjoyment of Life.

For our present light affliction works out for us an eternal fullness of glory, excelling all excellence, ls while we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen: for the things seen are temporal; but the things not seen are eternal.

While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

For indeed, we groan while in this "house," longing to be covered over by our heavenly dwelling place,

For indeed we who are in the tabernacle groan, being burdened; while yet we do not wish to be unclothed, but clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

Therefore we are always confident, and know that while present in the body we are absent from the Lord,

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be paid back according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or evil.

For the love of Christ constraineth us, while we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

in honour and disgrace, under infamy, and in repute: look'd upon as an impostor, while I say what is true;

[So], since we have these promises [See 6:16-18], dear ones, we should purify ourselves from everything that pollutes [our] body and spirit while living lives completely separated [from sin], out of reverence for God.

and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort wherewith he was comforted in you, while he told us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced yet more.

For even though I did grieve you with my letter, I do not regret it [now]; though I did regret it —for I see that the letter hurt you, though only for a little while—

And his affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

how, while passing through great trouble, their boundless joy even amid their deep poverty has overflowed to increase their generous liberality.

I do not urge you to give in order that others may have relief while you are unduly pressed,

For while he gladly gave ear to our request, he was interested enough to go to you from the impulse of his heart.

More than that, he has also been selected by the churches to travel with us while we are administering this work of kindness for the glory of the Lord and as evidence of our eagerness to help.

So as far as Titus is concerned, he is my partner and comrade in my work for you, while these brothers of ours represent the churches, and are a credit to Christ.

while ye are enriched in everything to all liberality, which worketh out through us thanksgiving to God;

Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;

while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, long after you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you.

while we hold ourselves in readiness to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as ever you as a Church have fully shown your obedience.

Let such a one consider this, that, such as we are in word by our letters while absent, such we really are in work being present.

For we cannot find in our hearts to make ourselves of the number of them, or to compare ourselves to them, which laud themselves. Nevertheless, while they measure themselves with themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, they understand nought.