⁴ Or do you show contempt for the riches^(A) of his kindness,^(B) forbearance^(C) and patience,^(D) not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?^(E)

¹⁵ Here is a trustworthy saying^(A) that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners^(B)—of whom I am the worst.

³² I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”^(A)

¹¹ “No one, sir,” she said.

“Then neither do I condemn you,”^(A) Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”^(B)

³⁴ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’^(A)

²³ for all have sinned^(A) and fall short of the glory of God,

⁸ But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.^(A)

² Watch out for those dogs,^(A) those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh.

¹⁶ Let us then approach^(A) God’s throne of grace with confidence,^(B) so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.