^20 [a](A)The Law came in so that the offense would increase; but where sin increased, ^(B)grace abounded all the more,

¹⁰ According to ^(A)the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder ^(B)I laid a foundation, and ^(C)another is building on it. But each person must be careful how he builds on it.

¹⁵ For all things are ^(A)for your sakes, so that grace, having ^[a](B)spread to more and more people, will cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.

¹³ For you have heard of ^(A)my former way of life in Judaism, how I ^(B)used to persecute ^(C)the church of God beyond measure and ^(D)tried to destroy it; ¹⁴ and I ^(E)was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my ^[a]countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ^(F)ancestral traditions. ¹⁵ But when ^[b]He who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and ^(G)called me through His grace was pleased ¹⁶ to reveal His Son in me so that I might ^(H)preach Him among the Gentiles, ^(I)I did not immediately consult with ^[c](J)flesh and blood,