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I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong—
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For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
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To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
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But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.
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there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.
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You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
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but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me.
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For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?
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As it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”
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And Isaiah boldly says, “I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me.”
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as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”
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May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”
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Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
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I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.
