² and that we may be rescued from wicked and evil people, for not all have faith.

³ And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.^{(A) 4} In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing clearly the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.^(B)

³¹ that I may be rescued from the unbelievers in Judea and that my ministry^[a] to Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

⁸ We do not want you to be ignorant, brothers and sisters, of the affliction we experienced in Asia, for we were so utterly, unbearably crushed that we despaired of life itself.^{(A) 9} Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death so that we would rely not on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. ¹⁰ He who rescued us from so deadly a peril will continue to rescue us;^[a] on him we have set our hope that he will rescue us again,^(B)

¹⁶ But not all have obeyed the good news,^[a] for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed^[b] our message?”^(A)

²⁴ Some were convinced by what he had said, while others refused to believe.

¹⁸ For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, wanted to again and again—but Satan blocked our way.^(A)

² But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.

⁵⁰ But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their region.