⁶ But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

¹⁷ But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart ^(A)that form of doctrine to which you were ^[a]delivered. ¹⁸ And ^(B)having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.