¹³ Their destruction is their reward for the harm they have done. They love to indulge in evil pleasures in broad daylight. They are a disgrace and a stain among you. They delight in deception^[a] even as they eat with you in your fellowship meals.

¹⁷ But you still lord it over my people and refuse to let them go.

⁶ Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming.^[a]

⁶ Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him.

² You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world.^[a] He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. ³ All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else.

⁴ He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”

¹⁶ Then he said to the disciples, “Anyone who accepts your message is also accepting me. And anyone who rejects you is rejecting me. And anyone who rejects me is rejecting God, who sent me.”