¹¹ “Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish^(F) from the earth and from under the heavens.’”^[a]

⁸ But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.^(A)

⁸ For it is by grace^(A) you have been saved,^(B) through faith^(C)—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— ⁹ not by works,^(D) so that no one can boast.^(E)