²⁰ Now ^[a](A)the Law came in so that the transgression would increase, but where sin increased, ^(B)grace abounded all the more,

¹⁰ According to ^(A)the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder ^(B)I laid a foundation, and ^(C)another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it.

¹⁵ For all things are ^(A)for your sakes, so that the grace which is ^[a](B)spreading to more and more people may cause the giving of thanks to abound to the glory of God.

¹³ For you have heard of ^(A)my former conduct in Judaism, how I ^(B)used to persecute ^(C)the church of God beyond measure and ^(D)tried to destroy it. ¹⁴ And I ^(E)was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being far more zealous for the traditions of my ^(F)fathers. ¹⁵ But when God, who had set me apart from my mother’s womb and ^(G)called me through His grace, was pleased ¹⁶ to reveal His Son in me so that I might ^(H)proclaim Him as good news among the Gentiles, ^(I)I did not immediately consult with ^[a](J)flesh and blood,