¹⁶ But ^(A)they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, ^(B)“Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?”

^3 (A)What if some were unfaithful? ^(B)Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God?

^38 (A)so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

³⁹ Therefore they ^(C)could not believe. For again Isaiah said,

² For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because ^(A)they were not united by faith with those who listened.^[a]

^8 (A)in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those ^(B)who do not know God and on those who ^(C)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

^7 (A)You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying ^(B)the truth?

⁸ and

They stumble because they disobey the word, ^(B)as they were destined to do.

⁸ By faith ^(A)Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place ^(B)that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.