which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,

For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—

and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Now to the one who works, his wages are not counted as a gift but as his due.

and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.

And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification.

For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.

God's Sovereign Choice

I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—

If the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, so is the whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

“Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?”

A Living Sacrifice

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Gifts of Grace

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.

Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith;

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.