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But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words.

And he who searches the hearts of men knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.

For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the first-born among many brethren.

What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who is against us?

He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, will he not also give us all things with him?

who is to condemn? Is it Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us?

As it is written, "For thy sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered."

For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,

For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen by race.

to them belong the patriarchs, and of their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ. God who is over all be blessed for ever. Amen.

But it is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel,

For this is what the promise said, "About this time I will return and Sarah shall have a son."

For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion."

For the scripture says to Pharaoh, "I have raised you up for the very purpose of showing my power in you, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth."

You will say to me then, "Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?"

Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for beauty and another for menial use?

What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the vessels of wrath made for destruction,

in order to make known the riches of his glory for the vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory,