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O the depth of the riches and of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!

Therefore, brothers, I call on you through the compassions of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service.

And be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, in order to prove by you what is the good and pleasing and perfect will of God.

For through the grace which is given to me, I say to everyone being among you, not to have high thoughts beyond what is right to think. But set your mind to be right-minded, even as God divided a measure of faith to each.

Let every soul be subject to higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, but the existing authorities have been ordained by God.

So that the one resisting authority has opposed the ordinance of God, and the ones opposing will receive judgment to themselves.

for it is a servant of God to you for the good. But if you practice evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword in vain; for it is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to the one practicing bad things .

For on this account you also pay taxes, for they are ministers of God, always giving attention to this very thing.

The one eating, do not despise the one not eating. And the one not eating, do not judge the one eating, for God received him.

Who are you judging another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. But he will stand, for God is able to make him stand.

The one minding the day, he minds it to the Lord. And the one not minding the day, he does not mind it to the Lord. The one eating, he eats toAnd the one not eating, he does not eat to the Lord, and gives thanks to God.

For it has been written, "As I live, says the Lord, that every knee will bow to Me, and every tongue confess to God." Isa. 45:23

So then each one of us will give account concerning himself to God.

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

For the one serving Christ in these things is pleasing to God, and approved by men.

Do not by your food undo the work of God. Truly, all things are clean, but it is bad to the man who eats through a stumbling-block.

Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Blessed is the one not condemning himself in what he approves.

And may the God of patience and encouragement give to you to mind the same thing among one another according to Christ Jesus,

that with one accord and with one mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Because of this, receive one another as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.