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so that the righteous requirement of the law may be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

because the outlook of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to the law of God, nor is it able to do so.

So then, brothers and sisters, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh

And if children, then heirs (namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ)—if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him.

even before they were born or had done anything good or bad (so that God's purpose in election would stand, not by works but by his calling)—

So then, it does not depend on human desire or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.

So then, God has mercy on whom he chooses to have mercy, and he hardens whom he chooses to harden.

So I ask, God has not rejected his people, has he? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

So in the same way at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

let their eyes be darkened so that they may not see, and make their backs bend continually. "

If the first portion of the dough offered is holy, then the whole batch is holy, and if the root is holy, so too are the branches.

Then you will say, "The branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in."

For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: A partial hardening has happened to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.

And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: " The Deliverer will come out of Zion; he will remove ungodliness from Jacob .

so they too have now been disobedient in order that, by the mercy shown to you, they too may now receive mercy.

For God has consigned all people to disobedience so that he may show mercy to them all.

Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God—what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

so we who are many are one body in Christ, and individually we are members who belong to one another.

if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.

If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.