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But the centurion kept them from carrying out their plan because he wanted to save Paul, so he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

As Paul gathered a bundle of brushwood and put it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself to his hand.

Because the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar; it was not as though I had any accusation against my nation.

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you because the news of your faith is being reported in all the world.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God's power for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.

since what can be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them.

And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a worthless mind to do what is morally wrong.

But because of your hardness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath, when God's righteous judgment is revealed.

For, as it is written: The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.

For no one will be justified in His sight by the works of the law, because the knowledge of sin comes through the law.

God presented Him as a propitiation through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.

because he was fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.

And not only that, but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,

This hope will not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all men, because all sinned.

And the gift is not like the one man's sin, because from one sin came the judgment, resulting in condemnation, but from many trespasses came the gift, resulting in justification.

because we know that Christ, having been raised from the dead, will not die again. Death no longer rules over Him.

For sin will not rule over you, because you are not under law but under grace.

What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Absolutely not!

I am using a human analogy because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you offered the parts of yourselves as slaves to moral impurity, and to greater and greater lawlessness, so now offer them as slaves to righteousness, which results in sanctification.