shall
take away their sins. (28)As concerning the gospel, they are enemies
for your sakes; but as concerning the election, they are beloved for
the fathers' sakes. (29)For unrepented are the gifts and the calling
of God. (30)For as ye in times past disobeyed God, but now obtained
mercy through their disobedience; (31)so also they now disobeyed
through the mercy shown to you, that they also might obtain mercy.
(32)For God included all in disobedience[11:32], that he might have
mercy upon all.

(33)Oh, the depth of the riches, and wisdom, and knowledge of God! How
unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
(34)For,

Who knew the mind of the Lord?
Or who became his counselor?

(35)Or who first gave to him, and it shall be given back to him again?
(36)For of him, and through him, and unto him, are all things; to him
be the glory forever. Amen.

XII.

I BESEECH you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present
your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing to God, which is
your rational service. (2)And be not conformed to this world; but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may discern what is
the will of God, the good, and well pleasing, and perfect.

(3)For I say, through the grace given to me, to every one that is
among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think;
but to think soberly, according as God imparted to each one the
measure of faith. (4)For as we have many members in one body, and all
the members have not the same office; (5)so we, the many, are one body
in Christ, and severally members one of another. (6)And having gifts
differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether
prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of our faith;
(7)or ministry, [let us wait] on the ministry; or he that teaches, on
the teaching; (8)or he that exhorts, on the exhortation; he that
gives, [let him do it] with simplicity; he that presides, with
diligence; he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

(9)Let love be unfeigned. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that
which is good. In brotherly love, (10)be kindly affectioned one to
another; in honor, preferring one another; (11)in diligence, not
slothful; in spirit, fervent, serving the Lord; (12)in hope,
rejoicing; in affliction, patient; in prayer, persevering;
(13)communicating to the necessities of the saints[12:13]; given to
hospitality. (14)Bless those who persecute