But to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the [life] which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself for me.

For I want you to know how great a struggle I have concerning you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,

that he no longer should live the remaining time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.

even until I am old and advanced in years. O God, forsake me not; until I have declared Your [mighty] arm to all the generation that is to come;

For they that are in the grave shall not praise You, neither shall the dead bless You, neither shall they that are in Hades hope for Your mercy.

The living shall bless You, as I also [do]; for from this day shall I beget children, who shall declare Your righteousness,

And Abimelech said to him, I know not who has done this thing to you, neither did you tell it to me, neither did I hear it until today.

But he would not; but said to his master's wife, If because of me my master knows nothing in his house, and has given into my hands all things that belong to him;

And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people combined against Aaron, and said to him, Arise and make us gods who shall go before us; for this Moses, the man who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt- we do not know what has become of him.

Yet now, brothers, I know that according to ignorance you did [this], as indeed also your rulers.

God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know [what the Scripture says] in Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying,