To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities."

But Paul and Barnabas, speaking boldly said, "It was necessary for the word of God to be spoken to you first; but since you thrust it away, and judge yourselves not worthy of eternal life; behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, [saying] that, "In you all the nations shall be blessed."

You know that because of weakness in the flesh I preached the gospel to you the former [time].

To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to you they were ministering these things, which things were now announced to you by those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven--things which angels desire to look into.

But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our report?"

So then faith [comes] by hearing, and hearing by [the] word of God.

For indeed circumcision profits if you keep the law; but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

And though I give away all my possessions to feed [the poor], and though I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

For bodily exercise is profitable a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the present life and of the coming life.

Therefore since it remains [for] some to enter into it, and those formerly having the gospel preached [to them] did not enter on account of disobedience,

Take heed, brothers, lest there be in anyone of you a wicked heart of unbelief in departing from the living God;

And to whom did He swear that they would not enter into His rest, except to those who disobeyed?

And we see that they were not able to enter on account of unbelief.

But without faith it is impossible to please [God], for it is necessary [for] the [one] approaching God to believe that He is, and that He becomes a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, just as you know what kind [of men] we were among you for your sake.

Because of this we also give thanks to God unceasingly, so that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you received not the word of men, but just as it truly is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.

so that they all might be damned who did not believe the truth, but delighted in unrighteousness.

But we are obligated to give thanks to God always for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,

Therefore laying aside all filthiness and abundance of evil, in meekness receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.