¹² But ^(A)as many as received Him, to them He gave the ^[a]right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

The Just Live by Faith

¹⁶ For ^(A)I am not ashamed of the gospel ^[a]of Christ, for ^(B)it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, ^(C)for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

²⁹ To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me ^(A)mightily.

Christ the Power and Wisdom of God^(A)

¹⁸ For the ^[a]message of the cross is ^(B)foolishness to ^(C)those who are perishing, but to us ^(D)who are being saved it is the ^(E)power of God.

²⁴ but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ ^(A)the power of God and ^(B)the wisdom of God.

¹⁶ that He would grant you, ^(A)according to the riches of His glory, ^(B)to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in ^(C)the inner man, ^17 (D)that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, ^(E)being rooted and grounded in love, ^18 (F)may be able to comprehend with all the saints ^(G)what is the width and length and depth and height— ¹⁹ to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled ^(H)with all the fullness of God.

²⁰ Now ^(I)to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly ^(J)above all that we ask or think, ^(K)according to the power that works in us,