Galatians 2:17 We are seeking to be made right with God through Christ. As we do, what if we find that we who are Jews are also sinners? Does that mean that Christ causes u...

2:17 NIrV

逐节对照

New International Reader's Version - We are seeking to be made right with God through Christ. As we do, what if we find that we who are Jews are also sinners? Does that mean that Christ causes us to sin? Certainly not!
新标点和合本 - 我们若求在基督里称义，却仍旧是罪人，难道基督是叫人犯罪的吗？断乎不是！
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我们若求在基督里称义，自己却还被视为罪人，那么，基督是罪的用人吗？绝对不是！
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我们若求在基督里称义，自己却还被视为罪人，那么，基督是罪的用人吗？绝对不是！
当代译本 - 如果我们寻求在基督里被称为义人，结果却仍是罪人，难道基督助长罪恶吗？当然不是！
圣经新译本 - 如果我们寻求在基督里称义，却仍然是罪人，难道基督是使人犯罪的吗？绝对不是。
中文标准译本 - 但如果我们自己寻求在基督里被称为义，却被发现还是罪人，那么，难道基督就成了罪的仆人吗？绝对不是！
现代标点和合本 - 我们若求在基督里称义，却仍旧是罪人，难道基督是叫人犯罪的吗？断乎不是！
和合本（拼音版） - 我们若求在基督里称义，却仍旧是罪人，难道基督是叫人犯罪的吗？断乎不是！
New International Version - “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!
English Standard Version - But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not!
New Living Translation - But suppose we seek to be made right with God through faith in Christ and then we are found guilty because we have abandoned the law. Would that mean Christ has led us into sin? Absolutely not!
The Message - Have some of you noticed that we are not yet perfect? (No great surprise, right?) And are you ready to make the accusation that since people like me, who go through Christ in order to get things right with God, aren’t perfectly virtuous, Christ must therefore be an accessory to sin? The accusation is frivolous. If I was “trying to be good,” I would be rebuilding the same old barn that I tore down. I would be acting as a pretender.
Christian Standard Bible - But if we ourselves are also found to be “sinners” while seeking to be justified by Christ, is Christ then a promoter of sin? Absolutely not!
New American Standard Bible - But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Far from it!
New King James Version - “But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not!
Amplified Bible - But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ [by faith], we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ an advocate or promoter of our sin? Certainly not!
American Standard Version - But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a minister of sin? God forbid.
King James Version - But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
New English Translation - But if while seeking to be justified in Christ we ourselves have also been found to be sinners, is Christ then one who encourages sin? Absolutely not!
World English Bible - But if while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not!
新標點和合本 - 我們若求在基督裏稱義，卻仍舊是罪人，難道基督是叫人犯罪的嗎？斷乎不是！
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我們若求在基督裏稱義，自己卻還被視為罪人，那麼，基督是罪的用人嗎？絕對不是！
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我們若求在基督裏稱義，自己卻還被視為罪人，那麼，基督是罪的用人嗎？絕對不是！
當代譯本 - 如果我們尋求在基督裡被稱為義人，結果卻仍是罪人，難道基督助長罪惡嗎？當然不是！
聖經新譯本 - 如果我們尋求在基督裡稱義，卻仍然是罪人，難道基督是使人犯罪的嗎？絕對不是。
呂振中譯本 - 但倘若我們這尋求在基督裏得稱為義的人也見得自己是觸犯律法的罪人，那麼、基督是助人犯罪的僕役麼？斷乎不是。
中文標準譯本 - 但如果我們自己尋求在基督裡被稱為義，卻被發現還是罪人，那麼，難道基督就成了罪的僕人嗎？絕對不是！
現代標點和合本 - 我們若求在基督裡稱義，卻仍舊是罪人，難道基督是叫人犯罪的嗎？斷乎不是！
文理和合譯本 - 我儕於基督而求見義、仍不免為罪人、則基督豈為罪之役乎、非也、
文理委辦譯本 - 或曰、我恃基督而稱義、又陷乎罪、基督得毋助人為罪乎、曰、非也、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我儕賴基督求得稱義、若仍因犯律法視為罪人、則基督豈非助人犯罪乎、非也、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 今如一面求成義於基督聖道之中、同時仍以律法下之罪人自居、是不啻以基督為罪階也。有是理乎？
Nueva Versión Internacional - »Ahora bien, cuando buscamos ser justificados por Cristo, se hace evidente que nosotros mismos somos pecadores. ¿Quiere esto decir que Cristo está al servicio del pecado? ¡De ninguna manera!
현대인의 성경 - 만일 우리가 그리스도 안에서 의롭게 되려고 하다가 우리 자신이 죄인으로 판명되면 그리스도께서 죄를 짓게 하시는 분이라고 할 수 있습니까? 절대로 그럴 수 없습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - И если мы, ища оправдания через Христа, оказываемся такими же грешниками, как и язычники, значит ли это, что Христос распространяет грех? Ни в коем случае!
Восточный перевод - И если мы, ища оправдания через Масиха, оказываемся такими же грешниками, как и язычники, значит ли это, что Масих распространяет грех? Ни в коем случае!
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - И если мы, ища оправдания через аль-Масиха, оказываемся такими же грешниками, как и язычники, значит ли это, что аль-Масих распространяет грех? Ни в коем случае!
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - И если мы, ища оправдания через Масеха, оказываемся такими же грешниками, как и язычники, значит ли это, что Масех распространяет грех? Ни в коем случае!
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais si, en cherchant à être déclarés justes dans l’union avec Christ, nous avons montré par là même que nous étions des pécheurs comme les païens, cela signifie-t-il que Christ est complice du péché ? Loin de là !
リビングバイブル - しかしもし、キリストの救いを信じた私たちが、あとになって、それはまちがいだった、やはり割礼を受け、律法もみな守らなければ救われないとわかったとしたら、どういうことになるでしょうか。キリストを信じたために、さんざんな目に会ったことになるわけです。しかし、そんなことは絶対にありえません。
Nestle Aland 28 - εἰ δὲ ζητοῦντες δικαιωθῆναι ἐν Χριστῷ εὑρέθημεν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἁμαρτωλοί, ἆρα Χριστὸς ἁμαρτίας διάκονος; μὴ γένοιτο.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - εἰ δὲ ζητοῦντες δικαιωθῆναι ἐν Χριστῷ, εὑρέθημεν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἁμαρτωλοί, ἆρα Χριστὸς ἁμαρτίας διάκονος? μὴ γένοιτο!
Nova Versão Internacional - “Se, porém, procurando ser justificados em Cristo descobrimos que nós mesmos somos pecadores, será Cristo então ministro do pecado? De modo algum!
Hoffnung für alle - Wenn aber auch wir Juden allein durch den Glauben an Christus Anerkennung bei Gott finden wollen, dann geben wir damit zu, dass auch wir Sünder sind – ebenso wie die Menschen aus anderen Völkern. Bedeutet dies nun, dass Christus zum Komplizen der Sünde wird, wenn wir durch den Glauben an ihn nicht mehr dem Gesetz unterstellt sind? Auf gar keinen Fall!
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Nếu chúng ta tin Chúa Cứu Thế cứu rỗi chúng ta, rồi quay lại nhận mình có tội, cần phải chịu cắt bì và giữ luật pháp mới được cứu rỗi, hóa ra Chúa Cứu Thế lại đưa chúng ta vào vòng tội lỗi hay sao? Tuyệt đối không!
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交叉引用

Galatians 3:21 - So is the law opposed to God’s promises? Certainly not! What if a law had been given that could give life? Then people could become right with God by obeying the law.
1 John 3:8 - The person who does what is sinful belongs to the devil. That’s because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the devil’s work.
1 John 3:9 - Those who are God’s children will not keep on sinning. God’s very nature remains in them. They can’t go on sinning. That’s because they are God’s children.
1 John 3:10 - Here is how you can tell the difference between God’s children and the devil’s children. Anyone who doesn’t do what is right isn’t God’s child. And anyone who doesn’t love their brother or sister isn’t God’s child either.
1 John 3:5 - But you know that Christ came to take our sins away. And there is no sin in him.
Galatians 2:11 - When Peter came to Antioch, I told him to his face that I was against what he was doing. He was clearly wrong.
Romans 15:8 - I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews. He teaches us that God is true. He shows us that God will keep the promises he made to the founders of our nation.
Matthew 1:21 - She is going to have a son. You must give him the name Jesus. That’s because he will save his people from their sins.”
Hebrews 7:24 - But Jesus lives forever. So he always holds the office of priest.
Hebrews 7:25 - People now come to God through him. And he is able to save them completely and for all time. Jesus lives forever. He prays for them.
Hebrews 7:26 - A high priest like that really meets our need. He is holy, pure and without blame. He isn’t like other people. He does not sin. He is lifted high above the heavens.
Hebrews 7:27 - He isn’t like the other high priests. They need to offer sacrifices day after day. First they bring offerings for their own sins. Then they do it for the sins of the people. But Jesus gave one sacrifice for the sins of the people. He gave it once and for all time. He did it by offering himself.
Hebrews 7:28 - The law appoints as high priests men who are weak. But God’s promise came after the law. By his promise the Son was appointed. The Son has been made perfect forever.
Hebrews 8:2 - He serves in the sacred tent. The Lord set up the true holy tent. A mere human being did not set it up.
2 Corinthians 3:7 - The Law was written in letters on stone. Even though it was a way of serving God, it led to death. But even that way of serving God came with glory. The glory lasted for only a short time. Even so, the people of Israel couldn’t look at Moses’ face very long.
2 Corinthians 3:8 - Since all this is true, won’t the work of the Holy Spirit be even more glorious?
2 Corinthians 3:9 - The law that condemns people to death had glory. How much more glory does the work of the Spirit have! His work makes people right with God.
Romans 3:6 - God is certainly fair! If he weren’t, how could he judge the world?
Romans 9:30 - What should we say then? Gentiles did not look for a way to be right with God. But they found it by having faith.
Romans 9:31 - The people of Israel tried to obey the law to make themselves right with God. But they didn’t reach their goal of being right with God.
Romans 9:32 - Why not? Because they tried to do it without faith. They tried to be right with God by what they did. They tripped over the stone that causes people to trip and fall.
Romans 9:33 - It is written, “Look! In Zion I am laying a stone that causes people to trip. It is a rock that makes them fall. The one who believes in him will never be put to shame.” ( Isaiah 8:14 ; 28:16 )
Romans 3:4 - Not at all! God is true, even if every human being is a liar. It is written, “You are right when you sentence me. You are fair when you judge me.” ( Psalm 51:4 )
Romans 11:7 - What should we say then? The people of Israel did not receive what they wanted so badly. Those Israelites who were chosen did receive it. But the rest of the people were made stubborn.
Galatians 2:15 - We are Jews by birth. We are not sinful Gentiles.
Romans 6:1 - What should we say then? Should we keep on sinning so that God’s grace can increase?
Romans 6:2 - Not at all! As far as sin is concerned, we are dead. So how can we keep on sinning?

逐节对照

交叉引用

New International Reader's Version - We are seeking to be made right with God through Christ. As we do, what if we find that we who are Jews are also sinners? Does that mean that Christ causes us to sin? Certainly not!
新标点和合本 - 我们若求在基督里称义，却仍旧是罪人，难道基督是叫人犯罪的吗？断乎不是！
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 我们若求在基督里称义，自己却还被视为罪人，那么，基督是罪的用人吗？绝对不是！
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 我们若求在基督里称义，自己却还被视为罪人，那么，基督是罪的用人吗？绝对不是！
当代译本 - 如果我们寻求在基督里被称为义人，结果却仍是罪人，难道基督助长罪恶吗？当然不是！
圣经新译本 - 如果我们寻求在基督里称义，却仍然是罪人，难道基督是使人犯罪的吗？绝对不是。
中文标准译本 - 但如果我们自己寻求在基督里被称为义，却被发现还是罪人，那么，难道基督就成了罪的仆人吗？绝对不是！
现代标点和合本 - 我们若求在基督里称义，却仍旧是罪人，难道基督是叫人犯罪的吗？断乎不是！
和合本（拼音版） - 我们若求在基督里称义，却仍旧是罪人，难道基督是叫人犯罪的吗？断乎不是！
New International Version - “But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!
English Standard Version - But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not!
New Living Translation - But suppose we seek to be made right with God through faith in Christ and then we are found guilty because we have abandoned the law. Would that mean Christ has led us into sin? Absolutely not!
The Message - Have some of you noticed that we are not yet perfect? (No great surprise, right?) And are you ready to make the accusation that since people like me, who go through Christ in order to get things right with God, aren’t perfectly virtuous, Christ must therefore be an accessory to sin? The accusation is frivolous. If I was “trying to be good,” I would be rebuilding the same old barn that I tore down. I would be acting as a pretender.
Christian Standard Bible - But if we ourselves are also found to be “sinners” while seeking to be justified by Christ, is Christ then a promoter of sin? Absolutely not!
New American Standard Bible - But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Far from it!
New King James Version - “But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not!
Amplified Bible - But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ [by faith], we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ an advocate or promoter of our sin? Certainly not!
American Standard Version - But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a minister of sin? God forbid.
King James Version - But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
New English Translation - But if while seeking to be justified in Christ we ourselves have also been found to be sinners, is Christ then one who encourages sin? Absolutely not!
World English Bible - But if while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not!
新標點和合本 - 我們若求在基督裏稱義，卻仍舊是罪人，難道基督是叫人犯罪的嗎？斷乎不是！
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 我們若求在基督裏稱義，自己卻還被視為罪人，那麼，基督是罪的用人嗎？絕對不是！
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 我們若求在基督裏稱義，自己卻還被視為罪人，那麼，基督是罪的用人嗎？絕對不是！
當代譯本 - 如果我們尋求在基督裡被稱為義人，結果卻仍是罪人，難道基督助長罪惡嗎？當然不是！
聖經新譯本 - 如果我們尋求在基督裡稱義，卻仍然是罪人，難道基督是使人犯罪的嗎？絕對不是。
呂振中譯本 - 但倘若我們這尋求在基督裏得稱為義的人也見得自己是觸犯律法的罪人，那麼、基督是助人犯罪的僕役麼？斷乎不是。
中文標準譯本 - 但如果我們自己尋求在基督裡被稱為義，卻被發現還是罪人，那麼，難道基督就成了罪的僕人嗎？絕對不是！
現代標點和合本 - 我們若求在基督裡稱義，卻仍舊是罪人，難道基督是叫人犯罪的嗎？斷乎不是！
文理和合譯本 - 我儕於基督而求見義、仍不免為罪人、則基督豈為罪之役乎、非也、
文理委辦譯本 - 或曰、我恃基督而稱義、又陷乎罪、基督得毋助人為罪乎、曰、非也、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我儕賴基督求得稱義、若仍因犯律法視為罪人、則基督豈非助人犯罪乎、非也、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 今如一面求成義於基督聖道之中、同時仍以律法下之罪人自居、是不啻以基督為罪階也。有是理乎？
Nueva Versión Internacional - »Ahora bien, cuando buscamos ser justificados por Cristo, se hace evidente que nosotros mismos somos pecadores. ¿Quiere esto decir que Cristo está al servicio del pecado? ¡De ninguna manera!
현대인의 성경 - 만일 우리가 그리스도 안에서 의롭게 되려고 하다가 우리 자신이 죄인으로 판명되면 그리스도께서 죄를 짓게 하시는 분이라고 할 수 있습니까? 절대로 그럴 수 없습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - И если мы, ища оправдания через Христа, оказываемся такими же грешниками, как и язычники, значит ли это, что Христос распространяет грех? Ни в коем случае!
Восточный перевод - И если мы, ища оправдания через Масиха, оказываемся такими же грешниками, как и язычники, значит ли это, что Масих распространяет грех? Ни в коем случае!
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - И если мы, ища оправдания через аль-Масиха, оказываемся такими же грешниками, как и язычники, значит ли это, что аль-Масих распространяет грех? Ни в коем случае!
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - И если мы, ища оправдания через Масеха, оказываемся такими же грешниками, как и язычники, значит ли это, что Масех распространяет грех? Ни в коем случае!
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais si, en cherchant à être déclarés justes dans l’union avec Christ, nous avons montré par là même que nous étions des pécheurs comme les païens, cela signifie-t-il que Christ est complice du péché ? Loin de là !
リビングバイブル - しかしもし、キリストの救いを信じた私たちが、あとになって、それはまちがいだった、やはり割礼を受け、律法もみな守らなければ救われないとわかったとしたら、どういうことになるでしょうか。キリストを信じたために、さんざんな目に会ったことになるわけです。しかし、そんなことは絶対にありえません。
Nestle Aland 28 - εἰ δὲ ζητοῦντες δικαιωθῆναι ἐν Χριστῷ εὑρέθημεν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἁμαρτωλοί, ἆρα Χριστὸς ἁμαρτίας διάκονος; μὴ γένοιτο.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - εἰ δὲ ζητοῦντες δικαιωθῆναι ἐν Χριστῷ, εὑρέθημεν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἁμαρτωλοί, ἆρα Χριστὸς ἁμαρτίας διάκονος? μὴ γένοιτο!
Nova Versão Internacional - “Se, porém, procurando ser justificados em Cristo descobrimos que nós mesmos somos pecadores, será Cristo então ministro do pecado? De modo algum!
Hoffnung für alle - Wenn aber auch wir Juden allein durch den Glauben an Christus Anerkennung bei Gott finden wollen, dann geben wir damit zu, dass auch wir Sünder sind – ebenso wie die Menschen aus anderen Völkern. Bedeutet dies nun, dass Christus zum Komplizen der Sünde wird, wenn wir durch den Glauben an ihn nicht mehr dem Gesetz unterstellt sind? Auf gar keinen Fall!
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Nếu chúng ta tin Chúa Cứu Thế cứu rỗi chúng ta, rồi quay lại nhận mình có tội, cần phải chịu cắt bì và giữ luật pháp mới được cứu rỗi, hóa ra Chúa Cứu Thế lại đưa chúng ta vào vòng tội lỗi hay sao? Tuyệt đối không!
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “ถ้าขณะที่เรามุ่งจะให้พระเจ้าทรงนับเราเป็นผู้ชอบธรรมในพระคริสต์ ก็ปรากฏชัดว่าเราเองเป็นคนบาป นั่นหมายความว่าพระคริสต์ส่งเสริมบาปหรือ? ไม่ใช่อย่างนั้นแน่นอน!
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ถ้าในขณะที่เราหาหนทางที่จะพ้นผิดโดยผ่านพระคริสต์แล้ว กลับพบว่าเราเป็นคนบาป หมายความว่า พระคริสต์เป็นผู้ส่งเสริมให้เราทำบาปอย่างนั้นหรือ ไม่ใช่แน่

Galatians 3:21 - So is the law opposed to God’s promises? Certainly not! What if a law had been given that could give life? Then people could become right with God by obeying the law.
1 John 3:8 - The person who does what is sinful belongs to the devil. That’s because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the devil’s work.
1 John 3:9 - Those who are God’s children will not keep on sinning. God’s very nature remains in them. They can’t go on sinning. That’s because they are God’s children.
1 John 3:10 - Here is how you can tell the difference between God’s children and the devil’s children. Anyone who doesn’t do what is right isn’t God’s child. And anyone who doesn’t love their brother or sister isn’t God’s child either.
1 John 3:5 - But you know that Christ came to take our sins away. And there is no sin in him.
Galatians 2:11 - When Peter came to Antioch, I told him to his face that I was against what he was doing. He was clearly wrong.
Romans 15:8 - I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews. He teaches us that God is true. He shows us that God will keep the promises he made to the founders of our nation.
Matthew 1:21 - She is going to have a son. You must give him the name Jesus. That’s because he will save his people from their sins.”
Hebrews 7:24 - But Jesus lives forever. So he always holds the office of priest.
Hebrews 7:25 - People now come to God through him. And he is able to save them completely and for all time. Jesus lives forever. He prays for them.
Hebrews 7:26 - A high priest like that really meets our need. He is holy, pure and without blame. He isn’t like other people. He does not sin. He is lifted high above the heavens.
Hebrews 7:27 - He isn’t like the other high priests. They need to offer sacrifices day after day. First they bring offerings for their own sins. Then they do it for the sins of the people. But Jesus gave one sacrifice for the sins of the people. He gave it once and for all time. He did it by offering himself.
Hebrews 7:28 - The law appoints as high priests men who are weak. But God’s promise came after the law. By his promise the Son was appointed. The Son has been made perfect forever.
Hebrews 8:2 - He serves in the sacred tent. The Lord set up the true holy tent. A mere human being did not set it up.
2 Corinthians 3:7 - The Law was written in letters on stone. Even though it was a way of serving God, it led to death. But even that way of serving God came with glory. The glory lasted for only a short time. Even so, the people of Israel couldn’t look at Moses’ face very long.
2 Corinthians 3:8 - Since all this is true, won’t the work of the Holy Spirit be even more glorious?
2 Corinthians 3:9 - The law that condemns people to death had glory. How much more glory does the work of the Spirit have! His work makes people right with God.
Romans 3:6 - God is certainly fair! If he weren’t, how could he judge the world?
Romans 9:30 - What should we say then? Gentiles did not look for a way to be right with God. But they found it by having faith.
Romans 9:31 - The people of Israel tried to obey the law to make themselves right with God. But they didn’t reach their goal of being right with God.
Romans 9:32 - Why not? Because they tried to do it without faith. They tried to be right with God by what they did. They tripped over the stone that causes people to trip and fall.
Romans 9:33 - It is written, “Look! In Zion I am laying a stone that causes people to trip. It is a rock that makes them fall. The one who believes in him will never be put to shame.” ( Isaiah 8:14 ; 28:16 )
Romans 3:4 - Not at all! God is true, even if every human being is a liar. It is written, “You are right when you sentence me. You are fair when you judge me.” ( Psalm 51:4 )
Romans 11:7 - What should we say then? The people of Israel did not receive what they wanted so badly. Those Israelites who were chosen did receive it. But the rest of the people were made stubborn.
Galatians 2:15 - We are Jews by birth. We are not sinful Gentiles.
Romans 6:1 - What should we say then? Should we keep on sinning so that God’s grace can increase?
Romans 6:2 - Not at all! As far as sin is concerned, we are dead. So how can we keep on sinning?