There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil— for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.

将患难、困苦加给一切作恶的人，先是犹太人，后是希腊人，

他要把患难、困苦加给一切作恶的人，先是犹太人，后是希腊人；

他要把患难、困苦加给一切作恶的人，先是犹太人，后是希腊人；

一切作恶之人必受患难和痛苦，先是犹太人，然后是希腊人。

把患难和愁苦加给所有作恶的人，先是犹太人，后是希腊人，

神要把患难和困苦加给一切作恶之人的灵魂，先是犹太人的，后是外邦人的；

將患難、困苦加給一切作惡的人，先是猶太人，後是希臘人，

他要把患難、困苦加給一切作惡的人，先是猶太人，後是希臘人；

他要把患難、困苦加給一切作惡的人，先是猶太人，後是希臘人；

一切作惡之人必受患難和痛苦，先是猶太人，然後是希臘人。

把患難和愁苦加給所有作惡的人，先是猶太人，後是希臘人，

又有苦難困迫、加給一切厲行惡事的血氣人，先猶太人，而後希利尼人；

神要把患難和困苦加給一切作惡之人的靈魂，先是猶太人的，後是外邦人的；

患難、窘苦、加諸作惡者、先猶太人、次希利尼人、

患難窘苦、罰諸作惡之人、先猶太、次希利尼、

以患難窘苦、加諸作惡之人、先猶太人、次希拉人、

患難困苦加於作惡之人、始自猶太、推及希臘。

There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile;

There will be trouble and suffering for everyone who does evil. That is meant first for the Jews. It is also meant for the Gentiles.

There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek,

There will be affliction and distress for every human being who does evil, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek;

There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of mankind who does evil, for the Jew first and also for the Greek,

tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek;

tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that worketh evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek;

affliction and distress for every human being who does evil, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek;

Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

There will be affliction and distress on everyone who does evil, on the Jew first and also the Greek,

oppression, and anguish on every soul of man who does evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

For the time has come for judgment, and it must begin with God’s household. And if judgment begins with us, what terrible fate awaits those who have never obeyed God’s Good News?

When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.”

It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem:‘ There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.’

Remember that Christ came as a servant to the Jews to show that God is true to the promises he made to their ancestors.He also came so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercies to them. That is what the psalmist meant when he wrote:“ For this, I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing praises to your name.”

For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes— the Jew first and also the Gentile.

Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared,“ It was necessary that we first preach the word of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we will offer it to the Gentiles.For the Lord gave us this command when he said,‘ I have made you a light to the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’”

For all people are mine to judge— both parents and children alike. And this is my rule: The person who sins is the one who will die.

And after Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul spent all his time preaching the word. He testified to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.But when they opposed and insulted him, Paul shook the dust from his clothes and said,“ Your blood is upon your own heads— I am innocent. From now on I will go preach to the Gentiles.”

But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good— for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.

In his justice he will pay back those who persecute you.

Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called“ uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts.In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us.He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups.Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near.

Now, is this blessing only for the Jews, or is it also for uncircumcised Gentiles? Well, we have been saying that Abraham was counted as righteous by God because of his faith.But how did this happen? Was he counted as righteous only after he was circumcised, or was it before he was circumcised? Clearly, God accepted Abraham before he was circumcised!Circumcision was a sign that Abraham already had faith and that God had already accepted him and declared him to be righteous— even before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the spiritual father of those who have faith but have not been circumcised. They are counted as righteous because of their faith.And Abraham is also the spiritual father of those who have been circumcised, but only if they have the same kind of faith Abraham had before he was circumcised.

Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him.

“ From among all the families on the earth, I have been intimate with you alone. That is why I must punish you for all your sins.”

“ Brothers— you sons of Abraham, and also you God fearing Gentiles— this message of salvation has been sent to us!

So I want you to know that this salvation from God has also been offered to the Gentiles, and they will accept it.”

“ You and I are Jews by birth, not‘ sinners’ like the Gentiles.Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.”

when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone, and anguish and distress overwhelm you.“ When they cry for help, I will not answer. Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.

When the others heard this, they stopped objecting and began praising God. They said,“ We can see that God has also given the Gentiles the privilege of repenting of their sins and receiving eternal life.”

I preached first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that all must repent of their sins and turn to God— and prove they have changed by the good things they do.

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?

In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.

There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.

I have seen your salvation,which you have prepared for all people.He is a light to reveal God to the nations, and he is the glory of your people Israel!”

I have had one message for Jews and Greeks alike— the necessity of repenting from sin and turning to God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus.

Three days after Paul’s arrival, he called together the local Jewish leaders. He said to them,“ Brothers, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Roman government, even though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors.

“ And a servant who knows what the master wants, but isn’t prepared and doesn’t carry out those instructions, will be severely punished.But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.

And we are among those whom he selected, both from the Jews and from the Gentiles.

Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles, because they hadn’t repented of their sins and turned to God.“ What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse.I tell you, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgment day than you.“ And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead. For if the miracles I did for you had been done in wicked Sodom, it would still be here today.I tell you, even Sodom will be better off on judgment day than you.”

After all, is God the God of the Jews only? Isn’t he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is.There is only one God, and he makes people right with himself only by faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles.