²⁵ They exchanged the truth of God for a lie,^(A) and worshiped and served something created instead of the Creator, who is praised forever.^(B) Amen.

⁵ The ancestors are theirs,^(A) and from them, by physical descent,^[a] came the Messiah,^(B) who is God^(C) over all,^(D) praised forever.^[b](E) Amen.

The God of Comfort

³ Praise^(A) the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies^(B) and the God of all comfort.^(C)

³¹ The God and Father^(A) of the Lord Jesus, who is praised forever, knows I am not lying.

God’s Rich Blessings

³ Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens.^(A)

A Living Hope

³ Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.^(A) According to His great mercy,^(B) He has given us a new birth^(C) into a living hope^(D) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead^(E)