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== Notable passages from the Epistles of Paul ==
== Notable passages from the Epistles of Paul ==


=== Romans ===
=== [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/romans/5?12 Rom 5]: '''Humanity’s Sin through Adam''' &  '''Grace and Life through Christ''' ===
[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/romans/5?12 Rom 5]: '''Humanity’s Sin through Adam''' &  '''Grace and Life through Christ'''
 
* here Paul explains original sin and its consequence, death
* here Paul explains original sin and its consequence, death
* and salvation from it through Christ:
* and salvation from it through Christ:
<blockquote>For if, by the transgression of one person, death came to reign through that one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of justification come to reign in life through the one person Jesus Christ. ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/romans/5?17 Rom 5:17])</blockquote>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/romans/6 Rom 6]: Freedom from Sin; Life in God.<blockquote>We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him. As to his death, he died to sin once and for all; as to his life, he lives for God. Consequently, you too must think of yourselves as [being] dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus. ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/romans/6:9 Rom 6:9-11])</blockquote>
<blockquote>For if, by the transgression of one person, death came to reign through that one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of justification come to reign in life through the one person Jesus Christ. ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/romans/5?17 Rom 5:17])</blockquote>[https://bible.usccb.org/bible/romans/6 Rom 6]: Freedom from Sin; Life in God.<blockquote>We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him. As to his death, he died to sin once and for all; as to his life, he lives for God. Consequently, you too must think of yourselves as [being] dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus. ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/romans/6:9 Rom 6:9-11])</blockquote>


=== '''2 Corinthians''' ===
=== '''2 Cor 11: Paul’s Boast: His Labors''' ===
 
==== '''2 Cor 11: Paul’s Boast: His Labors''' ====
From [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2corinthians/11:30 2 Cor 11:30-33]:
From [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2corinthians/11:30 2 Cor 11:30-33]: