doesn’t that magnify His mercy? In the Greek Paul uses the word “blasphemy” to describe this accusation. He says his opponents intentionally pervert the gospel and make God’s mercy appear ridiculous. He warns them they will be condemned for this because they are causing others to stumble (Mt 18:6–9). v9: In verses 5–8 Paul uses first person singular and plural pronouns (I, my, we, our) because he is speaking from the perspective of a Jew. In verse 9 he speaks once more from this perspective to ask