Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather ¹  expose them. ² 

When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints?

And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she met with his loving approval ¹  more than all the other young women. ²  So he placed the royal high turban on her head and appointed her queen ³  in place of Vashti.

Neither should there be vulgar speech, foolish talk, or coarse jesting – all of which are out of character – but rather thanksgiving.

So the people spread out ¹  through all the land of Egypt to collect stubble for straw.

Receive my instruction ¹  rather than ²  silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

Instead, pursue ¹  his ²  kingdom, ³  and these things will be given to you as well.

Instead your hearts are filled with sadness ¹  because I have said these things to you.

Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian, ¹  and do this before unbelievers?

But you yourselves wrong and cheat, and you do this to your brothers and sisters! ¹ 

Abraham looked up ¹  and saw ²  behind him ³  a ram caught in the bushes by its horns. So he ⁴  went over and got the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son.

For they are entirely given ¹  to me from among the Israelites. I have taken them for myself instead of ²  all who open the womb, the firstborn sons of all the Israelites.

“Look, ¹  I myself have taken the Levites from among the Israelites instead of ²  every firstborn who opens the womb among the Israelites. So the Levites belong to me,

The Benjaminites came from their cities and assembled at Gibeah ¹  to make war against the Israelites.

For my sighing comes in place of ¹  my food, ²  and my groanings ³  flow forth like water. ⁴ 

Your ¹  sons will carry ²  on the dynasty of your ancestors; ³  you will make them princes throughout the land.

So the warden removed the delicacies and the wine ¹  from their diet ²  and gave them a diet of vegetables instead.

But it is not this way among you. Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in his father Amaziah’s place.

So David did not move the ark to the City of David; ¹  he left it in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.