Suddenly ¹  an angel of the Lord ²  appeared, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck ³  Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off Peter’s ⁴  wrists. ⁵ 

For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts of the heart.

But a messenger came to Saul saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”

The king of Israel summoned an official and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”

The king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”

The one who guards his words ¹  guards his life, but ²  whoever is talkative ³  will come to ruin. ⁴ 

Wealth gained quickly ¹  will dwindle away, ²  but the one who gathers it little by little ³  will become rich. ⁴ 

A quick-tempered person ¹  stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger ²  calms ³  a quarrel. ⁴ 

The stingy person ¹  hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him. ² 

Do you see someone ¹  who is hasty in his words? ²  There is more hope for a fool than for him. ³ 

The Beloved to Her Lover: Catch ¹  the foxes ²  for us, the little foxes, ³  that ruin the vineyards ⁴  – for our vineyard is in bloom.

But immediately Jesus ¹  spoke to them: ²  “Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

“Yes, Lord,” she replied, ¹  “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”

When they heard these things, they became furious ¹  and ground their teeth ²  at him.

Tell them to do good, ¹  to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others. ² 

They will face a reckoning before ¹  Jesus Christ ²  who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.

He and all his men ¹  went up on Mount Zalmon. He ²  took an ax ³  in his hand and cut off a tree branch. He put it ⁴  on his shoulder and said to his men, “Quickly, do what you have just seen me do!” ⁵ 

The Lord spoke to Moses: “Go quickly, descend, ¹  because your ²  people, whom you brought up from the land of Egypt, have acted corruptly.

The men hiding in ambush made a mad dash ¹  to Gibeah. They ²  attacked ³  and put the sword to the entire city.

He then told his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” When they had saddled the donkey for him, he mounted it