Then the herald ¹  made a loud ²  proclamation: “To you, O peoples, nations, and language groups, the following command is given: ³ 

He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

So then, ¹  it does not depend on human desire or exertion, ²  but on God who shows mercy.

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

with this goal in mind, ¹  I strive toward the prize of the upward call of God ²  in Christ Jesus.

For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature ¹  is subdued and has been subdued by humankind. ² 

You have appointed ¹  them ²  as a kingdom and priests ³  to serve ⁴  our God, and they will reign ⁵  on the earth.”

the sons of God ¹  saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose.

Come, let’s make our father drunk with wine ¹  so we can have sexual relations ²  with him and preserve ³  our family line through our father.” ⁴ 

Who is there from the entire human race ¹  who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the middle of the fire as we have, and has lived?

And he said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord ¹  – that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’” ² 

How precious ¹  is your loyal love, O God! The human race finds shelter under your wings. ² 

They are eager to do evil, ¹  quick to shed innocent blood. ²  Their thoughts are sinful; they crush and destroy. ³ 

For the Lord judges all humanity ¹  with fire and his sword; the Lord will kill many. ² 

And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.

The woman was a Greek, of Syrophoenician origin. She ¹  asked him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

On their second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers again, and Joseph’s family ¹  became known to Pharaoh.

nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, ¹  because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone. ² 

Now all the Jews know the way I lived ¹  from my youth, spending my life from the beginning among my own people ²  and in Jerusalem. ³ 

For I could wish ¹  that I myself were accursed – cut off from Christ – for the sake of my people, ²  my fellow countrymen, ³