He made the large basin of bronze and its pedestal of bronze from the mirrors of the women who served ¹  at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made woven garments for serving in the sanctuary; they made holy garments that were for Aaron, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. ¹ 

from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, everyone who entered to do the work of service and the work of carrying ¹  relating to the tent of meeting –

These nations are worshiping the Lord and at the same time serving their idols; their sons and grandsons do just as their fathers have done, to this very day.

Then in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought to me, ¹  I took the wine and gave it to the king. Previously ²  I had not been depressed ³  in the king’s presence. ⁴ 

“‘What you plan ¹  will never happen. You say, “We will be ²  like the nations, like the clans of the lands, who serve gods of wood and stone.” ³ 

Fine linen from Egypt, woven with patterns, was used for your sail to serve as your banner; blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah ¹  was used for your deck’s awning.

a promise ¹  that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve God ²  night and day. Concerning this hope the Jews are accusing me, ³  Your Majesty! ⁴ 

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.

Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph, ¹  son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

My guests ¹  and my servant girls consider ²  me a stranger; I am a foreigner ³  in their eyes.

who serve ¹  in the Lord’s temple, in the courts of the temple of our God.

She has sent out her female servants; she calls out on the highest places ¹  of the city.

you will vomit up ¹  the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words. ² 

Now ¹  while Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the high priest’s slave girls ²  came by.

We are coworkers belonging to God. ¹  You are God’s field, God’s building.

And let us not put Christ ¹  to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes. ² 

Live ¹  as free people, not using your freedom as a pretext for evil, but as God’s slaves. 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.”