You and my brother Benjamin can certainly see with your own eyes that I really am the one who speaks to you. ¹ 

When someone comes to visit, ¹  he pretends to be friendly; ²  he thinks of ways to defame me, ³  and when he leaves he slanders me. ⁴ 

For God said, ¹  ‘Honor your father and mother’ ²  and ‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’ ³ 

For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ ¹  and, ‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’ ² 

since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He ¹  is not weak toward you but is powerful among you.

The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, ¹  the way a person speaks ²  to a friend. Then Moses ³  would return to the camp, but his servant, Joshua son of Nun, a young man, did not leave the tent. ⁴ 

Then he angrily speaks to them and terrifies them in his rage, ¹  saying, ² 

May the Lord cut off ¹  all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts! ² 

He proclaims his word to Jacob, his statutes and regulations to Israel.

to deliver ¹  you from the way of the wicked, ²  from those ³  speaking perversity, ⁴ 

For my mouth ¹  speaks truth, ²  and my lips ³  hate wickedness. ⁴ 

A truthful witness ¹  rescues lives, ²  but the one who breathes lies brings ³  deception. ⁴ 

A lying witness ¹  will perish, ²  but the one who reports accurately speaks forever. ³ 

The officers replied, “No one ever spoke like this man!”

Whoever speaks, let it be with ¹  God’s words. ²  Whoever serves, do so with the strength ³  that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong ⁴  the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

For a fool speaks disgraceful things; ¹  his mind plans out sinful deeds. ²  He commits godless deeds ³  and says misleading things about the Lord; he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite ⁴  and gives the thirsty nothing to drink. ⁵ 

I wish you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be strengthened.

I will personally hold responsible ¹  anyone who then pays no attention to the words that prophet ²  speaks in my name.

For this reason my people will know my name, for this reason they will know ¹  at that time ²  that I am the one who says, ‘Here I am.’”

One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves ¹  to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.