And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

You have heard the blasphemy! What is your verdict?” ¹  They all condemned him as deserving death.

Which of these three do you think became a neighbor ¹  to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”

Do you think I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division! ¹ 

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but ¹  the one who humbles ²  himself will be exalted.”

Then ¹  Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for an accusation ²  against this man.”

“Therefore I conclude ¹  that we should not cause extra difficulty ²  for those among the Gentiles ³  who are turning to God,

Of course, ¹  I myself was convinced ²  that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

Do you not know that we will judge angels? Why not ordinary matters!

Am I saying these things only on the basis of common sense, ¹  or does the law not say this as well?

Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up.

and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

But I do not allow ¹  a woman to teach or exercise authority ²  over a man. She must remain quiet. ³ 

My brothers and sisters, ¹  do not show prejudice ²  if you possess faith ³  in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. ⁴ 

Above all, you do well if you recognize ¹  this: ²  No prophecy of scripture ever comes about by the prophet’s own imagination, ³ 

When the Philistine looked carefully at David, he despised him, for he was only a ruddy and handsome boy.

He did evil in the sight of ¹  the Lord and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations ²  whom the Lord drove out ahead of the Israelites.

Is it your opinion ¹  that God ²  should recompense it, because you reject this? ³  But you must choose, and not I, so tell us what you know.

The fear of the Lord is to hate ¹  evil; I hate arrogant pride ²  and the evil way and perverse utterances. ³ 

The fear of people ¹  becomes ²  a snare, ³  but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high. ⁴