They were distressed, and one by one said to him, “Surely not I?”

They had been asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”

He ¹  asked for a writing tablet ²  and wrote, ³  “His name is John.” And they were all amazed. ⁴ 

I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the very last cent!” ¹ 

As ¹  Jesus ²  approached ³  Jericho, ⁴  a blind man was sitting by the road begging.

But they were insistent, ¹  demanding with loud shouts that he be crucified. And their shouts prevailed.

But now I am going to the one who sent me, ¹  and not one of you is asking me, ‘Where are you going?’ ² 

So they kept on repeating, ¹  “What is the meaning of what he says, ²  ‘In a little while’? ³  We do not understand ⁴  what he is talking about.” ⁵ 

When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts, ¹  he asked them for money. ² 

Let each of us please his neighbor for his good to build him up.

So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

Since I was confident that you would obey, I wrote to you, because I knew that you would do even more than ¹  what I am asking you to do.

King Solomon answered his mother, “Why just request Abishag the Shunammite for him? ¹  Since he is my older brother, you should also request the kingdom for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Look, I overheard your father tell your brother Esau,

(32:1) ¹  Early in the morning Laban kissed ²  his grandchildren ³  and his daughters goodbye and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home. ⁴ 

Then the people said to Samuel, “Who were the ones asking, ‘Will Saul reign over us?’ Hand over those men so we may execute them!”

Then Saul sent word to Jesse saying, “Let David be my servant, for I really like him.” ¹ 

Samuel said, “Why are you asking me, now that the Lord has turned away from you and has become your enemy?

Absalom acted this way toward everyone in Israel who came to the king for justice. In this way Absalom won the loyalty ¹  of the citizens ²  of Israel.

When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, ¹  she came to challenge ²  him with difficult questions. ³