The Lord, who is the inheritance ¹  of Jacob’s descendants, ²  is not like them. He is the one who created everything. And the people of Israel are those he claims as his own. ³  He is known as the Lord who rules over all.” ⁴ 

The Lord, who is the portion of the descendants of Jacob, is not like them. For he is the one who created everything, including the people of Israel whom he claims as his own. ¹  He is known as the Lord who rules over all. ² 

While they were serving ¹  the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart ²  for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master-builder I laid a foundation, but someone else builds on it. And each one must be careful how he builds.

and those members we consider less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our unpresentable members are clothed with dignity, ¹ 

but our presentable members do not need this. Instead, God has blended together the body, giving greater honor to the lesser member,

What should you do then, brothers and sisters? ¹  When you come together, each one has a song, has a lesson, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all these things be done for the strengthening of the church.

From Paul, ¹  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, ²  with all the saints who are in all Achaia. ³ 

Now in a wealthy home ¹  there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also ones made of wood and of clay, and some are for honorable use, but others for ignoble use. ² 

We each had a dream one night; each of us had a dream with its own meaning. ¹ 

the ark, with its poles, the atonement lid, and the special curtain that conceals it;

You are to place the ark of the testimony in it and shield the ark with the special curtain.

Any creature in the water that does not have both fins and scales is detestable to you.

It is to be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must humble yourselves. ¹  It is a perpetual statute. ² 

And so ¹  you are to separate the Levites from among the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.

Joshua told the people, “Ritually consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will perform miraculous deeds among you.”

Jonathan replied to Saul, “David urgently requested that he be allowed to go to Bethlehem.

What more can David say to you? You have given your servant special recognition, ¹  O Lord God!

But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the elite warriors, ¹  or his brother Solomon.

What more can David say ¹  to you? You have honored your servant; you have given your servant special recognition. ²