They appeared in glorious splendor and spoke about his departure ¹  that he was about to carry out ²  at Jerusalem. ³ 

– children not born ¹  by human parents ²  or by human desire ³  or a husband’s ⁴  decision, ⁵  but by God.

From Paul, ¹  called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus ²  by the will of God, and Sosthenes, our brother,

In any case, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

He did this by predestining ¹  us to adoption as his ²  sons ³  through Jesus Christ, according to the pleasure ⁴  of his will –

if indeed ¹  you have heard of the stewardship ²  of God’s grace that was given to me for you,

that ¹  by revelation the divine secret ²  was made known to me, as I wrote before briefly. ³ 

When reading this, ¹  you will be able to ²  understand my insight into this secret ³  of Christ.

This was according to ¹  the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

So I hope to send him as soon as I know more about my situation,

From Paul, ¹  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to further the promise ²  of life in Christ Jesus,

For if that first covenant had been faultless, no one would have looked for a second one. ¹ 

For where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be proven. ¹ 

For you need endurance in order to do God’s will and so receive what is promised. ¹ 

For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us. ¹ 

“And you, Solomon my son, obey ¹  the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, ²  for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, ³  but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.

Written in it were the following words: “Among the nations it is rumored ¹  (and Geshem ²  has substantiated ³  this) that you and the Jews have intentions of revolting, and for this reason you are building the wall. Furthermore, according to these rumors ⁴  you are going to become their king.

For the law possesses a shadow of the good things to come but not the reality itself, and is therefore completely unable, by the same sacrifices offered continually, year after year, to perfect those who come to worship. ¹ 

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Say to your brothers, ‘Do this: Load your animals and go ¹  to the land of Canaan!

When Samuel came to him, ¹  Saul said to him, “May the Lord bless you! I have done what the Lord said.”