They were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered, “Don’t respond to him.”

In light of all this, ¹  how can you still hold back, Lord? How can you be silent and continue to humiliate us?

Then I will make their waters calm, ¹  and will make their streams flow like olive oil, declares the sovereign Lord.

When ¹  he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain. ²  After he sat down his disciples came to him.

But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.

Her ¹  parents were astonished, but he ordered them to tell no one ²  what had happened.

But ¹  some of the Pharisees ²  in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” ³ 

What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline ¹  or with love and a spirit of gentleness?

But the fruit of the Spirit ¹  is love, ²  joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ³ 

Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God ¹  and the endurance of Christ. ² 

You, however, ¹  have followed my teaching, my ²  way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, ¹  sound in faith, in love, and in endurance. ² 

And by this ¹  we will know that we are of the truth and will convince ²  our conscience ³  in his presence, ⁴ 

When their close relatives, the ones who will burn the corpses, ¹  pick up their bodies to remove the bones from the house, they will say to anyone who is in the inner rooms of the house, “Is anyone else with you?” He will respond, “Be quiet! Don’t invoke the Lord’s name!” ² 

Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses, saying, “Let us go up ¹  and occupy it, ²  for we are well able to conquer it.” ³ 

Israel humiliated Moab that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.

Why do you remain among the sheepfolds, ¹  listening to the shepherds playing their pipes ²  for their flocks? ³  As for the clans of Reuben – there was intense searching of heart.

If they say to us, ‘Stay put until we approach you,’ we will stay ¹  right there and not go up to them.

Then Samuel said to Saul, “Wait a minute! ¹  Let me tell you what the Lord said to me last night.” Saul ²  said to him, “Tell me.”

After the earthquake, there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. After the fire, there was a soft whisper. ¹