He was speaking and debating ¹  with the Greek-speaking Jews, ²  but they were trying to kill him.

Even by saying ¹  these things, they scarcely persuaded ²  the crowds not to offer sacrifice to them.

For you have brought these men here who are neither temple robbers ¹  nor blasphemers of our goddess. ² 

(When they heard ¹  that he was addressing ²  them in Aramaic, ³  they became even ⁴  quieter.) ⁵  Then ⁶  Paul said,

Or these men here ¹  should tell what crime ²  they found me guilty of ³  when I stood before the council, ⁴ 

For whenever someone says, “I am with Paul,” or “I am with Apollos,” are you not merely human? ¹ 

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

I wish that you would be patient with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you are being patient with me!

What I am saying with this boastful confidence ¹  I do not say the way the Lord would. ²  Instead it is, as it were, foolishness.

This mystery is great – but I am actually ¹  speaking with reference to Christ and the church.

For he did not put the world to come, ¹  about which we are speaking, ²  under the control of angels.

And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?

Yet the one these things are spoken about belongs to ¹  a different tribe, and no one from that tribe ²  has ever officiated at the altar.

While he was speaking, Amaziah ¹  said to him, “Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!” ²  So the prophet stopped, but added, “I know that the Lord has decided ³  to destroy you, because you have done this thing and refused to listen to my advice.”

The officials may hear that I have talked with you. They may come to you and say, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what the king said to you. ¹  Do not hide anything from us. If you do, we will kill you.’ ² 

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

He asked them how they were doing. ¹  Then he said, “Is your aging father well, the one you spoke about? Is he still alive?”

You and my brother Benjamin can certainly see with your own eyes that I really am the one who speaks to you. ¹ 

He ¹  will speak for you to the people, and it will be as if ²  he ³  were your mouth ⁴  and as if you were his God. ⁵ 

And ¹  whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the Lord ²  would speak with Moses. ³