“For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves. ¹ 

After ¹  a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

Recorded there are all the facts about his reign and accomplishments, and an account of the events that involved him, Israel, and all the neighboring kingdoms. ¹ 

Have you never questioned those who travel the roads? Do you not recognize their accounts ¹  –

As ¹  he began settling his accounts, a man who owed ten thousand talents ²  was brought to him.

So it was necessary for the sketches ¹  of the things in heaven to be purified with these sacrifices, ²  but the heavenly things themselves required ³  better sacrifices than these.

so that you may know for certain ¹  the things you were taught. ² 

The list of Joash’s ¹  sons, the many prophetic oracles pertaining to him, and the account of his building project on God’s temple are included in the record of the Scroll of the Kings. ²  His son Amaziah replaced him as king.

The son ¹  of Ulam: Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, son of Makir, son of Manasseh.

For the Lord has planned a day of revenge, ¹  a time when he will repay Edom for her hostility toward Zion. ² 

Now ¹  many have undertaken to compile an account ²  of the things ³  that have been fulfilled ⁴  among us,

like the accounts ¹  passed on ²  to us by those who were eyewitnesses and servants of the word ³  from the beginning. ⁴ 

For it is right ¹  for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements ¹  in the land they possessed. This was Esau, the father of the Edomites.

He said to them, “Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these ¹  people.

They did not audit the treasurers who disbursed ¹  the funds to the foremen, for they were honest. ² 

They were telling me about his good deeds and then taking back to him the things I said. ¹  Tobiah, on the other hand, sent letters in order to scare ²  me.

So ¹  it seemed good to me as well, ²  because I have followed ³  all things carefully from the beginning, to write an orderly account ⁴  for you, most excellent Theophilus,

For this reason also the wisdom ¹  of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute,’

So the crowd who had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead were continuing to testify about it. ¹