For it is clear that our Lord is descended from Judah, yet Moses said nothing about priests in connection with that tribe.

So these men concluded, ¹  “We won’t find any pretext against this man Daniel unless it is ²  in connection with the law of his God.”

A single witness may not testify ¹  against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established ²  only on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Now those who had been scattered because of the persecution that took place over Stephen ¹  went as far as ²  Phoenicia, ³  Cyprus, ⁴  and Antioch, ⁵  speaking the message ⁶  to no one but Jews.

When the queen of Sheba heard about Solomon, ¹  she came to challenge ²  him with difficult questions. ³ 

“Whoever has sexual relations ¹  with a beast must surely be put to death.

Suppose a man marries a woman, has sexual relations with her, ¹  and then rejects ²  her,

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ ¹ 

For ¹  we are in danger of being charged with rioting ²  today, since there is no cause we can give to explain ³  this disorderly gathering.” ⁴ 

“‘No man is to approach any close relative ¹  to have sexual intercourse with her. ²  I am the Lord. ³ 

You must not have sexual intercourse with your father’s sister; she is your father’s flesh. ¹ 

You must not have sexual intercourse with your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s flesh.

This is the service of the Kohathites in the tent of meeting, relating to the most holy things. ¹ 

But he refused to listen to her. ¹  He overpowered her and humiliated her by raping her. ² 

I have observed the burden that God has given to people ¹  to keep them occupied.

but did not have marital relations ¹  with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named ²  Jesus.

“For if you forgive others ¹  their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

“While doing this very thing, ¹  as I was going ²  to Damascus with authority and complete power ³  from the chief priests,

Consequently the supervisors and satraps were trying to find ¹  some pretext against Daniel in connection with administrative matters. ²  But they were unable to find any such damaging evidence, ³  because he was trustworthy and guilty of no negligence or corruption. ⁴ 

When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, who ruled that area, saw her, he grabbed her, forced himself on her, ¹  and sexually assaulted her. ²