Such ¹  wisdom does not come ²  from above but is earthly, natural, ³  demonic.

And there are heavenly bodies and earthly bodies. The glory of the heavenly body is one sort and the earthly another.

Now the first covenant, ¹  in fact, had regulations for worship and its earthly sanctuary.

Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, they exult in their shame, and they think about earthly things. ¹ 

If I have told you people ¹  about earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? ² 

For we know that if our earthly house, the tent we live in, ¹  is dismantled, ²  we have a building from God, a house not built by human hands, that is eternal in the heavens.

So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: ¹  sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, ²  evil desire, and greed which is idolatry.

Slaves, ¹  obey your human masters ²  with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart as to Christ,

Slaves, ¹  obey your earthly ²  masters in every respect, not only when they are watching – like those who are strictly people-pleasers – but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.

The one who comes from above is superior to all. ¹  The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. ²  The one who comes from heaven ³  is superior to all. ⁴ 

Besides, we have experienced discipline from ¹  our earthly fathers ²  and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life? ³ 

Like the one made of dust, so too are those made of dust, and like the one from heaven, so too those who are heavenly.

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.

in that he spends the rest of his time ¹  on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.

ד (Dalet) I collapse in the dirt. ¹  Revive me with your word! ² 

Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth,

¹ The Lord says, “Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. ²  Rich people should not boast that they are rich. ³ 

He said, “Yes.” When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, ¹  “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes – from their sons ²  or from foreigners?”

For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands – the representation ¹  of the true sanctuary ²  – but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God’s presence for us.

For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness.