Did the word of God begin with you, ¹  or did it come to you alone?

For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.

Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

And there are different ministries, but the same Lord.

They are frightening and terrifying; they decide for themselves what is right. ¹ 

So then, ¹  it does not depend on human desire or exertion, ²  but on God who shows mercy.

For the appeal we make ¹  does not come ²  from error or impurity or with deceit,

The messenger replied, “These are the four spirits ¹  of heaven that have been presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth.

However, because Moses gave you the practice of circumcision ¹  (not that it came from Moses, but from the forefathers), you circumcise a male child ²  on the Sabbath.

For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen.

For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman. But all things come from God.

Where do the conflicts and where ¹  do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, ²  from your passions that battle inside you? ³ 

“You, son of man, mark out two routes for the king of Babylon’s sword to take; both of them will originate in a single land. Make a signpost and put it at the beginning of the road leading to the city.

But the man who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not do so from faith, and whatever is not from faith is sin. ¹