Now the tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.

I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions ¹  to you

When Moses finished writing on a scroll the words of this law in their entirety,

Therefore the palm of a hand was sent from him, and this writing was inscribed.

Thus ¹  we are writing these things so that ²  our ³  joy may be complete. ⁴ 

He ¹  asked for a writing tablet ²  and wrote, ³  “His name is John.” And they were all amazed. ⁴ 

This is the prayer of King Hezekiah of Judah when he was sick and then recovered from his illness:

I assure you ¹  that, before God, I am not lying about what I am writing to you! ² 

David said, ¹  “All of this I put in writing as the Lord directed me and gave me insight regarding the details of the blueprints.” ² 

I am writing to you, fathers, that ¹  you have known him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, that ²  you have conquered the evil one. ³ 

I am writing to you, ¹  little children, that ²  your sins have been forgiven because of his ³  name.

So all the king’s wise men came in, but they were unable to read the writing or to make known its ¹  interpretation to the king.

“This is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, ¹  TEQEL, and PHARSIN. ² 

See what big letters I make as I write to you with my own hand!

I am not writing these things to shame you, but to correct you as my dear children.

So King Darius issued the written interdict.

Now the wise men and ¹  astrologers were brought before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation. But they were unable to disclose the interpretation of the message.

But Daniel replied to the king, “Keep your gifts, and give your rewards to someone else! However, I will read the writing for the king and make known its ¹  interpretation.

At that very moment the fingers of a human hand appeared ¹  and wrote on the plaster of the royal palace wall, opposite the lampstand. ²  The king was watching the back ³  of the hand that was writing.

But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing these things so that something will be done for me. ¹  In fact, it would be better for me to die than – no one will deprive me of my reason for boasting! ²