Give ¹  her credit for what she has accomplished, ²  and let her works praise her ³  in the city gates. ⁴ 

Therefore if the uncircumcised man obeys ¹  the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

This made Saul very angry. The statement displeased him and he thought, ¹  “They have attributed to David tens of thousands, but to me they have attributed only thousands. What does he lack, except the kingdom?”

But the one who boasts must boast in the Lord. ¹ 

not pilfering, but showing all good faith, ¹  in order to bring credit to ²  the teaching of God our Savior in everything.

If some of the meat of his peace offering sacrifice is ever eaten on the third day it will not be accepted; it will not be accounted to the one who presented it, since it is spoiled, ¹  and the person who eats from it will bear his punishment for iniquity. ² 

Nor do we boast beyond certain limits ¹  in the work ²  done by others, but we hope ³  that as your faith continues to grow, our work may be greatly expanded ⁴  among you according to our limits, ⁵ 

Abram believed ¹  the Lord, and the Lord ²  considered his response of faith ³  as proof of genuine loyalty. ⁴ 

The one who tells the truth ¹  will endure forever, but the one who lies ²  will last only for a moment. ³ 

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, ¹  so that he would become ²  the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, ³  that they too could have righteousness credited to them.

Since many ¹  are boasting according to human standards, ²  I too will boast.

If I must boast, ¹  I will boast about the things that show my weakness. ² 

So now assemble the rest of the army ¹  and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city and it will be named for me.”

If there is any question ¹  about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you; if there is any question about our brothers, they are messengers ²  of the churches, a glory to Christ.

so that we may preach the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast of work already done in another person’s area.

I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, ¹  urge you to live ²  worthily of the calling with which you have been called, ³ 

Then I will give you thanks in the great assembly; ¹  I will praise you before a large crowd of people! ² 

As for the singers, as well as the pipers – all of them sing within your walls. ¹ 

A song of ascents. ²  O Lord, for David’s sake remember all his strenuous effort, ³ 

Let all the kings of the earth give thanks ¹  to you, O Lord, when they hear the words you speak. ²