But upright men will punish them appropriately for their adultery and bloodshed, ¹  because they are adulteresses and blood is on their hands.

Only conduct yourselves ¹  in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ so that – whether I come and see you or whether I remain absent – I should hear that ²  you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, by contending side by side for the faith of the gospel, ³ 

This is the nature of the cancellation: Every creditor must remit what he has loaned to another person; ¹  he must not force payment from his fellow Israelite, ²  for it is to be recognized as “the Lord’s cancellation of debts.”

So the five men journeyed on ¹  and arrived in Laish. They noticed that the people there ²  were living securely, like the Sidonians do, ³  undisturbed and unsuspecting. No conqueror was troubling them in any way. ⁴  They lived far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone. ⁵ 

Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years; ¹  Sarah had long since passed menopause.) ² 

and I have filled him with the Spirit of God ¹  in skill, ²  in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds ³  of craftsmanship,

and with cutting and setting stone, and with cutting wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship.

He has filled him with the Spirit of God – with skill, with understanding, with knowledge, and in all kinds of work,

and in cutting stones for their setting, ¹  and in cutting wood, to do work in every artistic craft. ² 

The soldiers ¹  told him what had been promised, saying, ²  “This is what will be done for the man who can strike him down.”

The king ¹  asked them, “Describe the appearance ²  of this man who came up to meet you and told you these things.”

the pure gold lampstands and their lamps which burned as specified at the entrance to the inner sanctuary,

The fifth time that Sanballat sent his assistant to me in this way, he had an open letter in his hand.

So pray this way: ¹  Our Father ²  in heaven, may your name be honored, ³ 

But ¹  she was greatly troubled ²  by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting. ³ 

but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct,

In this manner you must offer daily throughout the seven days the food of the sacrifice made by fire as a sweet aroma to the Lord. It is to be offered in addition to the continual burnt offering and its drink offering.

(Now this used to be the customary way to finalize a transaction involving redemption in Israel: ¹  A man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party. ²  This was a legally binding act ³  in Israel.)

He also gave these instructions to the second and third servants, as well as all those who were following the herds, saying, “You must say the same thing to Esau when you meet him. ¹ 

“‘Every native-born person must do these things in this way to present an offering made by fire as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.