Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must all ¹  be born from above.’ ² 

Pilate also had a notice ¹  written and fastened to the cross, ²  which read: ³  “Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews.”

(For they did not yet understand ¹  the scripture that Jesus ²  must rise from the dead.) ³ 

And they called them in and ordered ¹  them not to speak or teach at all in the name ²  of Jesus.

Many of those who had believed came forward, ¹  confessing and making their deeds known. ² 

So the chief priests and the most prominent men ¹  of the Jews brought formal charges ²  against Paul to him.

They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or the things they insist on so confidently. ¹ 

This saying ¹  is trustworthy: “If someone aspires to the office of overseer, ²  he desires a good work.”

Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses. ¹ 

This saying ¹  is trustworthy: ²  If we died with him, we will also live with him.

But we have rejected ¹  shameful hidden deeds, ²  not behaving ³  with deceptiveness ⁴  or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God.

When ¹  Aaron saw this, ²  he built an altar before it, ³  and Aaron made a proclamation ⁴  and said, “Tomorrow will be a feast ⁵  to the Lord.”

“And if she marries a husband while under a vow, ¹  or she uttered ²  anything impulsively by which she has pledged herself,

A single witness may not testify ¹  against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established ²  only on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

The judges will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused, ¹ 

On that day the book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing ¹  of the people. They found ²  written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite may ever enter the assembly of God,

The messengers ¹  scurried forth ²  with the king’s order. ³  The edict was issued in Susa the citadel. While the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was in an uproar! ⁴ 

Now I was paying you close attention, ¹  yet ²  there was no one proving Job wrong, ³  not one of you was answering his statements!

For I hear what so many are saying, ¹  the terrifying news that comes from every direction. ²  When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life.

They are saying, ¹  ‘Announce to the surrounding nations, ²  “The enemy is coming!” ³  Proclaim this message ⁴  to Jerusalem: “Those who besiege cities ⁵  are coming from a distant land. They are ready to raise the battle cry against ⁶  the towns in Judah.”’