Men will be humiliated, they will be brought low; the proud will be brought low. ¹ 

Egypt will not be able to do a thing, head or tail, shoots and stalk. ¹ 

For I delight in faithfulness, not simply in sacrifice; I delight ¹  in acknowledging God, not simply in whole burnt offerings. ² 

Look, the one whose desires are not upright will faint from exhaustion, ¹  but the person of integrity ²  will live ³  because of his faithfulness. ⁴ 

The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ¹ 

Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?

You are blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

And while they were eating he said, “I tell you the truth, ¹  one of you will betray me.” ² 

If they were all the same member, where would the body be?

On the contrary, those members that seem to be weaker are essential,

Whether then it was I or they, this is the way we preach and this is the way you believed.

because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, ¹  but there are many opponents.

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

For ¹  neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for ²  anything; the only thing that matters is a new creation! ³ 

But these assets I have come to regard as liabilities because of Christ.

And to all these ¹  virtues ²  add ³  love, which is the perfect bond. ⁴ 

But we know that the law is good if someone uses it legitimately,

But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators. ¹ 

Above all keep ¹  your love for one another fervent, ²  because love covers a multitude of sins. ³ 

For you ignore ¹  the God who rescues you; you pay no attention to your strong protector. ²  So this is what happens: You cultivate beautiful plants and plant exotic vines. ³