“He has put my relatives ¹  far from me; my acquaintances only ²  turn away from me.

You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; ¹  you are aware of everything I do. ² 

And all those who knew Jesus ¹  stood at a distance, and the women who had followed him from Galilee saw ²  these things.

He was despised and rejected by people, ¹  one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; ²  he was despised, and we considered him insignificant. ³ 

Because of all my enemies, people disdain me; ¹  my neighbors are appalled by my suffering ²  – those who know me are horrified by my condition; ³  those who see me in the street run away from me.

but (because they assumed that he was in their group of travelers) ¹  they went a day’s journey. Then ²  they began to look for him among their relatives and acquaintances. ³ 

“Reconcile yourself ¹  with God, ²  and be at peace ³  with him; in this way your prosperity will be good.

You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; ¹  those who know me leave me alone in the darkness. ² 

There are those ¹  who rebel against the light; they do not know its ways and they do not stay on its paths.

But it is you, ¹  a man like me, ²  my close friend in whom I confided. ³ 

Then Jehu killed all who were left of Ahab’s family in Jezreel, and all his nobles, close friends, and priests. He left no survivors.

The priests should receive the silver they need from the treasurers and repair any damage to the temple they discover.” ¹ 

You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free. ¹ 

Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem ¹  to visit Cephas ²  and get information from him, ³  and I stayed with him fifteen days.

Certainly ¹  the Lord guards the way of the godly, ²  but the way of the wicked ends in destruction. ³ 

I keep track of ¹  every bird in the hills, and the insects ²  of the field are mine.

Simon Peter and another disciple followed them as they brought Jesus to Annas. ¹  (Now the other disciple ²  was acquainted with the high priest, and he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard.) ³ 

He had been instructed in ¹  the way of the Lord, and with great enthusiasm ²  he spoke and taught accurately the facts ³  about Jesus, although he knew ⁴  only the baptism of John.

because you are especially ¹  familiar with all the customs and controversial issues ²  of the Jews. Therefore I ask ³  you to listen to me patiently.

and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.