Now an intermediary is not for one party alone, but God is one. ¹ 

In all cases of illegal possessions, ¹  whether for an ox, a donkey, a sheep, a garment, or any kind of lost item, about which someone says ‘This belongs to me,’ ²  the matter of the two of them will come before the judges, ³  and the one whom ⁴  the judges declare guilty ⁵  must repay double to his neighbor.

then both parties to the controversy must stand before the Lord, that is, before the priests and judges ¹  who will be in office in those days.

and he begins to beat his fellow slaves and to eat and drink with drunkards,

Now the high priest rose up, and all those with him (that is, the religious party of the Sadducees ¹ ), ²  and they were filled with jealousy. ³ 

But some from the religious party of the Pharisees ¹  who had believed stood up and said, “It is necessary ²  to circumcise the Gentiles ³  and to order them to observe ⁴  the law of Moses.”

There was a great commotion, ¹  and some experts in the law ²  from the party of the Pharisees stood up ³  and protested strongly, ⁴  “We find nothing wrong ⁵  with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to do what the non-Christians ¹  desire. ²  You lived then ³  in debauchery, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking bouts, ⁴  and wanton idolatries. ⁵ 

The child grew and was weaned. Abraham prepared ¹  a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. ² 

I will silence ¹  the noise of your songs; the sound of your harps will be heard no more.

Sadducees ¹  (who say there is no resurrection) ²  also came to him and asked him, ³ 

So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, ¹  the circumcised believers ²  took issue with ³  him,

For there are many ¹  rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections, ² 

David said to him, “Can you take us down to this raiding party?” He said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to this raiding party.”

festive dresses, robes, shawls, purses,

They ¹  left their nets immediately and followed him. ² 

They left their nets immediately and followed him. ¹ 

(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. ¹ ) ² 

Raiding bands went out from the camp of the Philistines in three groups. One band turned toward the road leading to Ophrah by the land of Shual;

(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.)