Although Ephraim has built many altars for sin offerings, these have become altars for sinning!

The Lord my God says this: “Shepherd the flock set aside for slaughter.

Now when they heard this, they became furious ¹  and wanted to execute them. ² 

I do not want you to be unaware, ¹  brothers and sisters, ²  that I often intended to come to you (and was prevented until now), so that I may have some fruit even among you, just as I already have among the rest of the Gentiles. ³ 

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

Now there was a steep cliff on each side of the pass through which Jonathan intended to go to reach the Philistine garrison. One cliff was named Bozez, the other Seneh.

After this ¹  the Lord appointed seventy-two ²  others and sent them on ahead of him two by two into every town ³  and place where he himself was about to go.

Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, ¹  but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. For you were made sad as God intended, ²  so that you were not harmed ³  in any way by us.

So we rebuilt the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height. ¹  The people were enthusiastic in their work. ² 

He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans ¹  and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head. ² 

Like a fluttering bird or like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause ¹  does not come to rest. ² 

The Lord wanted to exhibit his justice by magnifying his law and displaying it. ¹ 

For Christ is the end of the law, with the result that there is righteousness for everyone who believes.

For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities ¹  are God’s servants devoted to governing. ² 

King David rose to his feet and said: “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I wanted to build a temple where the ark of the Lord’s covenant could be placed as a footstool for our God. ¹  I have made the preparations for building it.

Silently the man watched her with interest to determine ¹  if the Lord had made his journey successful ²  or not.

Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully when they spoke because Shechem ¹  had violated their sister Dinah.

So now, go back where you came from! ¹  I said that I would greatly honor you; but now the Lord has stood in the way of your honor.”

I lay flat on the ground before the Lord for forty days and nights, ¹  for he ²  had said he would destroy you.

Then Saul threw his spear at Jonathan ¹  in order to strike him down. So Jonathan was convinced ²  that his father had decided to kill David.