Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture, that you must trample the rest of your pastures with your feet? When you drink clean water, must you muddy the rest of the water by trampling it with your feet?

A voice cries out, “In the wilderness clear a way for the Lord; construct in the desert a road for our God.

He says, ¹  “Build it! Build it! Clear a way! Remove all the obstacles out of the way of my people!”

Paul looked directly ¹  at the council ²  and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience ³  before God to this day.”

For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord.

Now it is clear no one is justified before God by the law, because the righteous one will live by faith. ¹ 

And the twelve gates are twelve pearls – each one of the gates is made from just one pearl! The ¹  main street ²  of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.

You will be free from your oath ¹  if you go to my relatives and they will not give her to you. Then you will be free from your oath.’

Come through! Come through the gates! Prepare the way for the people! Build it! Build the roadway! Remove the stones! Lift a signal flag for the nations!

Then ¹  he said to them, “Do you still not understand?” ² 

known ¹  from long ago. ² 

God publicly displayed ¹  him ²  at his death ³  as the mercy seat ⁴  accessible through faith. ⁵  This was to demonstrate ⁶  his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over the sins previously committed. ⁷ 

each builder’s ¹  work will be plainly seen, for the Day ²  will make it clear, because it will be revealed by fire. And the fire ³  will test what kind of work each has done.

Solomon answered all her questions; there was no question too complex for the king. ¹ 

He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause. ¹ 

He said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? Then ¹  how will you understand any parable?

And immediately the man’s ¹  ears were opened, his tongue loosened, and he spoke plainly.

Why don’t you understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot accept ¹  my teaching. ² 

For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” ¹ 

Now the works of the flesh ¹  are obvious: ²  sexual immorality, impurity, depravity,