“Therefore, King Agrippa, ¹  I was not disobedient ²  to the heavenly ³  vision,

For Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks ask for wisdom,

Now what is sought in stewards is that one be found faithful.

For ¹  who is going to harm you if you are devoted to what is good?

Moses said to the people, “Do not fear, for God has come to test you, ¹  that the fear of him ²  may be before you so that you do not ³  sin.”

The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. ¹  Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. ²  At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool.” ³ 

Moreover the Lord says, ¹  ‘I will make something happen to prove that I will punish you in this place. I will do it so that you will know that my threats to bring disaster on you will prove true. ² 

but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, ¹  and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, ²  performing deeds consistent with ³  repentance.

Put yourselves to the test to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you – unless, indeed, you fail the test! ¹ 

so that we who have found refuge in him ¹  may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.

Dear friend, do not imitate what is bad but what is good. ¹  The one who does good is of God; the one who does what is bad has not seen God. ² 

You will also take in your hand this staff, with which you will do the signs.” ¹ 

So now, let the power of my Lord ¹  be great, just as you have said,

“I am about to die. ¹  Be strong and become a man!

Although ¹  I am innocent, ²  I could not answer him; ³  I could only plead ⁴  with my judge ⁵  for mercy.

Reply to me, if you can; set your arguments ¹  in order before me and take your stand!

Yet he delivered them for the sake of his reputation, ¹  that he might reveal his power.

A person who has friends ¹  may be harmed by them, ²  but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Isaiah replied, ¹  “This is your sign from the Lord confirming that the Lord will do what he has said:

Hezekiah said, “What is the confirming sign that I will go up to the Lord’s temple?”