Then many of his disciples, when they heard these things, ¹  said, “This is a difficult ²  saying! ³  Who can understand it?” ⁴ 

Now receive the one who is weak in the faith, and do not have disputes over differing opinions. ¹ 

and women received back their dead raised to life. ¹  But others were tortured, not accepting release, to obtain resurrection to a better life. ² 

You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort ¹  the words of the righteous. ² 

Even before they burned the fat, the priest’s attendant would come and say to the person who was making the sacrifice, “Hand over some meat for the priest to roast! He won’t take boiled meat from you, but only raw.” ¹ 

Naaman said, “Please accept two talents of silver. ¹  He insisted, and tied up two talents of silver in two bags, along with two suits of clothes. He gave them to two of his servants and they carried them for Gehazi. ² 

The unbeliever ¹  does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

I say again, let no one think that I am a fool. ¹  But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

This saying ¹  is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance.

This is the offering you ¹  are to accept from them: gold, silver, bronze,

Strap your sword to your thigh, O warrior! ¹  Appear in your majestic splendor! ² 

May you accept my prayer like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering! ¹ 

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

Do not accept an accusation against an elder unless it can be confirmed by two or three witnesses. ¹ 

Be subject to every human institution ¹  for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme

I wrote something to the church, ¹  but Diotrephes, ²  who loves to be first among them, does not acknowledge us. ³ 

He and his entire entourage returned to the prophet. Naaman ¹  came and stood before him. He said, “For sure ²  I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel! Now, please accept a gift from your servant.”

(and I myself will walk in hostility against them and bring them into the land of their enemies), and ¹  then their uncircumcised hearts become humbled and they make up for ²  their iniquity,

Moses was very angry, and he said to the Lord, “Have no respect ¹  for their offering! I have not taken so much as one donkey from them, nor have I harmed any one of them!”

If it accepts your terms ¹  and submits to you, all the people found in it will become your slaves. ²