So a treaty curse ¹  devours the earth; its inhabitants pay for their guilt. ²  This is why the inhabitants of the earth disappear, ³  and are reduced to just a handful of people. ⁴ 

“Yet you say, ‘Why should the son not suffer ¹  for his father’s iniquity?’ When the son does what is just and right, and observes all my statutes and carries them out, he will surely live.

The fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves demonstrates that you have already been defeated. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

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, since Christ suffered ¹  in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same attitude, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin, ² 

and so cause them to incur a penalty for guilt ¹  when they eat their holy offerings, ²  for I am the Lord who sanctifies them.’”

They threw away the foreign gods they owned ¹  and worshiped ²  the Lord. Finally the Lord grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much. ³ 

When ¹  he saw one of them being hurt unfairly, ²  Moses ³  came to his defense ⁴  and avenged the person who was mistreated by striking down the Egyptian.

For I do not say this so there would be relief for others and suffering for you, but as a matter of equality.

Now, brothers and sisters, ¹  if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? ²  In that case the offense of the cross ³  has been removed. ⁴ 

This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy ¹  of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.

Remember those in prison as though you were in prison with them, ¹  and those ill-treated as though you too felt their torment. ² 

Look! I am throwing her onto a bed of violent illness, ¹  and those who commit adultery with her into terrible suffering, ²  unless they repent of her deeds.

But the Egyptians mistreated and oppressed us, forcing us to do burdensome labor.

He does not allow ¹  me to recover ²  my breath, for he fills ³  me with bitterness.

Bear with me ¹  and I ²  will speak, and after I have spoken ³  you may mock. ⁴ 

You led us into a trap; ¹  you caused us to suffer. ² 

For I suffer ¹  humiliation for your sake ²  and am thoroughly disgraced. ³ 

I suffer all day long, and am punished every morning.”

“‘But just look at you! ¹  You are putting your confidence in a false belief ²  that will not deliver you. ³