He says, ¹  “How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? ²  (Selah)

Do not eat the food of a stingy person, ¹  do not crave his delicacies;

“‘Adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!

You must bear your punishment for your obscene conduct and your abominable practices, declares the Lord.

For when you offer blind animals as a sacrifice, is that not wrong? And when you offer the lame and sick, ¹  is that not wrong as well? Indeed, try offering them ²  to your governor! Will he be pleased with you ³  or show you favor?” asks the Lord who rules over all.

He came to what was his own, ¹  but ²  his own people ³  did not receive him. ⁴ 

They ¹  continued to stone Stephen while he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

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Now you are Christ’s body, and each of you is a member of it.

For they have gone forth ¹  on behalf of “The Name,” ²  accepting nothing from the pagans. ³ 

I will take nothing ¹  except compensation for what the young men have eaten. ²  As for the share of the men who went with me – Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre – let them take their share.”

Do not blame ¹  your people Israel whom you redeemed, O Lord, and do not hold them accountable for the bloodshed of an innocent person.” ²  Then atonement will be made for the bloodshed.

Falling at his feet, she said, “My lord, I accept all the guilt! But please let your female servant speak with my lord! Please listen to the words of your servant!

I take no delight ¹  when they offer up to me ²  frankincense that comes from Sheba or sweet-smelling cane imported from a faraway land. I cannot accept the burnt offerings they bring me. I get no pleasure from the sacrifices they offer to me.’ ³ 

You also do this: You cover the altar of the Lord with tears ¹  as you weep and groan, because he no longer pays any attention to the offering nor accepts it favorably from you.

the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, ¹  because it does not see him or know him. But you know him, because he resides ²  with you and will be ³  in you.

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?

In the same way, you who are younger, ¹  be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. ² 

Moses agreed ¹  to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage. ² 

If, however, it is eaten ¹  on the third day, it is spoiled, ²  it will not be accepted,