I appeal to Euodia and to Syntyche to agree in the Lord.

Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His plea ¹  through us. We plead with you ²  on Christ’s behalf, “Be reconciled to God!”

Then ¹  he cried out with a loud voice, “Leave me alone, ²  Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God ³  – do not torment me!”

I encourage you, then, be imitators of me.

I summon ¹  my servant, but he does not respond, even though I implore ²  him with my own mouth.

Then ¹  a man from the crowd cried out, ²  “Teacher, I beg you to look at ³  my son – he is my only child!

But ¹  if you will look ²  to God, and make your supplication ³  to the Almighty,

Will it make numerous supplications to you, ¹  will it speak to you with tender words? ² 

He begged Jesus ¹  repeatedly not to send them out of the region.

Then ¹  they asked Jesus ²  to leave their region.

bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat ¹  you.

But now plead for God’s favor ¹  that he might be gracious to us. ²  “With this kind of offering in your hands, how can he be pleased with you?” asks the Lord who rules over all.

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

I called on the name of the Lord, “Please Lord, rescue my life!”

I seek your favor ¹  with all my heart. Have mercy on me as you promised! ² 

So I turned my attention ¹  to the Lord God ²  to implore him by prayer and requests, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. ³ 

I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, ¹  urge you to live ²  worthily of the calling with which you have been called, ³ 

Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,

Everyone who remains in your house will come to bow before him for a little money ¹  and for a scrap of bread. Each will say, ‘Assign me to a priestly task so I can eat a scrap of bread.’”

He also gave him a written copy of the law that had been disseminated ¹  in Susa for their destruction so that he could show it to Esther and talk to her about it. He also gave instructions that she should go to the king to implore him and petition him on behalf of her people.