You are observing religious ¹  days and months and seasons and years.

The Israelites must keep the Sabbath by observing the Sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.

if you carefully obey ¹  him ²  by keeping ³  all these commandments that I am giving ⁴  you today.

‘Cursed is the one who refuses to keep the words of this law.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, ¹  holding fast to the tradition of the elders.

Then ¹  he ²  sat down opposite the offering box, ³  and watched the crowd putting coins into it. Many rich people were throwing in large amounts.

This man was listening to Paul as he was speaking. When Paul ¹  stared ²  intently at him and saw he had faith to be healed,

For no one is declared righteous before him ¹  by the works of the law, ²  for through the law comes ³  the knowledge of sin.

The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law ¹  or by believing what you heard? ² 

Does he not see my ways and count all my steps?

For observing the festival is a requirement for Israel; ¹  it is an ordinance given by the God of Jacob.

Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body ¹  was placed.

For since you are so wise, you put up with ¹  fools gladly.

Furthermore, remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and so be careful to observe these statutes.

This is what I also observed about wisdom on earth, ¹  and it is a great burden ²  to me:

They ¹  were both righteous in the sight of God, following ²  all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly. ³ 

A large crowd was following him because they were observing the miraculous signs he was performing on the sick.

For we consider that a person ¹  is declared righteous by faith apart from the works of the law. ² 

yet we know ¹  that no one ²  is justified by the works of the law ³  but by the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. ⁴  And ⁵  we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by the faithfulness of Christ ⁶  and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one ⁷  will be justified.

You must obey him ¹  and keep his commandments and statutes that I am giving you today.”