Praise the Lord, all you nations! Applaud him, all you foreigners! ² 

Like an archer who wounds at random, ¹  so is the one who hires ²  a fool or hires any passer-by.

The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah say these things in the Lord’s temple.

But he denied it in front of them all: ¹  “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”

Then ¹  Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for everyone?” ² 

All ¹  those who lived in Lydda ²  and Sharon ³  saw him, and they ⁴  turned ⁵  to the Lord.

Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people. ¹ 

if indeed ¹  you have heard of the stewardship ²  of God’s grace that was given to me for you,

and that we may be delivered from perverse and evil people. For not all have faith.

But they will not go much further, ¹  for their foolishness will be obvious to everyone, just like it was with Jannes and Jambres. ² 

They must not slander ¹  anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people.

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, ¹  for without it no one will see the Lord.

So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, ¹  about whom you testified – see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”

saying, “What should we do with these men? For it is plain ¹  to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign ²  has come about through them, ³  and we cannot deny it.

take them and purify ¹  yourself along with them and pay their expenses, ²  so that they may have their heads shaved. ³  Then ⁴  everyone will know there is nothing in what they have been told ⁵  about you, but that you yourself live in conformity with ⁶  the law. ⁷ 

shouting, “Men of Israel, ¹  help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, ²  and this sanctuary! ³  Furthermore ⁴  he has brought Greeks into the inner courts of the temple ⁵  and made this holy place ritually unclean!” ⁶ 

Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified, ¹  trembling will seize ²  the leaders of Moab, and the inhabitants of Canaan will shake.

Instead, you must kill him without fail! ¹  Your own hand must be the first to strike him, ²  and then the hands of the whole community.

They told Joshua, “Surely the Lord is handing over all the land to us! ¹  All who live in the land are cringing before us!” ² 

He has done this so ¹  all the nations ²  of the earth might recognize the Lord’s power ³  and so you might always obey ⁴  the Lord your God.”