The old man said, “Everything is just fine! ¹  I will take care of all your needs. But don’t spend the night in the town square.”

Shimei son of Gera the Benjaminite from Bahurim came down quickly with the men of Judah to meet King David.

Don’t set foot too frequently ¹  in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary ²  of you and hate you.

The bravest of the warriors will speak to him from the midst of Sheol along with his allies, saying: ‘The uncircumcised have come down; they lie still, killed by the sword.’

A ¹  very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

So those who accepted ¹  his message ²  were baptized, and that day about three thousand people ³  were added. ⁴ 

And Isaiah is even bold enough to say, “I was found by those who did not seek me; I became well known to those who did not ask for me.” ¹ 

Now I want to make clear for you, ¹  brothers and sisters, ²  the gospel that I preached to you, that you received and on which you stand,

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received ¹  the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.

And similarly, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by another way?

her husband came ¹  after her, hoping he could convince her to return. ²  He brought with him his servant ³  and a pair of donkeys. When she brought him into her father’s house and the girl’s father saw him, he greeted him warmly. ⁴ 

They waited for me as people wait ¹  for the rain, and they opened their mouths ²  as for ³  the spring rains.

but from my youth I raised the orphan ¹  like a father, and from my mother’s womb ²  I guided the widow! ³ 

Surely ¹  I would wear it proudly ²  on my shoulder, I would bind ³  it on me like a crown;

Certainly ¹  you reward ²  the godly, ³  Lord. Like a shield you protect ⁴  them ⁵  in your good favor. ⁶ 

Extend ¹  your loyal love to your faithful followers, ²  and vindicate ³  the morally upright! ⁴ 

Praise ¹  our God, you nations! Loudly proclaim his praise! ² 

A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense. ¹ 

The Lord is good ¹  – indeed, ²  he is a fortress ³  in time of distress, ⁴  and he protects ⁵  those who seek refuge ⁶  in him.

The ¹  seed sown on rocky ground ²  is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.