I do not cease to give thanks for you when I remember you ¹  in my prayers.

Through faith they conquered kingdoms, administered justice, ¹  gained what was promised, ²  shut the mouths of lions,

The one who lives ¹  uprightly ²  and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; ³  the one who does not plot violent crimes ⁴  and does not seek to harm others ⁵  –

“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Put away violence and destruction, and do what is just and right. Put an end to your evictions of my people, ¹  declares the sovereign Lord.

John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.”

and said, “You who are full of all deceit and all wrongdoing, ¹  you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness – will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? ² 

Then Saul stopped chasing the Philistines, and the Philistines went back home. ¹ 

The elders are gone from the city gate; the young men have stopped playing their music.

Jesus replied, ¹  “Do not complain about me to one another. ² 

When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave ¹  her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.

They stopped there and decided to spend the night ¹  in Gibeah. They came into the city and sat down in the town square, but no one invited them to spend the night. ² 

Hezekiah dammed up the source of the waters of the Upper Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the City of David. ¹  Hezekiah succeeded in all that he did.

He causes everyone to stop working, ¹  so that all people ²  may know ³  his work.

After listening to the king they left, and once again ¹  the star they saw when it rose ²  led them until it stopped above the place where the child was.

Now they were all ¹  wailing and mourning ²  for her, but he said, “Stop your weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”

but if ¹  it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found ²  fighting against God.” He convinced them, ³ 

They brought forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop saying things against this holy place ¹  and the law. ² 

Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God – I say this to your shame!

who must be silenced because they mislead whole families by teaching for dishonest gain what ought not to be taught.

tell them how the water of the Jordan stopped flowing ¹  before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed the Jordan, the water of the Jordan stopped flowing. ²  These stones will be a lasting memorial for the Israelites.”