Remember your leaders, who spoke God’s message to you; reflect on the outcome of their lives and imitate their faith.

I heard, but I did not understand. So I said, “Sir, ¹  what will happen after these things?”

because you are attaining the goal of your faith – the salvation of your souls.

“Let them produce evidence! Let them tell us what will happen! Tell us about your earlier predictive oracles, ¹  so we may examine them ²  and see how they were fulfilled. ³  Or decree for us some future events!

But Peter was following him from a distance, all the way to the high priest’s courtyard. After ¹  going in, he sat with the guards ²  to see the outcome.

For it is time for judgment to begin, starting with the house ¹  of God. And if it starts with us, what will be the fate ²  of those who are disobedient to the gospel of God?

Silently the man watched her with interest to determine ¹  if the Lord had made his journey successful ²  or not.

They said to him, “Seek a divine oracle for us, ¹  so we can know if we will be successful on our mission.” ² 

The plans of the diligent ¹  lead ²  only to plenty, ³  but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. ⁴ 

Do not boast ¹  about tomorrow; ²  for you do not know ³  what a day may bring forth.

The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. ¹  How does that benefit him? ² 

At an appointed time he will again invade the south, but this latter visit will not turn out the way the former one did.

For the law brings wrath, because where there is no law there is no transgression ¹  either.

When I came to the spring today, I prayed, ‘O Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you have decided to make my journey successful, ¹  may events unfold as follows: ² 

But he said to them, “Don’t detain me – the Lord ¹  has granted me success on my journey. Let me leave now so I may return ²  to my master.”

As for you, you meant to harm me, ¹  but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day. ² 

O Lord, you make us secure, ¹  for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us. ² 

You said, ‘I will rule forever as permanent queen!’ ¹  You did not think about these things; ²  you did not consider how it would turn out. ³ 

For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the Lord. ¹  ‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you ²  a future filled with hope. ³ 

Now when the commander ¹  of the temple guard ²  and the chief priests heard this report, ³  they were greatly puzzled concerning it, ⁴  wondering what this could ⁵  be.