Then Paul said to him, “God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall! ¹  Do ²  you sit there judging me according to the law, ³  and in violation of the law ⁴  you order me to be struck?”

So the centurion ¹  took him and brought him to the commanding officer ²  and said, “The prisoner Paul called ³  me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”

When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, ¹  ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? You are hurting yourself ²  by kicking against the goads.’ ³ 

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 

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain. In fact, I worked harder than all of them – yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

even because of the extraordinary character of the revelations. Therefore, ¹  so that I would not become arrogant, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to trouble ²  me – so that I would not become arrogant. ³ 

But ¹  he said to me, “My grace is enough ²  for you, for my ³  power is made perfect ⁴  in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly ⁵  about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in ⁶  me.

and though my physical condition put you to the test, you did not despise or reject me. ¹  Instead, you welcomed me as though I were an angel of God, ²  as though I were Christ Jesus himself! ³ 

as well as the persecutions and sufferings ¹  that happened to me in Antioch, ²  in Iconium, and in Lystra. ³  I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.

Then ¹  the angel ²  said to me, “Write the following: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!” He also said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

But John ¹  tried to prevent ²  him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”

And a leper ¹  approached, and bowed low before him, saying, ²  “Lord, if ³  you are willing, you can make me clean.”

And you will be brought before governors and kings ¹  because of me, as a witness to them and the Gentiles.

Whoever finds his life ¹  will lose it, ²  and whoever loses his life because of me ³  will find it.

Instructed by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”

Peter ¹  said to him, ²  “Lord, if it is you, order me to come to you on the water.”

But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out, ¹  “Lord, save me!”

Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him, ¹  ‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you.’

And while they were eating he said, “I tell you the truth, ¹  one of you will betray me.” ² 

The ¹  governor asked them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas!”