These kings ¹  have a single intent, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.

“It will not be like the covenant ¹  that I made with their fathers, on the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not continue in my covenant and I had no regard for them, says the Lord.

Then ¹  I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: ‘Blessed are the dead, those who die in the Lord from this moment on!’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they can rest from their hard work, ²  because their deeds will follow them.” ³ 

She will give birth to a son and you will name him ¹  Jesus, ²  because he will save his people from their sins.”

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur. ¹ 

But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins.

Then ¹  the entire town ²  came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

When ¹  he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, ²  like sheep without a shepherd.

Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? ¹  Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. ² 

When ¹  Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their towns.

Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. ¹  The one who has ears had better listen! ² 

“Yes, Lord,” she replied, ¹  “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.”

And he was transfigured before them. ¹  His ²  face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

When ¹  they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men. ² 

After ¹  they arrived in Capernaum, ²  the collectors of the temple tax ³  came to Peter and said, “Your teacher pays the double drachma tax, doesn’t he?”

If ¹  he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If ²  he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like ³  a Gentile ⁴  or a tax collector. ⁵ 

If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ ¹  and he will send them at once.”

They said to him, “He will utterly destroy those evil men! Then he will lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his portion at the harvest.”

The ¹  king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death ²  and set their city ³  on fire.

Therefore pay attention to what they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they teach. ¹