Together they bend low and kneel down; they are unable to rescue the images; ¹  they themselves ²  head off into captivity. ³ 

Listen and warn ¹  the family ²  of Jacob! ³  The sovereign Lord, the God who commands armies, ⁴  is speaking!

I asked the messenger who was speaking to me, “Where are they taking the basket?”

But when the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he was very rich. ¹ 

“Show me a denarius. ¹  Whose image ²  and inscription are on it?” ³  They said, “Caesar’s.”

Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the head steward,” ¹  and they did.

So the Pharisees ¹  objected, ²  “You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true!” ³ 

I testify about myself ¹  and the Father who sent me testifies about me.”

Simeon ¹  has explained ²  how God first concerned himself ³  to select ⁴  from among the Gentiles ⁵  a people for his name.

In this way you will live ¹  a decent life before outsiders and not be in need. ² 

He is able to deal compassionately with those who are ignorant and erring, since he also is subject to weakness,

choosing rather to be ill-treated with the people of God than to enjoy sin’s fleeting pleasure.

If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, ¹  we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.

Now ¹  by this we know that we have come to know God: ²  if we keep his commandments.

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior ¹  of the world.

These must be on Aaron and his sons when they enter ¹  to the tent of meeting, or when they approach ²  the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they bear no iniquity and die. ³  It is to be a perpetual ordinance for him and for his descendants ⁴  after him. ⁵ 

The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war. ¹ 

They put it on their shoulder and carry it; they put it in its place and it just stands there; it does not ¹  move from its place. Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply; it does not deliver him from his distress.

They will be like a tree planted near a stream whose roots spread out toward the water. It has nothing to fear when the heat comes. Its leaves are always green. It has no need to be concerned in a year of drought. It does not stop bearing fruit.

But you must obey me and set the Sabbath day apart to me. You must not carry any loads in through ¹  the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. If you disobey, I will set the gates of Jerusalem on fire. It will burn down all the fortified dwellings in Jerusalem and no one will be able to put it out.’”