So ¹  he called the manager ²  in and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? ³  Turn in the account of your administration, ⁴  because you can no longer be my manager.’

Do not audit the foremen who disburse the silver, for they are honest.” ¹ 

Why do you contend against him, that he does not answer all a person’s ¹  words?

O Lord, of what importance is the human race, ¹  that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, ²  that you should be concerned about them? ³ 

I am writing to you, ¹  little children, that ²  your sins have been forgiven because of his ³  name.

This is the account ¹  of the heavens and the earth ²  when they were created – when the Lord God ³  made the earth and heavens. ⁴ 

So tell them ¹  you are my sister ²  so that it may go well ³  for me because of you and my life will be spared ⁴  on account of you.”

“Blessed are you when people ¹  insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely ²  on account of me.

But they will do all these things to you on account of ¹  my name, because they do not know the one who sent me. ² 

In regard to the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but in regard to election they are dearly loved for the sake of the fathers.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. ¹  Let them do this ²  with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you.

What follows is the account of Esau (also known as Edom). ¹ 

When they were few in number, just a very few, and foreign residents within it,

He let no one oppress them, he disciplined kings for their sake,

When they were few in number, just a very few, and resident aliens within it,

He let no one oppress them; he disciplined kings for their sake,

blessed is the one ¹  against whom the Lord will never count ²  sin.” ³ 

Neither was man created for the sake of woman, but woman for man.

Then David said, “O Lord God of Israel, your servant has clearly heard that Saul is planning ¹  to come to Keilah to destroy the city because of me.

Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish. God was angry with Israel ¹  because of this, so the number was not recorded in the scroll ²  called The Annals of King David.