But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you!

Then compare our appearance ¹  with that of ²  the young men who are eating the royal delicacies; ³  deal with us ⁴  in light of what you see.”

Neither gold nor crystal ¹  can be compared with it, nor can a vase ²  of gold match its worth.

Do not sit in judgment on ¹  your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you. ² 

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation ¹  by a fool is more burdensome ²  than the two of them.

A craftsman casts ¹  an idol; a metalsmith overlays it with gold and forges silver chains for it.

But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you!

But I tell you, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom ¹  on the day of judgment than for you!”

For indeed, what had been glorious now ¹  has no glory because of the tremendously greater glory of what replaced it. ² 

For in this earthly house ¹  we groan, because we desire to put on ²  our heavenly dwelling,

and began to shout ¹  when they saw the smoke from the fire that burned her up, ²  “Who is like the great city?”

Furthermore, I am giving ¹  you what you did not request – riches and honor so that you will be the greatest king of your generation. ² 

There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom. ¹ 

Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, “Ahab worshiped ¹  Baal a little; Jehu will worship ²  him with great devotion. ³ 

There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom. ¹ 

“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and his hordes: “‘Who are you like in your greatness?

Nations will see this and be disappointed by ¹  all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf. ² 

“Everyone ¹  who hears these words of mine and does them is like ²  a wise man ³  who built his house on rock.

For our momentary, light suffering ¹  is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison

For we have been sold ¹  – both I and my people – to destruction and to slaughter and to annihilation! If we had simply been sold as male and female slaves, I would have remained silent, for such distress would not have been sufficient for troubling the king.”