God saw ¹  the Israelites, and God understood…. ² 

Sennacherib’s ¹  servants further insulted ²  the Lord God and his servant Hezekiah.

In my self-confidence I said, “I will never be upended.” ¹ 

Yes, ¹  my spirit was bitter, ²  and my insides felt sharp pain. ³ 

Then the one who appeared to be a human being touched me again ¹  and strengthened me.

Now ¹  the next day, as they went out from Bethany, he was hungry.

However, ¹  Paul ²  shook ³  the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.

For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.

And I was with you in weakness and in fear and with much trembling.

tasted the good word of God and the miracles of the coming age,

opened it, ¹  and saw the child ²  – a boy, ³  crying! ⁴  – and she felt compassion ⁵  for him and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”

You will say, ¹  “They have struck me, but I am not harmed! They beat me, but I did not know it! ²  When will I awake? I will look for another drink.” ³ 

Your destruction is like an incurable wound; ¹  your demise is like a fatal injury! ²  All who hear what has happened to you ³  will clap their hands for joy, ⁴  for no one ever escaped your endless cruelty! ⁵ 

So ¹  he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home ²  his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; ³  he ran and hugged ⁴  his son ⁵  and kissed him.

And I wrote this very thing to you, ¹  so that when I came ²  I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

Therefore we have been encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced even more at the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his spirit. ¹ 

among whom ¹  all of us ²  also ³  formerly lived out our lives in the cravings of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath ⁴  even as the rest… ⁵ 

Dear friends, although I have been eager to write to you ¹  about our common salvation, I now feel compelled ²  instead to write to encourage ³  you to contend earnestly ⁴  for the faith ⁵  that was once for all ⁶  entrusted to the saints. ⁷ 

In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right. ¹ 

In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right. ¹