Indeed, as a result of him the thoughts ¹  of many hearts will be revealed ²  – and a sword ³  will pierce your own soul as well!” ⁴ 

Whoever tries to keep ¹  his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life ²  will preserve it.

This is why the Father loves me ¹  – because I lay down my life, ²  so that I may take it back again.

No one has greater love than this – that one lays down his life ¹  for his friends.

because you will not leave my soul in Hades, ¹  nor permit your Holy One to experience ²  decay.

So those who accepted ¹  his message ²  were baptized, and that day about three thousand people ³  were added. ⁴ 

Reverential awe ¹  came over everyone, ²  and many wonders and miraculous signs ³  came about by the apostles.

Every person ¹  who does not obey that prophet will be destroyed and thus removed ²  from the people.’ ³ 

So Joseph sent a message ¹  and invited ²  his father Jacob and all his relatives to come, seventy-five people ³  in all.

But the Jews who refused to believe ¹  stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds ²  against the brothers.

who ¹  have risked their lives ²  for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. ³ 

And now I advise ¹  you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the ship will be lost. ² 

There will be ¹  affliction and distress on everyone ²  who does evil, on the Jew first and also the Greek, ³ 

Now I appeal to God as my witness, ¹  that to spare ²  you I did not come again to Corinth. ³ 

Now I will most gladly spend and be spent for your lives! ¹  If I love you more, am I to be loved less?

not like those who do their work only when someone is watching ¹  – as people-pleasers – but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart. ² 

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain, ¹ 

You have purified ¹  your souls by obeying the truth ²  in order to show sincere mutual love. ³  So ⁴  love one another earnestly from a pure heart. ⁵ 

Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,

For you were going astray like sheep ¹  but now you have turned back to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.