Jesus ¹  said to him, “You have answered correctly; ²  do this, and you will live.”

Another ¹  said, ‘I just got married, and I cannot come.’ ² 

When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was going on.

Then ¹  he took a cup, ²  and after giving thanks he said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves.

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. ¹ 

Now because Jesus was doing these things ¹  on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders ²  began persecuting ³  him.

(Now Jesus ¹  said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.) ² 

For this reason his parents said, “He is a mature adult, ¹  ask him.”) ² 

Then after this, he said to his disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” ¹ 

“Why wasn’t this oil sold for three hundred silver coins ¹  and the money ²  given to the poor?”

(Now he said this to indicate clearly what kind of death he was going to die.) ¹ 

For this reason they could not believe, ¹  because again Isaiah said,

(Now none of those present at the table ¹  understood ²  why Jesus ³  said this to Judas. ⁴ 

If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

And after he said this, he breathed on them and said, ¹  “Receive the Holy Spirit. ² 

This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel: ¹ 

This happened three times, and immediately the object was taken up into heaven. ¹ 

This happened three times, and then everything was pulled up to heaven again.

(Now seven sons of a man named ¹  Sceva, a Jewish high priest, were doing this.) ²