My child, ²  if you have made a pledge ³  for your neighbor, and ⁴  have become a guarantor ⁵  for a stranger, ⁶ 

Because of this, our hearts are sick; ¹  because of these things, we can hardly see ²  through our tears. ³ 

And now when you eat and drink, are you not doing so for yourselves?’”

he does not need to honor his father.’ ¹  You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.

They ¹  devour widows’ property, ²  and as a show make long prayers. These men will receive a more severe punishment.”

With difficulty we sailed along the coast ¹  of Crete ²  and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea. ³ 

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

For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over ¹  judgment.

But, according to his promise, we are waiting for ¹  new heavens and a new earth, in which ²  righteousness truly resides. ³ 

Eli’s eyes had begun to fail, so that he was unable to see well. At that time he was lying down in his place,

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

Each day men came to help David until his army became very large. ¹ 

My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see. ¹ 

But Babylonia will be put to great shame. The land where you were born ¹  will be disgraced. Indeed, ²  Babylonia will become the least important of all nations. It will become a dry and barren desert.

For you are not being sent to a people of unintelligible speech ¹  and difficult language, ²  but ³  to the house of Israel –

What ¹  did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy clothes? ²  Look, those who wear fancy clothes are in the homes of kings! ³ 

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, ¹  it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!

They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty speaking, and they asked him to place his hands on him.

Then ¹  Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

What ¹  did you go out to see? A man dressed in fancy ²  clothes? ³  Look, those who wear fancy clothes and live in luxury ⁴  are in kings’ courts! ⁵