He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house.

Woe to you Pharisees! You love the best seats ¹  in the synagogues ²  and elaborate greetings ³  in the marketplaces!

“When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, ¹  do not take ²  the place of honor, because a person more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host. ³ 

Paul called ¹  one of the centurions ²  and said, “Take this young man to the commanding officer, ³  for he has something to report to him.”

Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition ¹  or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.

The Lord values the lives of his faithful followers. ¹ 

I am insignificant and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.

you kings of the earth and all you nations, you princes and all you leaders ¹  on the earth,

Wisdom is supreme ¹  – so ²  acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, ³  acquire understanding! ⁴ 

Though his ¹  officials are in Zoan and his messengers arrive at Hanes, ² 

The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ¹ 

They ¹  love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagogues ² 

At that time they had in custody a notorious prisoner named Jesus ¹  Barabbas.

and whoever wants to be first among you must be the slave ¹  of all.

and the best seats in the synagogues ¹  and the places of honor at banquets.

So now there are many members, but one body.

For I consider myself not at all inferior to those “super-apostles.” ¹ 

And to all these ¹  virtues ²  add ³  love, which is the perfect bond. ⁴ 

But we know that the law is good if someone uses it legitimately,

In the future ¹  the mountain of the Lord’s temple will endure ²  as the most important of mountains, and will be the most prominent of hills. ³  All the nations will stream to it,