The second beast ¹  was empowered ²  to give life ³  to the image of the first beast ⁴  so that it could speak, and could cause all those who did not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

As ¹  they were going away, ²  a man who could not talk and was demon-possessed was brought to him.

They begged him if ¹  they could only touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

They watched ¹  Jesus ²  closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, ³  so that they could accuse him.

So ¹  the Pharisees ²  went out immediately and began plotting with the Herodians, ³  as to how they could assassinate ⁴  him.

He lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.

and his clothes became radiantly white, more so than any launderer in the world could bleach them.

While the people were filled with anticipation ¹  and they all wondered ²  whether perhaps John ³  could be the Christ, ⁴ 

When they could not pay, he canceled ¹  the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”

Now Jesus’ ¹  mother and his brothers ²  came to him, but ³  they could not get near him because of the crowd.

but ¹  they could not find a way to do it, ²  for all the people hung on his words. ³ 

So ¹  they began to question one another as to which of them it could possibly be who would do this.

I did not recognize ¹  him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.” ² 

Then a famine occurred throughout ¹  Egypt and Canaan, causing ²  great suffering, and our ³  ancestors ⁴  could not find food.

He ¹  found favor ²  with ³  God and asked that he could ⁴  find a dwelling place ⁵  for the house ⁶  of Jacob.

Immediately ¹  something like scales ²  fell from his eyes, and he could see again. He ³  got up and was baptized,

In ¹  Lystra ²  sat a man who could not use his feet, ³  lame from birth, ⁴  who had never walked.

Because he could not be persuaded, ¹  we said no more except, ²  “The Lord’s will be done.” ³ 

Agrippa ¹  said to Festus, ²  “This man could have been released ³  if he had not appealed to Caesar.” ⁴ 

Thus the law had become our guardian ¹  until Christ, so that we could be declared righteous ²  by faith.