So they went away by themselves in a boat to some remote place.

They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.

Therefore we are sending ¹  Judas and Silas ²  who will tell you these things themselves in person. ³ 

For such people are false apostles, deceitful ¹  workers, disguising themselves ²  as apostles of Christ.

I wish those agitators ¹  would go so far as to ²  castrate themselves! ³ 

and you then take ¹  his daughters for your sons, and when his daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will make your sons prostitute themselves to their gods as well.

When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, he gave this message to Shemaiah: ¹  “They have humbled themselves, so I will not destroy them. I will deliver them soon. ²  My anger will not be unleashed against ³  Jerusalem through ⁴  Shishak.

Afterward they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were offering burnt sacrifices and fat portions until evening. The Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

The priests and the Levites had purified themselves, every last one, ¹  and they all were ceremonially pure. They sacrificed the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their colleagues ²  the priests, and for themselves.

The land will mourn, clan by clan – the clan of the royal household of David by itself and their wives by themselves; the clan of the family of Nathan ¹  by itself and their wives by themselves;

Then his brothers also came and threw themselves down before him; they said, “Here we are; we are your slaves.”

Let the priests also, who approach the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break through ¹  against them.”

And there was no water for the community, and so they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron.

When Israel joined themselves to Baal-peor, ¹  the anger of the Lord flared up against Israel.

After Gideon died, the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals. They made Baal-Berith ¹  their god.

During his reign Edom freed themselves from Judah’s control and set up their own king. ¹ 

The priests agreed ¹  not to collect silver from the people and relieved themselves of personal responsibility for the temple repairs. ² 

The priests and Levites consecrated themselves so they could bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

While Ornan was threshing wheat, he turned and saw the messenger, and he and his four sons hid themselves.

The priests left the holy place. ¹  All the priests who participated had consecrated themselves, no matter which division they represented. ²