When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul, ¹ 

They will know that I am the Lord; my threats to bring this catastrophe on them were not empty.’ ¹ 

How awful that day will be! ¹  For the day of the Lord is near; it will come as destruction from the Divine Destroyer. ² 

But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing,

He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity. ¹ 

Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled.

showing yourself to be an example of good works in every way. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

So Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Alas, this people has committed a very serious sin, ¹  and they have made for themselves gods of gold.

The priest must then examine it, ¹  and if ²  the scab has spread on the skin, then the priest is to pronounce the person unclean. ³  It is a disease.

so the priest is to examine the raw flesh ¹  and pronounce him unclean ²  – it is diseased.

he is a diseased man. He is unclean. The priest must surely pronounce him unclean because of his infection on his head. ¹ 

or in the warp or woof ¹  of the linen or the wool, or in leather or anything made of leather, ² 

The priest is to go outside the camp and examine the infection. ¹  If the infection of the diseased person has been healed, ² 

This is the law of the one in whom there is a diseased infection, ¹  who does not have sufficient means for his purification.” ² 

then the Lord will increase your punishments and those of your descendants – great and long-lasting afflictions and severe, enduring illnesses.

Gideon ¹  said to him, “If you really are pleased with me, ²  then give me ³  a sign as proof that it is really you speaking with me.

Delilah said to Samson, “Look, you deceived ¹  me and told me lies! Now tell me how you can be subdued.”

The sin of these young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they ¹  treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.

So now do as they say. ¹  But seriously warn ²  them and make them aware of the policies of the king who will rule over them.” ³ 

But she said to him, “No, my brother! Don’t humiliate me! This just isn’t done in Israel! Don’t do this foolish thing!